Continue to Hollywoodlife () SKIP AD
Hollywood Life Logo Image
Hollywood Life

Today's Top Stories

  • jason sudeikis, olivia wilde
    Breaking News

    Jason Sudeikis & Olivia Wilde Settle Custody Battle: He’ll Pay $27.5k in Child Support

  • Janelle Brown
    TV News

    Janelle Admits She Yearns for Kody Amid Separation on ‘Sister Wives’: ‘I Miss Him in My Bed’

  • selena gomez
    Shop

    Selena Gomez’s $20 Tinted Lip Oil Is Worth All the Hype

Hollywood Life
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Beauty
  • Fashion
  • Shopping
  • Celebrity News
  • World News
  • Exclusives
  • Politics
  • Celebrity Babies
  • Celebrity Weddings
  • Pics
ALL NEWS
  • Are Adele & Rich Paul Married? All the Clues That the Couple May Have Said ‘I Do’

  • Becca Kufrin & Thomas Jacobs Reveal Newborn Son’s Name & Share 1st Photos

  • Noah Beck Was Spotted Hanging Out With Selena Gomez in Paris: Get to Know the TikTok Star

  • TV
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Sports
  • Sex & Relationships
  • Award Shows
  • Holidays
ALL ENTERTAINMENT
  • Jordan Rainer

    Jordan Rainer: 5 Things to Know About The Country Singer Who Gets a 4-Chair Turn On ‘The Voice’

  • ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 49: The Cast, Premiere Date Update & Everything Else We Know

  • Is NSYNC Going on Tour in 2024? All About the Boy Band’s Reunion

  • Fragrance
  • Hair Care
  • Health
  • Makeup
  • Nails
  • Skin Care
  • Makeovers
ALL BEAUTY
  • Are Adele & Rich Paul Married? All the Clues That the Couple May Have Said ‘I Do’

  • Becca Kufrin & Thomas Jacobs Reveal Newborn Son’s Name & Share 1st Photos

  • Jordan Rainer: 5 Things to Know About The Country Singer Who Gets a 4-Chair Turn On ‘The Voice’

  • Red Carpet
  • Shopping
  • Diet & Fitness
  • Award Shows
  • Makeovers
  • Celebrity Weddings
ALL FASHION
  • Embrace the Scales of Success

    Embrace the Scales of Success: 16 Items That Will Boost Your Work-Life Balance This Libra Season

  • Kim Kardashian Looks Incredible in Tiny Pink Underwear Set in New Mirror Selfies

  • Cate Blanchett, 54, Stuns in Plunging Beaded Jumpsuit for Milan Fashion Week

  • Gift Guide
  • Shop The Look
ALL SHOPPING
  • Are Adele & Rich Paul Married? All the Clues That the Couple May Have Said ‘I Do’

  • Becca Kufrin & Thomas Jacobs Reveal Newborn Son’s Name & Share 1st Photos

  • Jordan Rainer: 5 Things to Know About The Country Singer Who Gets a 4-Chair Turn On ‘The Voice’

  • Share This Article
  • Reddit
  • LinkedIn
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Print
  • Talk
Next Up Kris Jenner
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • Newsletters
  • Search Close

Trending

  • TV
  • Celebrity Weddings
  • Exclusives
  • Celebrity Babies
  • Latest Photos
Search

NewsExpand Menu

  • Celebrity News
  • World News
  • Exclusives
  • Politics
  • Celebrity Babies
  • Celebrity Weddings
  • Pics

EntertainmentExpand Menu

  • TV
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Sports
  • Sex & Relationships
  • Award Shows
  • Holidays

BeautyExpand Menu

  • Fragrance
  • Hair Care
  • Health
  • Makeup
  • Nails
  • Skincare
  • Makeover

FashionExpand Menu

  • Red Carpet
  • Shopping
  • Diet & Fitness
  • Award Shows
  • Makeovers
  • Celebrity Weddings

ShoppingExpand Menu

  • Reviews
  • Gift Guides
  • Shop The Look

TrendingExpand Menu

  • TV
  • Celebrity Weddings
  • Exclusives
  • Sex & Relationships
  • Celebrity Babies
  • Latest Photos

Celebrity BiosExpand Menu

  • Taylor Swift
  • Rihanna
  • Selena Gomez
  • Kim Kardashian
  • Kylie Jenner
  • Kendall Jenner
  • Justin Bieber
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Gigi Hadid
  • Khloe Kardashian
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Angelina Jolie
  • Harry Styles
  • Kourtney Kardashian
  • ALL CELEBRITY BIOS
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • Newsletters
Alerts & Newsletters
© 2023 FACTZ, LLC.

Mariah Carey

Paper Magazine
Mariah Carey
'Good Morning America' TV show, New York, USA - 19 Nov 2018
Mariah Carey visits Good Morning America in New York
Los Angeles, CA  - *EXCLUSIVE*  - Singer Mariah Carey performs onstage during the 2023 LA Pride in the Park Festival at Los Angeles Historical Park in Los Angeles, California

Pictured: Mariah Carey

BACKGRID USA 10 JUNE 2023 

BYLINE MUST READ: Stoianov / BACKGRID

USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com

UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com

*UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children
Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
New York, NY  - Mariah Carey signs autographs for her fans as she heads to Madison Square Garden for her Christmas concert.

