Mariah Carey
Carey at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Background information
Birth name	Mariah Carey
Born	March 27, 1970 (1970-03-27) (age 38)[1][2][3][4] Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress
Years active	1990-present
Label(s)	Columbia (1989-2000) Virgin (2001-2002) Island (2002-present)
Website	www.mariahcarey.com

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Town of Huntington is a town located on the North Shore of Long Island, in northwestern Suffolk County, New York. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Thomas Daniel 'Tommy' Mottola is an American music executive and co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry ^[5]

Following her separation from Mottola in 1997, Carey introduced elements of hip hop into her album work, to much initial success, but her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001, and she was dropped by Virgin Records the following year after a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown, as well as the poor reception given to Glitter, her film and soundtrack project. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Glitter is a 2001 American Drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring pop / R&B / soul singer In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records, and after a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to pop music in 2005. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. ^[6][7]

Carey was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards. The World Music Awards (founded in 1989 is an international awards show that annually honors Recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures which are provided by the ^[8] She has recorded the most number-one singles for a solo artist in the United States (eighteen),^[9] where, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is the third best-selling female recording artist in the U. S. ^[10] In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five Grammy Awards, and is well-known for her vocal range, power, melismatic style, and use of the whistle register. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce Belting (or vocal belting) refers to a specific technique of Singing by which a singer uses a high-intensity sound to convey heightened emotional states Melisma, in music is singing a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession The whistle register (also called the flageolet register or whistle tone) is the highest register of the Human voice lying above the Modal

Contents 1 Life and music career 1.1 Childhood and youth 1.2 1990-1992: Early commercial success 1.3 1993-1996: Worldwide popularity 1.4 1997-2000: New image and independence 1.5 2001-2004: Personal and professional struggles 1.6 2005-Present: Return to Prominence 2 Acting career 3 Artistry 3.1 Voice 3.2 Themes and musical style 4 Philanthropy and other activities 5 Discography 5.1 Studio albums 5.2 Other albums 5.3 Videos/DVDs 5.4 U.S. Number-one singles 6 Tours 7 Filmography 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links

Life and music career

Childhood and youth

Carey was born in Huntington, Long Island, New York. The Town of Huntington is a town located on the North Shore of Long Island, in northwestern Suffolk County, New York. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous She is the third and youngest child of Patricia (née Hickey), a former opera singer and vocal coach of Irish descent, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer of Afro-Venezuelan descent. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate An Afro-Latin American (also Afro-Latino) is a Latin American person of at least partial Black African ancestry the term may also refer to historical ^[11][12] Carey's parents divorced when she was three years old. ^[13] While living in Huntington, racist neighbors allegedly poisoned the family dog and set fire to her family's car. ^[14] After her parents' divorce, Carey had little contact with her father, and her mother worked several jobs to support the family. She spent much of her time at home alone, and turned to music to occupy herself. She began singing at around the age of three, when her mother began to teach her after Carey imitated her mother practicing Verdi's opera Rigoletto in Italian. Rigoletto is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian Libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based ^[15]

She graduated from Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York. Harborfields High School is a four year Secondary school located in Greenlawn New York. Greenlawn is a Hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. She was frequently absent due to her work as a demo singer for local recording studios; her classmates consequently gave her the nickname "Mirage". A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release ^[16] Her work in the Long Island music scene gave her opportunities to work with musicians such as Gavin Christopher and Ben Margulies, with whom she co-wrote material for her demo tape. Gavin Christopher is a R&B Singer and Musician, born on March 5th, 1956 in Chicago Illinois where he started Ben Margulies is a Songwriter and Record producer. Together he and Mariah Carey lobbied record companies with their infamous After moving to New York City, Carey worked part-time jobs to pay the rent and completed five hundred hours of beauty school. ^[17] Eventually, she became a backup singer for Puerto Rican freestyle singer Brenda K. Starr. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Freestyle or Latin Freestyle, also called Latin Hip Hop in its early years is a form of Electronic music that is heavily influenced by Latin American Brenda K Starr (born Brenda Kaplan on October 15 1966 in New York City) is an American Singer originally in dance-pop

In 1988, Carey met Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola at a party, where Starr gave him Carey's demo tape. Thomas Daniel 'Tommy' Mottola is an American music executive and co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group Mottola played the tape when leaving the party and was impressed. He returned to find Carey, but she had left. Nevertheless, Mottola tracked her down and signed her to a recording contract. This Cinderella-like story became part of the standard publicity surrounding Carey's entrance into the industry. Cinderella ( French: Cendrillon, Slovak: Popoluška, German: Aschenputtel, Spanish: Cenicienta ^[18]

1990-1992: Early commercial success

Carey co-wrote the tracks on her 1990 debut album Mariah Carey, and she has continued to co-write the majority of her material since. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Mariah Carey is the self-titled debut Album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on June 12 1990 During the recording, she expressed dissatisfaction with the contributions of producers such as Ric Wake and Rhett Lawrence, whom the executives at Columbia had enlisted to help make the album more commercially viable. Ric Wake is a Record producer recognized as one of the top music producers in the world and is an Academy Award winner and a two time Grammy Award winner James Everette Lawrence is a Record producer and songwriter He is originally famous for producing the Grammy ^[19] Backed by a substantial promotional budget, the album reached number one on the U. S. Billboard 200 chart, where it remained for several weeks. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard It yielded four number-one singles, and made Carey a star in the United States, but was less successful in other countries. Critics rated the album highly, and Carey won Grammys for Best New Artist, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance—for her debut single, "Vision of Love". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was " Vision of Love " is a pop / R&B song written by Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies, and produced by Rhett Lawrence for Carey's

