Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, philanthropist,[2] and author. She has sold over 281 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling artists of all time.
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| Born | March 27, 1970 Huntington, Long Island, New York, U.S. |
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| Net worth | $520 million |
| Spouse(s) | Tommy Mottola (m. 1993–98) Nick Cannon (m. 2008–16) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Website | mariahcarey |
Early life
Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1969 or 1970, in Long Island, in Huntington, New York. Her father was of African American and Venezuelan ancestry and her mother is of Irish ancestry. She practiced playing piano when she was a young girl.[3]
Music career
In December 1988, Carey started making her first album.
She released her self-titled debut studio album in 1990. It was released from Columbia Records. The album was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. Four singles from the album all reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart ("Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday", and "I Don't Wanna Cry"). It reached number one on the US Billboard 200. It was certified 9× platinum. This means that 9 million copies of the album were shipped in the US. Carey married Tommy Mottola, the head of Sony Music, in 1993. Mottola was the executive producer for Carey. Many critics believed that this helped Carey's musical career.
In 1991, her album Emotions reached number four on the Billboard 200. It was certified 4× platinum and sold less than her previous album. Her songs "Emotions" (#1), "Can't Let Go" (#2), and "Make It Happen" (#5) were released as singles from the album. Carey released her first EP MTV Unplugged (1992). It reached number three on the Billboard 200. The songs "I'll Be There" (#1) and "If It's Over" were released as singles from the album. Carey's third album Music Box (1993) reached number one on the Billboard 200. As of 2012, the album has sold 10,000,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen Soundcan, and was certified Diamond because of this. Worldwide, it sold 32 million copies and became one of the best-selling albums of all time. "Dreamlover" (#1), "Hero" (#1), "Without You" (#3), "Never Forget You" (#3), and "Anytime You Need a Friend" (#12) helped Carey to become more popular.
Her first holiday album, Merry Christmas (1994), reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart. Two singles were released: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Joy to the World". Carey's fifth album Daydream became her third number-one album in the US. It was given a diamond award from the RIAA. This means that 10 million copies of the album were shipped in the US. There were six singles for the album. They include "Fantasy" (#1), "One Sweet Day" (#1), "Open Arms", "Always Be My Baby" (#1), "Forever" (#9) and "Underneath the Stars". On September 16, 1997, Carey released her sixth album Butterfly. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The album released five singles. They include "Honey" (#1), "Butterfly" (#16), "The Roof (Back in Time)", "Breakdown" (#53) and "My All" (#1).
On November 2, 1999, her seventh album Rainbow was released. After selling 323,000 copies the first week, it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. It featured her fifteenth number-one US single, "Thank God I Found You" (with R&B singer Joe and boy band 98°), along with a cover of singer Phil Collins' song "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)". The cover reached number one in the UK.
Carey starred in the movie Glitter in 2001. It did not do so well and grossed $5,271,666 out of a $20,000,000 budget. It was released on the day of the September 11 attacks.[4] It was nominated for several "worst movie" categories. The soundtrack did better than the movie. The single "Loverboy" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2002, her album Charmbracelet was released. Her 2005 album, The Emancipation of Mimi, became one of her most successful albums. Many music critics believed it was her "comeback album". It contained her sixteenth and seventeenth US number-one hits, "We Belong Together" and "Don't Forget About Us". "We Belong Together" was the number-one song of 2005 and of the 2000s decade in the US. Her following album, E=MC² (2008), featured her eighteenth number-one song, "Touch My Body". With this, Carey holds the most US number-ones for a solo artist in history. However, this album, along with its followups Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009) and Merry Christmas II You (2010), did not sell well. She played the role of a social worker, Ms. Weiss, in the 2009 movie Precious.
In 2013, she was a judge on the competition series American Idol. Carey's fourteenth album, Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse, was released in 2014 and reached number three on the Billboard 200. The song "#Beautiful", featuring R&B singer Miguel, was released in May 2013 as the first single from the album. It reached the top fifteen in the US and was certified platinum. The next single, "The Art of Letting Go", was released on November 11, 2013. "You're Mine (Eternal)" was released in time for Valentine's Day in 2014 as the third single from the album.
Carey released a greatest hits collection, #1 to Infinity, in 2015. It features all eighteen of her US number-one songs along with a new song, "Infinity". She performed a Las Vegas residency show at Caesars Palace called Mariah Carey #1 to Infinity and completed her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour across Europe.
She performed at the New Year's Eve countdown show, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, on December 31, 2016. This performance was not received well by viewers. Her in-ear monitors were not working, which led her to walk around the stage and eventually lip-sync "We Belong Together".
On February 3, 2017, she released a new single, "I Don't", featuring rapper YG. Footage was shown of Carey recording the song on her docuseries, Mariah's World. In October 2017, a new song, "The Star", was released for the soundtrack of a film of the same name.
During Christmas 2017, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" reached a new high of #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Carey again performed at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on New Year's Eve 2017. This performance was much more acclaimed than the one of the previous year. The song finally reached number one for the week ending December 19, 2019.[5] It became Carey's nineteenth US number-one, continuing her record of the most number-ones in the US by a soloist.
Carey revealed that she had joined rapper JAY-Z's company, Roc Nation, for management.[6]
In 2020, Carey announced that she would be releasing an autobiography, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, on September 29, 2020.[7] She is also releasing a compilation album, The Rarities, on October 2, 2020.[8]
Personal life
During the release of Glitter, Carey suffered a breakdown and was put in the hospital for exhaustion.[9]
Carey married Nick Cannon in April 2008.[10] They have two children, twins Moroccan and Monroe. They separated in 2014, with Cannon filing for divorce, which was finalized in 2016.
