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“The Singing Sensation-Mariah Carey”

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By Jagmohan Singh Barhok

Born to Alfred (Venezualian-American-African) & Patricia Carey (Irish), on Thursday 27th of March 1969, at Huntington, New York, Mariah Carey-Actress, Musician & Producer, has been in the industry since 1988. The babe one of the prominent singers holds the record of selling 200 million records worldwide with as many as 19 of her songs topping the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ list including the maximum number-one singles by a solo player, a songwriter & a female producer with a 5 octave vocal range.

Carey stands 5 feet 9, weighs 76 Kg with a fabulous figure measuring 38C-27-35. Carey received her first Breast implants in late 1990s after she divorced husband Tommy Mottola.

He parents divorced when she was a child. Resultantly her mother raised her amidst financial crises. As a teenager she did odd jobs for a livelihood before she met Brenda Starr singing back up for the former .This eventually became her road to success. She met record producer Tommy Mottola at a party with Starr, who signed her to Sony Music after hearing her demo tape. Mariah enjoyed immense popularity as a singer winning many accolades. Also featured on the March 2007 issue of Playboy cover. Won worldwide recognition also as a model & actress of substance.

Mariah Carey is said to be one of the 15 best-selling artists in music history, selling over 200 million albums worldwide, also the second best-selling female artist of all-time, behind Madonna.
Married Tommy Mottola in 1993 & divorced him in 1998 .She later married Nick Cannon in 2008. The marriage also ended in 2016.

A singing sensation Mariah Carey featured in several films like- The Bachelor (1999),Glitter (2001),Wise Girls (2002), Death of a Dynasty (2003),State Property 2 (2005),Tennessee (2008),
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008), Precious (2009),The Butler (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015) & Girls trip (2017) starring Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter & Kate Walsh. It was a super hit film.

As a singer Maria Carey toured worldwide as is evident from her live concert tours- ‘Music Box Tour’ (1993), ‘Daydream World Tour (1996) ‘Rainbow World Tour’ (2000) ‘Australian Tour 2013’ (2013) & ‘The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour’ (2016).

Besides her commercial achievements, The singer has been bestowed with 5 Grammy Awards, 20 World Music Awards, 13 American Music Awards, and 32 Billboard Music Awards. Referred to as the “songbird supreme” by the Guinness World Records.

Jagmohan Singh Barhok

Leading Film , Fashion ,Sports & Crime Journalist Up North. Active Since 1971.Retired Bank Officer. Contributed more than 7000 articles worldwide in English, Hindi & Punjabi languages on various topics of interesting & informative nature including people, places, cultures, religions & monuments. Ardent Music lover.

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