Carey conceived Emotions, her second album, as a homage to Motown soul music (see Motown Sound), and she worked with Walter Afanasieff and Clivillés & Cole (from the dance group C&C Music Factory) on the record. Emotions is the second Studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on September 17 1991 "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Walter "Wally" Afanasieff (born February 10, 1958) is a Grammy-award -winning Record producer and Songwriter who started For other David Cole's see David Cole (disambiguation C+C Music Factory was a dance music production group (led by Robert Clivillés and For other David Cole's see David Cole (disambiguation C+C Music Factory was a dance music production group (led by Robert Clivillés and This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. For other David Cole's see David Cole (disambiguation C+C Music Factory was a dance music production group (led by Robert Clivillés and It was released soon after her debut album—in late 1991—but was neither critically nor commercially as successful; Rolling Stone described it as "more of the same, with less interesting material [. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published . . ] pop-psych love songs played with airless, intimidating expertise". ^[20] The title track "Emotions" made Carey the only recording act to have their first five singles reach number one on the U. " Emotions " is a song written and produced by Mariah Carey, and David Cole and Robert Clivillés of the C+C Music Factory, and S. Hot 100 chart, though the album's follow-up singles failed to match this feat. Carey had been lobbying to produce her own songs, and beginning with Emotions, she has co-produced most of her material. "I didn't want [Emotions] to be somebody else's vision of me", she said. "There's more of me on this album". ^[21]

Although Carey performed live occasionally, stage fright prevented her from embarking on a major tour. ^[22] Her first widely seen appearance was featured on the television show MTV Unplugged in 1992, and she remarked that she felt her performance that night proved her vocal abilities were not, as some had previously speculated, simulated with studio equipment. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth ^[23] Alongside acoustic versions of some of her earlier songs, Carey premiered a cover of The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" with her back-up singer Trey Lorenz. The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family " I'll Be There " is a soul song written by Berry Gordy Jr Trey Lorenz (born January 19, 1969 in Florence South Carolina) is an American Singer and Songwriter. The duet was released as a single, reached number one in the U. S. , and led to a record deal for Lorenz, whose debut album Carey later co-produced. Because of high ratings for the Unplugged television special, the concert's set list was released on the EP MTV Unplugged, which Entertainment Weekly called "the strongest, most genuinely musical record she has ever made [. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television MTV Unplugged is the third Album and first Live album by American Singer Mariah Carey, released in the United Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc . . ] Did this live performance help her take her first steps toward growing up?". ^[24]

1993-1996: Worldwide popularity

Carey and Tommy Mottola had become involved romantically during the making of her debut album, and in June 1993, they were married. Thomas Daniel 'Tommy' Mottola is an American music executive and co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds consulted on the album Music Box, which was released later that year and became Carey's most successful worldwide. Music Box is the fourth Album and third Studio album by pop and R&B singer Mariah Carey. It yielded her first UK Singles Chart number-one,^[25] a cover of Badfinger's "Without You", and the U. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre " Without You " is a song originally recorded by Badfinger for their album No Dice (1970 and written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans S. number-ones "Dreamlover" and "Hero". " Hero " is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fourth album Music Billboard magazine proclaimed it "heart-piercing [. . . ] easily the most elemental of Carey's releases, her vocal eurythmics in natural sync with the songs",^[26] but TIME magazine lamented Carey's attempt at a mellower work, "[Music Box] seems perfunctory and almost passionless [. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and . . ] Carey could be a pop-soul great; instead she has once again settled for Salieri-like mediocrity. Antonio Salieri ( 18 August 1750 &ndash 7 May 1825) was an Italian Composer and conductor. "^[27] In response to such comments, Carey said, "As soon as you have a big success, a lot of people don't like that. There's nothing I can do about it. All I can do is make music I believe in. "^[28] Most critics slighted the opening of her subsequent U. S. Music Box Tour. The Music Box Tour was a 1993 Concert tour by American pop / R&B Singer Mariah Carey. ^[29]

In late 1994, after her duet with Luther Vandross on a cover of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross's "Endless Love" became a hit, Carey released the holiday album Merry Christmas. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire " Endless Love " is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul singers Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who wrote the song Merry Christmas is the fifth Album by American singer Mariah Carey. It contained cover material and original compositions such as "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which became Carey's biggest single in Japan,^[30] and, in subsequent years, emerged as one of her most perennially popular songs on U. " All I Want for Christmas Is You " is a song by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fifth album Merry For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. S. radio. ^[31] Critical reception of Merry Christmas was mixed, with All Music Guide calling it an "otherwise vanilla set [. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. . . ] pretensions to high opera on 'O Holy Night' and a horrid danceclub take on 'Joy to the World'". " O Holy Night " (" Cantique de Noël " is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem " Joy to the World " is a popular Christmas carol. The scripture-based words are by Isaac Watts. ^[32] It became the most successful Christmas album of all time. ^[33]

In 1995, Columbia released Carey's fifth album, Daydream, which combined the pop sensibilities of Music Box with downbeat R&B and hip hop influences. Daydream is the 5th Album and fourth Studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on October 3 Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with A remix of "Fantasy", its first single, featured rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard. " Fantasy " is a song co-written and co-produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Dave Hall, and recorded for Carey's sixth album Daydream Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 1968 – November 13 2004) was an American Rapper who went by the Stage name Carey said that Columbia reacted negatively to her intentions for the album: "Everybody was like 'What, are you crazy?'. They're very nervous about breaking the formula. "^[34] It became her biggest-selling album in the U. S. , and its singles achieved similar success — "Fantasy" became the second single to debut at number one in the U. S. and topped the Canadian Singles Chart for twelve weeks, "One Sweet Day" (a duet with Boyz II Men) spent a record-holding sixteen weeks at number one in the U. The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the US-based music sales tracking company Nielsen SoundScan. " One Sweet Day " is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey and quartet Boyz II Men and co-written by Carey Walter Afanasieff and Boyz II Men is a four-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B / soul singing group from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. S. , and "Always Be My Baby" (co-produced by Jermaine Dupri) was the most successful on U. " Always Be My Baby " is a pop / R&B song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey, producer/rapper Jermaine Dupri, and Jermaine Dupri, also known as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin) is an American Record producer and Rapper. S. radio in 1996, according to Billboard magazine. Daydream generated career-best reviews for Carey,^[35] and publications such as The New York Times named it one of 1995's best albums; the Times wrote that its "best cuts bring pop candy-making to a new peak of textural refinement [. . . ] Carey's songwriting has taken a leap forward, becoming more relaxed, sexier and less reliant on thudding clichés". ^[36] The short but profitable Daydream World Tour augmented sales of the album, which received six Grammy Award nominations. The Daydream World Tour is a series of concerts by American pop / R&B Singer Mariah Carey.