Carey became engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer in 2016.[11] However, Carey's E! docuseries, Mariah's World, showed their breakup while she was on the Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour.
She dated her backup dancer, Bryan Tanaka, on and off from November 2016 until April 2017 before resuming their relationship later in 2017.[12][13]
In November 2017, Carey was accused of sexual harassment by a former security official, Michael Anello.[14] On April 18, 2018, Carey was accused of sexual harassment by a former manager Stella Stolper.[15][16] Carey denies the allegations.[16]
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | The Bachelor | Ilana | |
| 2001 | Glitter | Billie Frank | 2001 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress |
| 2002 | WiseGirls | Raychel | |
| 2003 | Death of a Dynasty | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2005 | State Property 2 | Dame's Wifey | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2009 | Tennessee | Krystal | |
| 2009 | Precious | Mrs. Weiss |
Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Mayor of Gotham City | Voice; post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Candy Cushnip | "Playing with Matches" (Season 5, episode 8) |
| 2003 | The Proud Family | Herself | Voice role |
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Year | Single | Highest chart positions | Album | |||
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| US | UK | CAN | AUS | |||
| 1990 | "Vision of Love" | Mariah Carey | ||||
| "Love Takes Time" | ||||||
| 1991 | "Someday" | |||||
| "I Don't Wanna Cry" | ||||||
| "Emotions" | Emotions | |||||
| "Can't Let Go" | ||||||
| "Make It Happen" | ||||||
| 1992 | "I'll Be There" | MTV Unplugged | ||||
| 1993 | "Dreamlover" | Music Box | ||||
| "Hero" | ||||||
| "Without You" | ||||||
| "Never Forget You" | ||||||
References
- ↑ Sources differ. Those giving 1970 include:
- Nickson, Chris (2011). Mariah Carey Revisited: The Unauthorized Biography. St. Martin's Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4299-4015-3.
- Shapiro, Marc (2001). Mariah Carey. ECW Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-55022-444-3.
- McCann, Bob (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7864-5804-2.
- Ankeny, Jason. "Mariah Carey Artist Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- "Mariah Carey Biography". People. Retrieved 2013-10-26.. The magazine specified, "[W]e have a copy of Ms. Carey's driver's license, which lists her birthday as March 27, 1969. Furthermore, we spoke with the administrators at the high school she attended who confirmed that Ms. Carey's birthday is March 27, 1969, as did her management when we made our initial interview."
- Derschowitz, Jessica (October 28, 2010). "Mariah Carey: I'm Pregnant". CBS News.
…Carey, 41…
- "Mariah Carey Has Early Contractions on Birthday". Parade. March 28, 2011. http://www.parade.com/celebrity/hollywood-wire/2011/03/28/mariah-carey-early-contractions.html. Retrieved October 26, 2013. "Carey, who turned 42 on Sunday....".
- Lovece, Frank (August 8, 2013). "Mariah Carey says she was spit on as a child on LI". Newsday (Long Island). http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/mariah-carey-says-she-was-spit-on-as-a-child-on-li-1.5858906. Retrieved October 26, 2013. "...Carey, 44...".
- ↑ "News". Mariah Carey. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/08/07/mariah-carey-recalls-being-spit-on-for-color-her-skin/
- ↑ Juzwiak, Rich (December 23, 2013). "Mariah Carey Confronts Embarrassing Past, Watches Glitter Highlights". Gawker. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ↑ "Mariah Carey at Roc Nation" (in en-US). ROCNATION. http://rocnation.com/mariah-carey/. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ↑ "The Meaning of Mariah Carey: Carey, Mariah: 9781250164681: Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Mariah Carey - The Rarities - Amazon.com: Music". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Mariah Carey Says 'Breakdown' Overblown". ABC News. ABC News. December 3, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Archive-Chris-Harris. "It's Official! Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Wedding Photo, Comments Are Released". MTV News.
- ↑ "Mariah Carey: I'M ENGAGED!!!". January 21, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ (in en-US) Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka Split After 5 Months of Dating. 2017-04-10. http://people.com/music/mariah-carey-bryan-tanaka-split/. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ↑ Price, Lydia. "Everything We Know About Mariah Carey and New Beau Bryan Tanaka".
- ↑ "Ex Bodyguard Accuses Mariah Carey Of Sexual Harassment". iHeartRadio. November 9, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Mariah Carey accused of sexual harassment by ex-manager". Telegraph. April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Mariah Carey: Ex Manager Claims Sexual Harassment". TMZ. April 16, 2018.
Books
- Appleman, Chris (1986). The Science of Vocal Pedagogy: Theory and Application. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN -0253351103.
- James, Harold (1998). Guinness Rockopedia. Los Angeles: Guinness Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.
- Nickson, Chris (1995). Mariah Carey: her story. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-13121-0.
- Nickson, Chris (1998). Mariah Carey revisited. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-19512-0.
- Peckham, Anne (2005). Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer. Boston: Berklee Press. ISBN 0-87639-047-5.
- Shapiro, Marc (2001). Mariah Carey: the unauthorized biography. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-444-3.
- Viros, Alexandre (2009). Casser les Voix. Paris: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-19512-0.
- Hardy, Phil. The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music: Fully Revised Third Edition (2001). pg. 156–157. UK: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-19608-X.
- Mulholland, Garry. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (2003). pg. 57. UK: Flame Tree Publishing. ISBN 1-904041-70-1.
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
- Additional information concerning Carey's chart history can be retrieved and verified in Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
Other websites
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- Official website
- Mariah Carey at Allmusic
- Mariah Carey on IMDb
- Works by or about Mariah Carey in libraries (WorldCat catalog)