Pictured: Mariah Carey

BACKGRID USA 16 DECEMBER 2022 

BYLINE MUST READ: T.JACKSON / BACKGRID

USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com

UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com

*UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children
Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
Mariah Carey leaves her New York City building looking amazing on her way to the Stephen Colbert show

Pictured: Mariah Carey
Ref: SPL5506572 291122 NON-EXCLUSIVE
Picture by: WavyPeter / SplashNews.com

Splash News and Pictures
USA: +1 310-525-5808
London: +44 (0)20 8126 1009
Berlin: +49 175 3764 166
photodesk@splashnews.com

World Rights View Gallery View Gallery 25 Photos.

Details

Also Known As:
MC, Mirage, Mimi, The Voice
Height:
5' 9"
Hometown:
Huntington

Marah Carey (born On March 27, 1970, in Huntington, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Known for her five-octave vocal range, use of whistle tones, and one of the most iconic performers in music history.

Career

As the third and youngest child of Patricia Hickey and Alfred Roy Carey, Mariah Carey had a rough childhood. The daughter of a white opera singer mother and African-American/Afro-Venezuelan engineer father, the biracial Mariah struggled to find her place in the world, and the family faced racial tensions in their home of Huntington. Mariah’s parents divorced when she was young, and her mom – as a working single mother — struggled to care for her children.

Mariah quickly discovered a talent for singing. She began training with her mother as a vocal coach. She worked as a demo singer in high school and after graduation, she relocated to New York City. She worked part-time jobs to pay the rent, completed 500 hours of beauty school, and continued to pursue a career in music. Her life would change in 1988 when she accompanied Puerto Rican freestyle singer Brenda K. Starr to a CBS record executives’ event. She handed her demo tape to Tommy Motola, the then-head of Columbia Records. Upon listening to the demo on the ride home, Tommy instructed the driver to turn around and return to the event. Mariah had already left, and a Tommy spent the next two weeks looking for her.

Another label expressed interest in Mariah, resulting in a bidding war that Columbia ultimately won. The label invested in Mariah’s first album, Mariah Carey, and it paid off. The record eventually topped the Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks, thanks to an appearance at the 33 rd Grammy Awards. During the 1991 event, Mariah took home the gold for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Mariah Carey would go on to be the best-selling album in the United States for 1991, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide.

In 1991, Mariah released Emotions. The title track from her sophomore release reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first artist to have all of their first five singles – “Vision of Love,” “Love Takes Time,” “Someday,” “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” and “Emotions” – hit No. 1 at on the Hot 100. Despite this success, Mariah wouldn’t go on tour, citing stage fright and how the road life would damage her vocal cords. Some suspected that this was a cover and that she couldn’t sing like she did on her albums, so Mariah booked an appearance on MTV Unplugged. During the show, she covered The Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There,” and a recording of this version became her sixth number-one single.

Mariah released Music Box in 1993, and to this day, it remains her best-seller and one of the best-selling albums of all time. The album contains “Hero,” a chart-topping song that has become one of her signatures. In 1994, Mariah released a song that would also define her entire career: “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Mariah seemingly did the impossible – write a modern Christmas song that’s good – and it’s gone on to become the 11th bestselling single in modern music.

In 1997, she took her sound more towards R&B with Daydream. The album was a massive success. It sold over 20 million copies worldwide, received positive reviews from critics, and the lead single “Fantasy” became the first single by a female artist to debut at Number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up, “One Sweet Day,” a collaboration with Boyz II Men, remained on the top of the Hot 100 for 16 consecutive weeks, a record that would be tied by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” in 2017, and broken by Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” in 2019.

The subsequent releases – 1997’s Butterfly and 1999’s Rainbow – were both successful, but her deteriorating relationship with Columbia records seemingly bled into these releases. While Butterfly contained her single “Honey,” Rainbow didn’t produce a smash hit like her prior releases. With her record contract with Columbia complete, she signed with Virgin Records in 2001. Unfortunately, Mariah’s career was about to undergo a low point. In July of that year, she made a now-infamous appearance on MTV Total Request Live, behaving in a way that left many concerned for her mental health. She checked herself into an undisclosed hospital for “extreme exhaustion,” causing Virgin Records and 20th Century Fox to delay her long-mired movie, Glitter. Both the film and the soundtrack were released in September 2001. Critics panned the movie and the soundtrack.

In 2002, she released her ninth studio album, Charmbracelet, but it failed to garnish any positive reviews. It wouldn’t be until 2005’s The Emancipation of Mimi that Mariah would get her career back on track. “We Belong Together” broke many records and reestablished herself as a music powerhouse. In the following decades, Mariah settled into the role as the diva, releasing music that would be both (moderately) commercially and critically successful. Though her career would have the occasional bumps – the 2016 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve performance, for instance – Mariah always remained the immaculate Mimi that we’ve all come to know and love.