1997-2000: New image and independence

Carey and Mottola officially separated in 1997. Although the public image of the marriage was a happy one, she said that in reality she had felt trapped by her relationship with Mottola, whom she often described as controlling. ^[37] They officially announced their separation in 1997, and their divorce became final the following year. Soon after the separation, Carey hired an independent publicist and a new attorney and manager. She continued to write and produce for other artists during this period, contributing to the debut albums of Allure and 7 Mile through her short-lived imprint Crave Records. Allure is a New York -based female R&B Quartet that formed in the early 1990s The group 7 Mile was one of two groups (the other being Allure) signed to Mariah Carey 's Crave Records. Crave Records was a Record label under Sony Music Entertainment founded by Mariah Carey in February 1997, and shut down in July 1998

Carey's next album, Butterfly (1997), yielded the number-one single "Honey", the lyrics and music video for which presented a more overtly sexual image of her than had been previously seen. Butterfly is the seventh Album and fifth Studio album by United States R&B / pop singer Mariah Carey, released " Honey " is a song co-written and co-produced by American singer Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy, Stevie J, and Q-Tip (listed in credits A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics ^[38] She stated that Butterfly marked the point that she attained full creative control over her music. ^[39] However, she added: "I don't think it's that much of a departure from what I've done in the past [. . . ] It's not like I went psycho and thought I was going to be a rapper. Personally, this album is about doing whatever the hell I wanted to do. "^[40] Reviews were generally positive: LAUNCHcast said Butterfly "pushes the envelope", a move its critic thought "may prove disconcerting to more conservative fans" but praised as "a welcome change". ^[41] The Los Angeles Times wrote, "[Butterfly] is easily the most personal, confessional-sounding record she's ever done [. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed . . ] Carey-bashing just might become a thing of the past. "^[42] The album was a commercial success—though not to the degree of her previous three albums—and "My All" (her thirteenth Hot 100 number-one) gave her the record for the most U. " My All " is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff for Carey's seventh album Butterfly (1997 S. number-ones by a female artist.

Towards the turn of the millennium, Carey was developing the film project Glitter, and wrote songs for the films Men in Black (1997), and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). Glitter is a 2001 American Drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring pop / R&B / soul singer Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy Action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as The Grinch) is a 2000 Academy Award winning live-action film from During the production of Butterfly, Carey became romantically involved with New York Yankees baseball star Derek Jeter. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player Their relationship ended in 1998, with both parties citing media interference as the main reason for the split. ^[43] The same year, Columbia released the album #1's, a collection of Carey's U. #1's is the eighth Album by American pop / R&B singer Mariah Carey, released by Columbia Records in Europe on November S. number-one singles alongside new material, which she said was a way of rewarding her fans. ^[44] The song "When You Believe", a duet with Whitney Houston, was recorded for the soundtrack of The Prince of Egypt (1998) and won an Academy Award. " When You Believe " is an Academy Award -winning song composed by Stephen Schwartz for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American Animated film, the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. #1's sold above expectations, but a review in NME labeled Carey "a purveyor of saccharine bilge like 'Hero', whose message seems wholesome enough: that if you vacate your mind of all intelligent thought, flutter your eyelashes and wish hard, sweet babies and honey will follow". The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been ^[45] Also that year, she appeared on the first televised VH1 Divas benefit concert program, though her alleged prima donna behavior had already led many to consider her a diva. In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's A benefit concert is a Concert, show or gala featuring musicians comedians or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose often directed at a specific Originally used in Opera companies " prima donna " is Italian for "first lady" A diva is a celebrated female singer The Italian term is used to describe a woman of rare outstanding talent in the world of Opera, and by extension in theatre and ^[46] By the following year, she had entered a relationship with singer Luis Miguel. Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 19, 1970) known as Luis Miguel, is a

Rainbow, Carey's seventh studio album, was released in 1999 and comprised more R&B/hip hop-oriented songs, many of them co-created with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Rainbow is the ninth Album and sixth Studio album by American pop / R&B singer Mariah Carey, released in the United James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6, 1959, in Minneapolis Minnesota) and Terry Steven Lewis (born ^[47] "Heartbreaker" and "Thank God I Found You" (the former featuring Jay-Z, the latter featuring Joe and boy band 98 Degrees) reached number one in the U. " Heartbreaker " is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey and rapper Jay-Z, and recorded for Carey's sixth studio album Rainbow " Thank God I Found You " is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Carey's sixth studio album Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Joe Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1973) usually credited simply as Joe, is a seven-time Grammy Award -nominated American R&B S. ,^[47] and the success of the former made Carey the only act to have a number-one single in each year of the 1990s. A cover of Phil Collins's "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" went to number one in the UK after Carey re-recorded it with boy band Westlife. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now " is a song originally written and recorded by British singer Phil Collins. Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Media reception of Rainbow was generally enthusiastic, with the Sunday Herald saying the album "sees her impressively tottering between soul ballads and collaborations with R&B heavyweights like Snoop Doggy Dogg, Usher [. The Sunday Herald is an award winning Scottish Sunday Newspaper launched on 7 February 1999 Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter . . ] It's a polished collection of pop-soul". ^[48] VIBE magazine expressed similar sentiments, writing, "She pulls out all stops [. Vibe is a Magazine, launched 1993 by founder Quincy Jones and funded by Time Inc . . ] Rainbow will garner even more adoration",^[49] but it became Carey's lowest selling album up to that point,^[39] and there was a recurring criticism that the tracks were too alike. When the double A-side "Crybaby" (featuring Snoop Dogg)/"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" became her first single to peak outside the U. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " Crybaby " is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey, Trey Lorenz and rapper Snoop Dogg, and produced by Carey and Damizza " Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme " is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey and Diane Warren, and produced by Carey Jimmy Jam and S. top twenty, Carey accused Sony of under promoting it: "The political situation in my professional career is not positive [. . . ] I'm getting a lot of negative feedback from certain corporate people", she wrote on her official website. ^[50]

