Carey, Mariah (1970–)
Carey, Mariah (1970–)
American singer and songwriter. Born Mar 27, 1970, in Long Island, NY; m. Tommy Mottola, June 1993 (div. 1997).
With her 7-octave voice, was the biggest-selling woman musical artist of 1990s, the only artist to have #1 hit every year in that decade; cowrote and coproduced most of her songs; hit singles include "Vision of Love" (1990), "Someday" (1991), "I'll Be There" (1992), "Dreamlover" (1993), "Fantasy," (1995), (with Boyz II Men) "One Sweet Day" (1995), "My All" (1997), and "Heartbreaker" (1999). Albums include Mariah Carey (1990), Emotions (#1, 1991), Music Box (#1, 1993), Daydream (#1, 1995), Butterfly (#1, 1997), and Rainbow (#2, 2000).
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