Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970. She is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. With her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, she became the first recording artiste to have five singles top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. After she got married to Mottola in 1993, a series of records were produced which moved on to become Columbia’s highest-selling hits. Carey became the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States, according to Billboard magazine.
After her divorce with Mottola in 1997, Carey introduced elements of hip-hop into her album work. She was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards. She has recorded the maximum number-one singles for a solo artist in the US. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Carey is the third best-selling female recording artiste in the US.
With her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five Grammy Awards. She is well-known for her vocal range, power and style, and use of the whistle register. During her early years, Carey met Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola at a party, where Starr gave him Carey’s demo tape. Mottola traced her and signed her to a recording contract.
Carey co-wrote the tracks on her 1990 debut album Mariah Carey. Backed by a substantial promotional budget, the album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. In fact, the album yielded four number-one singles that made Carey a star in the US. Music critics rated the album highly as Carey won the Grammy for Best New Artiste and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the debut single ‘Vision of Love.’
With her second album, the title track ‘Emotion’ made Carey the only recording artiste to have their first five singles reach number one on the US Hot 100 chart. She had been lobbying to produce her own songs, and beginning with Emotions, she co-produced most of her material.
After her achievement of the Billboard’s Artist of the Decade Award and the World Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, Carey parted from Columbia and signed a contract with EMI’s Virgin Records worth a reported US$80 million. Carey is always in the limelight on account of her sex appeal. Mariah Carey Hairstyles are one of the singer’s best assets that add to her style and sexy image. Let’s observe some of her most admired hairdos.