2001-2004: Personal and professional struggles

After receiving Billboard's Artist of the Decade Award and the World Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium,^[8] Carey parted from Columbia and signed a contract with EMI's Virgin Records worth a reported US$80 million. The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine and held annually in December is one of several annual United States music awards shows (among The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell ^[7] She often stated that Columbia had regarded her as a commodity, with her separation from Mottola exacerbating her relations with label executives. Just a few months later, in July 2001, it was widely reported that Carey had suffered a physical and emotional breakdown. She had left messages on her website complaining of being overworked,^[51] and her relationship with Luis Miguel was ending. ^[52] In an interview the following year, she said, "I was with people who didn't really know me, and I had no personal assistant. I'd be doing interviews all day long, getting two hours of sleep a night, if that. "^[53] During an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live, Carey handed out popsicles to the audience and began what was later described as a "strip tease". MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. An ice pop is a frozen water-based dessert on a stick It is made by freezing colored flavored liquid (such as fruit juice around a stick ^[54] By the month's end, she had checked into a hospital, and her publicist announced that Carey was taking a break from public appearances. ^[55]

Critics panned Glitter, Carey's much delayed semi-autobiographical film, and it was a box office failure. Glitter is a 2001 American Drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring pop / R&B / soul singer ^[14] The accompanying soundtrack album, Glitter, was inspired by the music of the 1980s and featured collaborations with Rick James and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; it generated Carey's worst showing on the U. Glitter is a Soundtrack album by American singer Mariah Carey, the album's theme is for the film Glitter, in which she stars Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6, 1959, in Minneapolis Minnesota) and Terry Steven Lewis (born S. chart. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch dismissed it as "an absolute mess that'll go down as an annoying blemish on a career that, while not always critically heralded, was at least nearly consistently successful",^[56] while Blender magazine opined, "After years of trading her signature flourishes for a radio-ready purr, [Carey]'s left with almost no presence at all. The St Louis Post-Dispatch is the only major city-wide Newspaper in St Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" "^[57] The lead single, "Loverboy" (featuring Cameo), reached number two on the Hot 100 thanks to a price cut,^[55] but the album's follow-up singles failed to chart. " Loverboy " is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey, using a song sample originally written by Larry Blackmon and Thomas Jenkins Cameo is a Funk -influenced R&B group that was formed in the early 1970's

Columbia released the low-charting compilation album Greatest Hits shortly after the failure of Glitter, and in early 2002, Virgin bought out Carey's contract for $28 million,^[7] creating further negative publicity. Greatest Hits is the eleventh Album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December 4 2001 Carey later said her time at Virgin was "a complete and total stress-fest [. . . ] I made a total snap decision which was based on money, and I never make decisions based on money. I learned a big lesson from that. "^[58] Later that year, she signed a $20 million contract with Island Records,^[59] and launched the record label MonarC. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. MonarC Entertainment was a Record label which was formed by Mariah Carey, under Island Records. To add further to Carey's emotional burdens, her father, with whom she had little contact between childhood and that year, died of cancer.

Following a well-received supporting role in the 2002 film WiseGirls, Carey released the album Charmbracelet, which she said marked "a new lease on life" for her. WiseGirls is a 2002 film starring Mira Sorvino, Mariah Carey and Melora Walters as waitresses working at a restaurant run by mobsters Charmbracelet is the twelfth Album and ninth Studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December ^[53] Sales of Charmbracelet were moderate, and the quality of Carey's vocals came under severe criticism. The Boston Globe declared the album "the worst of her career, revealing a voice no longer capable of either gravity-defying gymnastics or soft coos",^[60] and Rolling Stone commented, "Carey needs bold songs that help her use the power and range for which she is famous. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, Charmbracelet is like a stream of watercolors that bleed into a puddle of brown. "^[61] The album's only charting single in America, "Through the Rain", was a failure on pop radio, which had become less open to maturing "diva" stylists such as Celine Dion, or Carey herself in favor of younger singers such as Kelly Clarkson or Christina Aguilera, who had vocal styles very similar to Carey's. " Through the Rain " is a pop song performed by singer Mariah Carey. Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. ^[53]

"I Know What You Want", a 2003 Busta Rhymes single on which Carey guest starred, fared considerably better and reached the U. " I Know What You Want " is a song written by rapper Busta Rhymes, and produced by Rick Rock for Rhymes' eighth album It Ain't Safe No More Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent S. top five. Columbia later included it on the remix collection The Remixes, Carey's first album not to receive an RIAA sales certification. The Remixes is the thirteenth Album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on October 14 2003 In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and That year, she embarked on the Charmbracelet World Tour and was awarded the Chopard Diamond award for selling over 100 million albums worldwide. Charmbracelet World Tour An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey was the name of Mariah Carey 's 2003-2004 worldwide Concert tour. The Chopard Diamond award (or simply the Diamond award) is given by the World Music Awards to artists who have sold over 100 million albums during their career ^[62] She was featured on rapper Jadakiss's 2004 single "U Make Me Wanna", which reached the top ten on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Jayson Tyrone Phillips (born May 27 1975) also known by his Stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper. " U Make Me Wanna " is a song recorded by American rapper Jadakiss for his second solo album Kiss of Death (2004 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.

