Mariah Carey
| Mariah Carey | |
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 Mariah Carey at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 27, 1970 |
| Origin | Long Island, New York, USA |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Labels | Columbia, Virgin, Island/Def Jam |
| Website | www.mariahcarey.com |
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American musician, singer and songwriter.
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[change] Biography
She has sold about 200,000,000 copies worldwide some of her most famous hits include My All, Hero and Always Be My Baby.
[change] Career
Carey is the youngest child of Patricia Hickey, who is an opera singer and voice coach, and her dead father, Alfred Roy Carey, who was an aeronautical engineer. She has an older sister called Alison and an older brother called Morgan.
She currently has had eighteen number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100. Her song "One Sweet Day" stayed at number one for sixteen weeks, making a record.
Billboard named Carey's "We Belong Together" song of the decade.
[change] Personal life
Since 1993 until 1998 Mariah was married to Tommy Mottola.
Since April 30, 2008 she married to Nick Cannon. They have two children, twins, son Moroccan Scott Cannon and daughter Monroe Cannon (born on April 30, 2011).
[change] Discography
[change] Studio albums
- Mariah Carey (1990)
- Emotions (1991)
- Music Box (1993)
- Merry Christmas (1994)
- Daydream (1995)
- Butterfly (1997)
- Rainbow (1999)
- Glitter (2001)
- Charmbracelet (2002)
- The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
- E=MC2 (2008)
- Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009)
- Merry Christmas II You (2010)
[change] Other albums
- MTV Unplugged (1992)
- #1's (1998)
- Valentines (2000)
- Greatest Hits (2001)
- The Remixes (2003)
- The Ballads (2008)
[change] Tours
- Music Box Tour (1993)
- Daydream World Tour (1996)
- Butterfly World Tour (1998)
- Rainbow World Tour (2000)
- Charmbracelet World Tour (2003-2004)
- The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006)
- Live At The Pearl (2009)
- The Angels Advocate Tour (2009-2010)
[change] Filmography
| Movies | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards |
| 1999 | The Bachelor | Ilana | |
| 2001 | Glitter | Billie Frank | Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actress |
| 2002 | WiseGirls | Raychel | |
| 2003 | Death of a Dynasty | Herself | |
| 2005 | State Property 2 | Dame's Wifey | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Herself | |
| 2009 | Tennessee | Krystal | Release date: June 5, 2009 |
| Precious | Ms. Weiss | Release date: November 6, 2009 | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards |
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Candy Cushnip | Episode "Playing with Matches" |
| 2003 | The Proud Family | Herself | Voice |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Milli Vanilli (later stripped of award) |
Grammy Award for Best New Artist 1991 |
Succeeded by Marc Cohn |
