Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey was born on 27th March, 1970 at Huntington, New York, USA to the couple of Alfred Roy Carey (aeronautical engineer) and Patricia Hickey who was a former opera singer with the New York City Opera and a vocal coach. She got her education from the Oldfield Middle School and Harborfields High School. She graduated in 1987.

At an early age she was recognized and nurtured by her mother. She encouraged her daughter to sing for her friends, festivals and in talent shows. This talented girl began writing her own songs from junior high school and throughout her high school career. After completing her graduation in 1987 she got involved in usual odd jobs and part time vocal works that most of the new performers go through. During one of these sessions she got an opportunity to present her demo tape to Sony Music's Entertainment President Tommy Mottola. Tommy Mottola was very impressed by her sweet voice and signed her for a recording contract.

Due to her seven octave range, high and clear charming notes and typical sequences she was unique in Hollywood. In the year 1991, she released her debut album 'Emotions' which sold six million copies and two of the singles hit made the number one on the charts. Then came song like the 'Music Box' in 1993.

In that year only she married Mottola in a star studded and hugely expensive ceremony. Then both of them continued their success, with award and heart winning smash hits 'Merry Christmas' in 1994, 'Daydream' in 1995, 'Butterfly' 1997 and '#1s' in 1998.

Among other popular works are 'Diana', 'Princess of Wales: Tribute' in 1997 and 'VH-1 Divas Live' in 1998. Then Carey and Mottola got separated in the year 1998 but they continued with their work thus producing 'Rainbow' in 1999.

It is said that up till now her career record sales is over 105 million.

In this short time she has almost achieved everything. She has even broken into movies in the year 1999 with the feature film 'The Bachelor'. She also starred in the film 'All That Glitters'. She has seven 'Billboard' awards, two 'Grammy's, many 'American Music', 'Soul Train' and 'New York City Music' awards to her kitty.

She has also received the Billboard Artist of the Decade for the 1990s title in December 1999.