2005-Present: Return to Prominence

Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), contained contributions from producers such as The Neptunes, Kanye West and Carey's longtime collaborator, Jermaine Dupri. For the DVD of the tour see The Adventures of Mimi (DVD. The Adventures of Mimi The Voice The Hits The Tour was a 2006 Concert Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth Studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey. The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Jermaine Dupri, also known as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin) is an American Record producer and Rapper. Carey said it was "very much like a party record [. . . ] the process of putting on makeup and getting ready to go out [. . . ] I wanted to make a record that was reflective of that. "^[63]; The Emancipation of Mimi became 2005's best-selling album in the U. S. , and The Guardian reviewer defined it as "cool, focused and urban [. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. . . some of] the first Mariah Carey tunes in years I wouldn't have to be paid to listen to again". ^[64] The album earned Carey a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and the single "We Belong Together" won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album has been awarded since 2003. " We Belong Together " is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005 and released as the album's The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968 The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award has been awarded since 1969. "We Belong Together" held the Hot 100's number-one position for fourteen weeks (Carey's longest run at the top as a solo lead artist), and "Shake It Off" made Carey the only solo female artist to occupy the Hot 100's top two positions simultaneously, and the sixth overall lead artist to achieve this feat. " Shake It Off " is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, and recorded ^[65][66]

Carey began a concert tour in mid-2006, called The Adventures of Mimi Tour, which was the most successful tour of her career, although some dates had to be canceled. For the DVD of the tour see The Adventures of Mimi (DVD. The Adventures of Mimi The Voice The Hits The Tour was a 2006 Concert ^[67] She appeared on the cover of the March 2007 edition of Playboy magazine on a non-nude photo session. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy ^[68] In early 2007, she was featured with Bow Wow on the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony single "Lil' L.O.V.E.". Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9 1987 better known by his Stage name Bow Wow (previously Lil' Bow Wow) is an American Rapper, actor and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. "Lil' LOVE" is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey and James Phillips for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ’s studio album Strength Later in the year, Carey received a "recording star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,^[69] and she has been inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2007. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

By spring 2007, she had begun working on her eleventh studio album. E=MC². E=MC² is the eleventh Studio album by American pop / R&B singer Mariah Carey. ^[70] Two weeks before the album's release, on April 2, 2008, "Touch My Body" became Carey's eighteenth number-one single on the Hot 100, pushing her past Elvis Presley into second place for the most number-one singles among all artists in the rock era, according to Billboard magazine's revised methodology (however, their statistician Joel Whitburn still credits Presley with an eighteenth). Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Joel Carver Whitburn (born November 29, 1939 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) is an American Author and music historian ^{[9][71][72][73]} Carey is now second only to The Beatles who have twenty number-one singles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 ^[74]

Carey's singles have, collectively, topped the charts for seventy-nine weeks, which places her just behind Presley, who topped the combined charts for eighty weeks. ^[75] Carey has also had notable success on international charts, though not to the same degree as her native America. Thus far, she has had two number-one singles in Britain, two in Australia, and six in Canada. Her highest-charting single in Japan peaked at number two. ^[76][77][78]

On April 30, 2008, Carey married actor/rapper Nick Cannon, at Carey's private estate on Windermere Island in the Bahamas. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon (born October 8 1980 is an American Actor and Rapper. Windermere Island is an Island located in The Bahamas which about five miles long and is noted for its beaches ^[79][80][81] Confirming rumors of the marriage, Carey stated that she felt the pair were "soulmates". ^[82]

Carey was recently featured during the seventh season of American Idol. The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition began on January 15, 2008 and concluded

Acting career

Carey began to take professional acting lessons in 1997, and in the coming year, she was auditioning for film roles. She made her debut as an opera singer in the romantic comedy The Bachelor (1999), starring Chris O'Donnell and Renée Zellweger. For the ABC matchmating reality show see The Bachelor (TV series. Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26 1970 is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor, perhaps best known for playing Robin in the Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award - BAFTA - SAG Award - and Golden Globe -winning CNN referred derisively to her casting as a talentless diva as "letter-perfect [. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner . . ] the "can't act" part informs Carey's entire performance". ^[83]

Carey's first starring role was in Glitter (2001), in which she played a struggling musician in the 1980s who breaks into the music industry after meeting a disc jockey (Max Beesley). Glitter is a 2001 American Drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring pop / R&B / soul singer A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Maxton Gig Beesley Jr (born 15 January, 1971) is an English Actor and Musician, whose stage name is Max Beesley. Though Roger Ebert said "[Carey]'s acting ranges from dutiful flirtatiousness to intense sincerity",^[84] most critics panned it: Halliwell's Film Guide called it a "vapid star vehicle for a pop singer with no visible acting ability",^[85] and The Village Voice observed: "When [Carey] tries for an emotion — any emotion — she looks as if she's lost her car keys. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Leslie Robert James Halliwell ( 23 February, 1929 – 21 January, 1989) was a British Motion picture Historian This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. "^[86] Glitter was a box office failure, and Carey earned a Razzie Award for her role. She later said that the film "started out as a concept with substance, but it ended up being geared to 10-year-olds. It lost a lot of grit [. . . ] I kind of got in over my head. "^[53]

Carey, Mira Sorvino and Melora Walters co-starred as waitresses at a mobster-operated restaurant in the independent film WiseGirls (2002), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival but went straight to cable in the U. Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28 1967 is an Academy Award -winning American actress Melora Walters (born October 21, 1968) is an American Actress. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. S. Critics commended Carey for her efforts — The Hollywood Reporter predicted, "Those scathing notices for Glitter will be a forgotten memory for the singer once people warm up to Raychel",^[87] and Roger Friedman, referring to her as "a Thelma Ritter for the new millennium", said, "Her line delivery is sharp and she manages to get the right laughs". The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. Thelma Ritter ( February 14 1902 – February 5 1969) was an American Tony Award -winning character actress ^[88] WiseGirls producer Anthony Esposito cast Carey in The Sweet Science (2006), a film about an unknown female boxer recruited by a boxing manager, but it never entered production. Anthony Esposito is a Bass player whose credits include Lynch mob (1990 Ace frehley (2006 and Remains ^[89]