Personal Life

Mariah began dating Tommy Mottola while she was recording Music Box and she married him in 1993. The two separated in 1997 and finalized their divorce in 2000. By that time, she was already in a relationship with singer Luis Miguel. They ended their three-year relationship in 2001. Mariah began dating Nick Cannon after meeting him on the set of the music video for her song “Bye Bye.” The couple tied the knots in a 2008 ceremony in The Bahamas. The couple welcomed their twins – son Moroccan and daughter Monroe – in 2011. Sadly, the two separated in 2014 and finalized the divorce by the end of the year. Despite the split, the couple remains cordial while co-parenting.

After Nick, Mariah was involved with Australian billionaire James Packer. The two were engaged at the start of 2016, but by October, they had called it all off. Around that time, Mariah began dating choreographer Bryan Tanaka. As of 2020, the couple is still together. Though Mariah denies ever being romantically involved with rapper Eminem, he has claimed they dated, and has written a number of harsh songs about the singer.

Most Read

Sky Daily: 5 Things To Know About Hulk Hogan’s Sexy Blonde Wife

Doja Cat Shades the Kardashians on New Song ‘Wet Vagina’

Doja Cat

Bye, Blonde! Miley Cyrus Debuts Dark Brunette Hair After 10 Years

Miley Cyrus Debuts Brown Hair

Brooke Hogan Skips Dad Hulk Hogan’s Wedding to Sky Daily

Kody Brown Doesn’t Think Janelle Brown Is ‘In Love’ With Him: She Only ‘Thinks I’m Hot’

Kody Brown

Latest Mariah Carey

mariah carey touch my body twins video
Video

Mariah Carey Dances To The ‘Touch My Body’ Challenge With Twins On TikTok: Watch

The songstress hopped on TikTok & joined in on the ‘Touch My Body’ dance trend alongside her kiddos on Jul. 19.

July 19, 2023
See Pics

Mariah Carey & Twins Monroe & Moroccan, 12, Spend The Day Horseback Riding Together: Photos

Mariah Carey got some quality time with ‘DemTwins’ by taking her 12-year-olds – Moroccan and Monroe – out for some horseback riding.

July 14, 2023
Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey, Monroe, Moroccan
Watch

Nick Cannon Dances With Moroccan & Monroe, 12, To A Mariah Carey Song: Watch

The doting dad and his two oldest children wore a casual outfit as the singer’s hit song ‘Touch My Body’ played over the epic clip.

July 2, 2023
Nick Cannon
Find Out

Nick Cannon’s Kids: Everything To Know About His Brood Of 12 Children

Nick Cannon welcomed his youngest child with Alyssa Scott in Dec. The pair previously had a son, Zen, who died at 5 months from a brain tumor in 2021. Learn all about the TV host’s huge brood here.

June 27, 2023
See Pics

Mariah Carey Dazzles In Silver Mini Dress For Pride Performance: Photos

Mariah closed out LA’s ‘Pride in the Park’ festival with some of her biggest hits, including ‘Touch My Body’ and ‘Vision of Love.’

June 11, 2023
See Pics

Mariah Carey Stuns In Black & Gold Fringe Mini For Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas: Photos

Mariah Carey looked radiant as she took the stage for the the throwback themed ‘Lovers & Friends’ festival for some of her biggest hits!

May 7, 2023
Watch

Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon’s Twins Celebrate 12th B-Day At 6 Flags After Dad Shuts Down The Park For Them

The ‘Wild ‘N Out’ star gave his oldest children an epic birthday celebration by taking over an entire amusement park for their special day.

May 1, 2023
12345678910 Next

More From Our Partners

  • Dane Cook’s 26-Year Age Gap With Kelsi Taylor Is Being Put Under the Microscope After This Event
    SheKnows

    Dane Cook’s 26-Year Age Gap With Kelsi Taylor Is Being Put Under the Microscope After This Event

  • Hailey Bieber Just Used This $15 Castor Oil—& Shoppers Are ‘Shocked’ By The Results
    StyleCaster

    Hailey Bieber Just Used This $15 Castor Oil—& Shoppers Are ‘Shocked’ By The Results

  • What the Newer and Older Generations Can Learn From Each Other At Work
    Blogher

    What the Newer and Older Generations Can Learn From Each Other At Work

  • The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers September 25 – 29
    Soaps

    The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers September 25 – 29

    About Us

    • About Us
    • Mission
    • Writer Bios
    • Advertise With Us
    • Scoops & Corrections
    • Contact Us

    Legal

    • Privacy Policy
    • California Privacy Rights
    • AdChoices
    • Terms of Use
    • Data Policy
    • Do Not Sell My Personal Information

    News

    • Celebrity News
    • Exclusives
    • World News
    • Politics
    • Celebrity Babies
    • ALL NEWS

    Connect

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
© Copyright 2023 FACTZ, LLC.
Powered by WordPress.com VIP
ad