Carey was one of several musicians who appeared in the independently produced Damon Dash films Death of a Dynasty (2003) and State Property 2 (2005). Damon Dash (born May 3 1971 in Harlem New York) is an African-American label executive the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Death of a Dynasty is a Comedy film first screened in 2003 (see 2003 in film) State Property 2 is a 2005 American Crime film directed by Damon Dash and produced and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment Her television work has been limited to a January 2002 episode of Ally McBeal. Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 In 2006, Carey joined the cast of the indie film Tennessee (2008), taking the role of a waitress who travels with her two brothers to find their long-lost father. Tennessee is a 2008 Drama film produced by Lee Daniels. V V S Films has acquired all Canadian rights for the movie while the U ^[90] Carey had a cameo in Adam Sandler's 2008 film You Don't Mess with the Zohan, playing herself. For the "brief appearance" see Cameo appearance. For the "chemical emergency software" see Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, You Don't Mess with the Zohan is a 2008 Comedy film about Zohan Dvir ( Hebrew: זוהאן דביר) Israel 's hero and ^[91][14]

Artistry

Carey has said that from childhood she was influenced by R&B and soul musicians such as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Stevie Wonder. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Albert Greene (born April 13 1946 better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and Soul music singer who received great acclaim in Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Her music contains strong influences of gospel music, and her favorite gospel singers include The Clark Sisters, Shirley Caesar and Edwin Hawkins. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The Clark Sisters are an Shirley Caesar (born October 13, 1938 in Durham North Carolina) is an American Gospel music singer Edwin Hawkins (born 18 August 1943, Oakland, California) is a Grammy Award -winning American gospel and ^[92] When Carey incorporated hip hop into her sound, speculation arose that she was making an attempt to take advantage of the genre's popularity, but she told Newsweek, "People just don't understand. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. I grew up with this music". ^[93] She has expressed appreciation for rappers such as The Sugarhill Gang, Eric B. & Rakim, the Wu-Tang Clan, The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep,^[18] with whom she collaborated on the single "The Roof (Back in Time)" (1998). The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop and Funk group known mostly for their biggest hit " Rapper's Delight " the first hip hop Eric Barrier ( Eric B) and William Barrier Griffin Jr ( Rakim) were a hip-hop duo known as Eric B Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Mobb Deep is a hip hop duo that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. " The Roof " also known as " The Roof (Back in Time " is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Cory Rooney and

During Carey's career, her vocal and musical style, along with her level of success, has been compared to Whitney Houston and Celine Dion. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Carey and her peers, according to Garry Mulholland, are "the princesses of wails [. . . ] virtuoso vocalists who blend chart-oriented pop with mature MOR torch song". Middle Of The Road was a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s Torch Song was a British Synthpop and dance band of the early 1980s consisting of William Orbit, Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert ^[94] In She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul (2002), writer Lucy O'Brien attributed the comeback of Barbra Streisand's "old-fashioned showgirl" to Carey and Dion, and described them and Houston as "groomed, airbrushed and overblown to perfection". Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress ^[95] Carey's musical transition and use of more revealing clothing during the late 1990s were, in part, initiated to distance herself from this image, and she subsequently said that most of her early work was "schmaltzy MOR". ^[95] Some have noted that unlike Houston and Dion, Carey co-writes her own songs, and the Guinness Rockopedia (1998) classified her as the "songbird supreme". ^[96]

Despite the fact that Carey is often credited with co-writing her material, she has also been accused of plagiarism on several occasions. Many of these cases were eventually settled out of court. ^[97][98][99]

Voice

Carey is said to be able to cover all the notes from the alto vocal range leading to those of a coloratura soprano,^[100][101] and her vocal trademark is her ability to sing in the whistle register. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Alto is a musical term derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" that has several possible interpretations A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic Soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps The whistle register (also called the flageolet register or whistle tone) is the highest register of the Human voice lying above the Modal ^[102] She has cited Minnie Riperton as the greatest influence on her singing technique^[103] and from a very early age, she attempted to emulate Riperton's high notes, to increasing degrees of success as her vocal range expanded. Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8 1947 – July 12 1979 was an American singer and songwriter noted for her five-and-a-half Octave Vocal range, with her 1975 According to most sources, she has a five-octave vocal range, though some credit her with seven or eight octaves. Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce ^[95][104] At one point, The Guinness Book of Records recorded that there was no other singer who could hold a higher note than Carey. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U ^[14] In 2003, her voice was ranked first in MTV and Blender magazine's countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, as voted by fans and readers in an online poll. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" Carey said of the poll, "What it really means is voice of the MTV generation. Of course, it's an enormous compliment, but I don't feel that way about myself. "^[105]

Carey's voice has come under considerable scrutiny from critics who believe that she does not communicate the message of her songs effectively. Rolling Stone magazine said in 1992, "Carey has a remarkable vocal gift, but to date, unfortunately, her singing has been far more impressive than expressive [. . . ] at full speed her range is so superhuman that each excessive note erodes the believability of the lyric she is singing. "^[106] The New York Daily News wrote in 2005 that Carey's singing "is ultimately what does her in. The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 For Carey, vocalizing is all about the performance, not the emotions that inspired it [. . . ] Does having a great voice automatically make you a great singer? Hardly. "^[100] Some interpreted Carey's decision to utilize what she described as "breathy" vocals in some of her late 1990s and early 2000s work as a sign that her voice was deteriorating, but she has maintained that it "has been here all along". ^[107] An article in VIBE magazine indicated that Carey's singing style highlights weaknesses in other aspects of her music, "The impressiveness of her voice as well—as her tendency to oversing—make the blandness of her material all the more flagrant. "^[18]

Themes and musical style

Love is the subject of the majority of Carey's lyrics, although she has written about themes such as racism, death, world hunger, and spirituality. Love is any of a number of Emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong Affection. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Malnutrition is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. Spirituality, in a narrow sense concerns itself with matters of the Spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and Faith, a transcendent reality She has said that much of her work is partly autobiographical, but TIME magazine wrote: "If only Mariah Carey's music had the drama of her life. Her songs are often sugary and artificial—NutraSweet soul. NutraSweet is a company that makes and sells Aspartame, an artificial Sugar substitute. But her life has passion and conflict. "^[108] The Village Voice wrote in 2001 that, in that respect, Carey compared unfavorably with singers such as Mary J. Blige, saying "Carey's Strawberry Shortcake soul still provides the template with which teen-pop cuties draw curlicues around those centerless [Diane] Warren ballads [. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Strawberry Shortcake is a licensed character owned by American Greetings, originally used in Greeting cards and expanded to include Dolls Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is marketed and oriented toward Teenagers In 1996 the Girl group Spice Girls released their single " Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys California) is an American Songwriter. . . ] it's largely because of [Blige] that the new r&b demands a greater range of emotional expression, smarter poetry, more from-the-gut testifying, and less unnecessary notes than the squeaky-clean and just plain squeaky Mariah era. Nowadays it's the Christina Aguileras and Jessica Simpsons who awkwardly oversing, while the women with roof-raising lung power keep it in check when tune or lyric demands. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s "^[109]

Carey's output makes use of electronic instruments such as drum machines, keyboards and synthesizers. An electronic musical instrument is a Musical instrument that produces its sounds using Electronics. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. Many of her songs contain piano music, and she was given piano lessons when she was six years old. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Carey said that she cannot read sheet music and prefers to collaborate with a pianist when composing her material, but feels that it is easier to experiment with faster and less conventional melodies and chord progressions using this technique. Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of Musical notation; like its analogs -- books pamphlets etc In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or A chord progression (also chord sequence and harmonic progression or sequence) is a series of chords played in order Some of her arrangements have been inspired by the work of musicians such as Stevie Wonder, a soul pianist to whom Carey once referred as "the genius of the [twentieth] century",^[18] but she has said, "My voice is my instrument; it always has been. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an "^[110]

Carey began commissioning remixes of her material early in her career and helped to spearhead the practice of recording entirely new vocals for remixes. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version ^[111] Disc jockey David Morales has collaborated with Carey several times, starting with "Dreamlover" (1993), which popularized the tradition of remixing pop songs into house records, and which Slant magazine named one of the greatest dance songs of all time. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians ^[112] From "Fantasy" (1995) onward, Carey enlisted both hip hop and house producers to re-imagine her album compositions. " Fantasy " is a song co-written and co-produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Dave Hall, and recorded for Carey's sixth album Daydream Entertainment Weekly included two remixes of "Fantasy" on a list of Carey's greatest recordings compiled in 2005:^[113] a National Dance Music Award-winning remix produced by Morales, and a Sean Combs production featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 1968 – November 13 2004) was an American Rapper who went by the Stage name The latter has been credited with popularizing the pop/hip hop collaboration trend that has continued into the 2000s through artists such as Ashanti and Beyoncé. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13 1980 is an American Singer-songwriter, Record producer, actress, Dancer and Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn ^[114][111] Combs said that Carey "knows the importance of mixes, so you feel like you're with an artist who appreciates your work—an artist who wants to come up with something with you". ^[18] She continues to consult on remixes by producers such as Morales, Jermaine Dupri, Junior Vasquez and DJ Clue, and guest performers contribute frequently to them. Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in August 1946 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and Remixer / producer Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica Queens, New York City, New York, U The popularity in U. S. nightclubs of the dance remixes, which often sound radically different from their album counterparts, has been known to eclipse the mainstream chart success of the original songs. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark

Philanthropy and other activities

Carey is a philanthropist who has donated time and money to organizations such as the Fresh Air Fund. Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material The Fresh Air Fund is an independent not-for-profit agency that provides free summer vacations to New York City Children from low-income communities She became associated with the Fund in the early 1990s, and is the co-founder of a camp located in Fishkill, New York, that enables inner-city youth to embrace the arts and introduces them to career opportunities. Fishkill is a Village within the Town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The camp was called Camp Mariah "for her generous support and dedication to Fresh Air children",^[115] and she received a Congressional Horizon Award for her youth-related charity work. The Fresh Air Fund is an independent not-for-profit agency that provides free summer vacations to New York City Children from low-income communities ^[116] She is well-known nationally for her work with the Make-a-Wish Foundation in granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses, and in November 2006 she was awarded the Foundation's Wish Idol for her "extraordinary generosity and her many wish granting achievements". ^[117] Carey has volunteered for the New York City Police Athletic League and contributed to the obstetrics department of New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Medical Center. Obstetrics (from the Latin obstare, "to stand by" is the surgical speciality dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during Pregnancy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent University hospital in New York City, composed of two medical centers Columbia University Medical Center A percentage of the sales of MTV Unplugged was donated to various other charities.

One of Carey's most high-profile benefit concert appearances was on VH1's 1998 Divas Live special, during which she performed alongside other female singers in support of the Save the Music Foundation. In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's The concert was a ratings success, and Carey participated in the 2000 special. In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's In 2007, the Save the Music Foundation honored Carey at their tenth gala event for her support towards the foundation since its inception. ^[118] She appeared at the America: A Tribute to Heroes nationally televised fundraiser in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and in December 2001, she performed before peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. America A Tribute to Heroes was a Benefit concert organized by actor George Clooney and broadcast Carey hosted the CBS television special At Home for the Holidays, which documented real-life stories of adopted children and foster families,^[119] and she has worked with the New York City Administration for Children's Services. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. In 2005, Carey performed for Live 8 in London and at the Hurricane Katrina relief telethon "Shelter from the Storm". The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, England on 2 July 2005, in front of over 200000 people Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States

Declining offers to appear in commercials in the United States during her early career, Carey was not involved in brand marketing initiatives until 2006, when she participated in endorsements for Intel Centrino personal computers and launched a jewelry and accessories line for teenagers, Glamorized, in American Claire's and Icing stores. Centrino is a platform- Marketing initiative from Intel. It is not a mobile CPU - rather the term covers a particular combination of mainboard Chipset Claire's is a retail store chain that primarily targets female Teenagers and Preteens Claire's has over 3000 locations worldwide in North America ^[120][90] During this period, as part of a partnership with Pepsi and Motorola, Carey recorded and promoted a series of exclusive ringtones, including "Time of Your Life". Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois. A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a Mobile phone to indicate an incoming call or text message "Time of Your Life" is a Ringtone written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and James "Big Jim" Wright for ^[121] She signed a licensing deal with the cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden, and in 2007, she released her own fragrance, "M". Elizabeth Arden ( December 31, 1878 - October 19, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United ^[122][123] According to Forbes, Carey was the sixth richest woman in entertainment as of January 2007, with an estimated net worth of US $225 million. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. ^[124]

Carey directed or co-directed several of the music videos for her singles during the 1990s. Slant magazine named the video for "The Roof (Back in Time)", which Carey co-directed with Diane Martel, one of the twenty greatest music videos of all time. Diane Martel is a Music video director and choreographer Filmography Choreographer;1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway ^[125] In 2008, Carey made Time's annually list of 100 most Influential people. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and The Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world as assembled by Time. ^{[126][127][128]}

Carey supports Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive ^[129][130]

Discography

Main article: Mariah Carey albums discography

Main article: Mariah Carey singles discography

Studio albums 1990: Mariah Carey 1991: Emotions 1993: Music Box 1994: Merry Christmas 1995: Daydream 1997: Butterfly 1999: Rainbow 2001: Glitter 2002: Charmbracelet 2005: The Emancipation of Mimi 2008: E=MC²

Other albums 1992: MTV Unplugged 1998: #1's 2001: Greatest Hits 2003: The Remixes Videos/DVDs 1991: The First Vision 1992: MTV Unplugged +3 1993: Here Is Mariah Carey 1996: Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden 1999: Around the World 1999: #1's 2007: The Adventures of Mimi

U. Mariah Carey is the self-titled debut Album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on June 12 1990 Emotions is the second Studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on September 17 1991 Music Box is the fourth Album and third Studio album by pop and R&B singer Mariah Carey. Merry Christmas is the fifth Album by American singer Mariah Carey. Daydream is the 5th Album and fourth Studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on October 3 Butterfly is the seventh Album and fifth Studio album by United States R&B / pop singer Mariah Carey, released Rainbow is the ninth Album and sixth Studio album by American pop / R&B singer Mariah Carey, released in the United Glitter is a Soundtrack album by American singer Mariah Carey, the album's theme is for the film Glitter, in which she stars Charmbracelet is the twelfth Album and ninth Studio album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth Studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey. E=MC² is the eleventh Studio album by American pop / R&B singer Mariah Carey. MTV Unplugged is the third Album and first Live album by American Singer Mariah Carey, released in the United #1's is the eighth Album by American pop / R&B singer Mariah Carey, released by Columbia Records in Europe on November Greatest Hits is the eleventh Album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December 4 2001 The Remixes is the thirteenth Album by American singer Mariah Carey, released in the United States on October 14 2003 The First Vision was Mariah Carey 's first DVD / Video release MTV Unplugged+3 was Mariah Carey 's second DVD / Video release a recording of her MTV Unplugged television appearance of Here Is Mariah Carey, also known simply as Mariah Carey or Mariah's Thanksgiving NBC Special, was Mariah Carey 's third Fantasy Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden was Mariah Carey 's fourth DVD / Home Video release Around the World was Mariah Carey 's fifth DVD / Home video release #1's was Mariah Carey 's sixth DVD / Video release The DVD is a collection of the Music videos of her U The Adventures of Mimi is the DVD of American pop / R&B Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey which documented her S. Number-one singles 1990: "Vision Of Love" 1990: "Love Takes Time" 1991: "Someday" 1991: "I Don't Wanna Cry" 1991: "Emotions" 1992: "I'll Be There" 1993: "Dreamlover" 1993-1994: "Hero" 1995: "Fantasy" 1995-1996: "One Sweet Day" 1996: "Always Be My Baby" 1997: "Honey" 1998: "My All" 1999: "Heartbreaker" 2000: "Thank God I Found You" 2005: "We Belong Together" 2005-2006: "Don't Forget About Us" 2008: "Touch My Body"

Tours

Main article: List of Mariah Carey tours

• 1993: Music Box Tour
• 1996: Daydream World Tour
• 1998: Butterfly World Tour
• 2000: Rainbow World Tour
• 2003-2004: Charmbracelet World Tour
• 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour

Filmography

• The Bachelor (1999)
• Glitter (2001)
• Ally McBeal (episode: "Playing with Matches", 2002)
• WiseGirls (2002)
• Death of a Dynasty (cameo, 2003)
• The Proud Family (herself, 2003)
• State Property 2 (2005)
• Tennessee (2008)
• You Don't Mess with the Zohan (cameo, 2008)

See also

• List of best selling music artists in U.S.
• Afro-Latinos

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Mariah Carey at MySpace
• Mariah Carey at All Music Guide
• Mariah Carey at the Internet Movie Database
• Mariah Carey at TV.com
• Mariah Carey at People.com
• Mariah Carey at LAUNCHcast
• Mariah Carey at Rock on the Net, the official ARC Weekly Top 40 website

Persondata
NAME	Carey, Mariah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 27, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Huntington, NY, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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