Mariah Carey is an American stage star, singer and actress. She was born on March 27, 1970 in the family of the famous opera singer Patricia Hickey and her husband Alfred Roy Carey.
The vocal data of the girl was transferred from her mother, who from childhood helped her daughter with vocal lessons. Unfortunately, the girl did not grow up in a full family, in 1973 her father left the family.
The mother has roots of American Irish, and the father is a Venetian of African descent.
Mariah as a child
After the divorce of the parents, the family made ends meet. Patricia, the girl's mother, was forced to work several jobs at the same time, almost never being at home. The elder brothers also began to help their mother early. This led to the fact that little Mariah was left only to herself.
Freedom greatly influenced the formation of the character of the future star. The girl often missed school, refused to help with household chores. And also constantly spent time with friends at various festivities.
After graduating from school, young Mariah decided not to enter a higher educational institution. And she went to New York, where she wanted to start a career as a singer. At the beginning of the journey, the girl worked as a waitress and practiced her vocal skills, acting as a backing vocalist for little-known groups and performers.
Musical career of singer Mariah Carey
The girl chose Tommy Motolla, who soon became her husband, as her guide to the world of music. They started working together in 1990. The producer helped the young performer to record and release the album Mariah Carey. He received significant commercial success after the release.
The next album was Emotions (1991). The collection showed a high level. And thanks to him, she became popular. Carey married Tommy in 1993, shortly before the release of the third Music Box album.
The most famous single from the album was Hero. Carey performed this track at the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, namely Barack Obama, in 2009.
Mariah began her musical career in such styles as pop music and R&B. But realizing her creative abilities and what are the current trends in the field of music, the singer began to perform compositions with elements of hip-hop.
Her first album with a new style was Rainbow. The recording tracks for this album were attended by: Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, David Foster, Jay-Z, and also Missy Elliott.
Fans of Carey's sensual vocals were indignant at the surprise of a cardinal change in the performer's repertoire. As well as the manner of execution, which led to a significant decrease in interest in her work.
Nevertheless, this did not affect the leadership of the girl's compositions in most charts.
Mariah Carey - actress or singer?
In the late 1990s, Mariah not only recorded music, but also took acting lessons. The first film "Bachelor" with her participation was released in 1999. From 1999 to 2013 the girl starred in more than 10 films.
Thanks to her acting skills and film experience, Mariah's music videos began to gain more views, greatly increasing the "coverage" in comparison with previous years. In 2001, the girl had a nervous breakdown due to creative problems.
The success of the album Emancipation of Mimi, which was released in 2005, changed the situation. The artist became famous again. This led to the fact that in 2006 the singer went on a concert tour. It is still the most successful in his entire career. Each concert was sold out, the audience was delighted.
In 2010, the singer recorded the second Christmas album Merry Christmas You. To record one of the tracks for this album, Carey collaborated with Justin Bieber. He was one of the main idols for the younger generation, thus attracting even more audiences.
They recorded the song All I Want for Christmas and filmed a video in the Christmas style. At the moment, this track is considered one of the symbols of Christmas.
In the same year, the girl found out that she was pregnant. Mariah returned to her career and tours only in 2013.
Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston: feud or friendship?
When the girl was just starting her journey in the American show business, Whitney Houston was already his recognized queen. Nevertheless, the amazing vocal data of these two performers became the reason for comparing them with each other. American magazines published articles about the feud between Whitney and Mariah.
But the situation has changed, in 1998 Carey and Huston recorded a duet for the animated film "Prince of Egypt". The composition When You Believe became a "cannon shot" in the musical sphere and the beginning of an advertising campaign. She denied the rumors about the enmity of the girls.
Constant joint photographs, appearances in the same outfits at various ceremonies and interviews testified that the girls were in friendly relations.
After the tragic death of Whitney from an overdose of antidepressants and alcohol, Mariah gave an interview in which she was very sorry for the loss of the famous singer and friend.
Personal life
Mariah's first marriage was to her music producer Tommy Motolla. Unfortunately, in 1997, the couple announced a divorce. By this time, the girl was already a very popular person. And her personal life interested fans no less than creativity.
Mariah's followers are: Christian Monson, Luis Miguel, Markus Shenkenberg, Eminem and Derek Jeter. After a series of short novels, the girl again found a family.
Carey's second husband is performer Nick Cannon. The couple got married in the spring of 2008.
It was noteworthy that the second husband was 10 years younger than Mariah, but nevertheless, heterosexual twins Moroccan Scott and Monpo were born in this marriage. They were born in April 2011.
It is believed that the conception of children occurred with the help of the procedure of in vitro fertilization. Information often appeared on the Internet that Mariah was suffering from infertility. And that she treated for a long time and often tried IVF, although everything ended to no avail.
Fans of her work believed that it was this that influenced the rapid set of a significant weight of their favorite.
Their family lasted only 6 years. Already 3 years after the birth of the twins, the couple divorced. The singer was very worried about this gap. And for some time she could not even perform due to loss of voice.
Engagement to James Parker
In 2016, information appeared that the artist was engaged to James Parker. Their relationship began in the middle of 2015. After the engagement, Mariah and her children stopped living with James. The girl carefully prepared for the wedding, which was scheduled for the summer. She bought an expensive dress from a well-known brand and made a list of guests. The couple even signed a marriage contract. But the wedding did not take place.
Carey and Parker's relationship quickly ended. According to the official version, the reason for the gap was Mariah's betrayal. By February 2017, the track I don't was released, which was timed to coincide with the girl's unsuccessful engagement.
In 2017, Mariah shocked the “fans” very much by appearing on stage in an open colorful body with a weight of 120 kg. But the "fans" didn't judge her. The performer was justified by the fact that she had not departed from the relationship and the break with Parker.
At the end of 2016, the singer agreed with the statement about her new relationship in one of the interviews. Thereby confirming that she is dating one of the dancers of her team. Brian Tanaka with an ideal body composition and younger than his chosen one for 13 years.
The singer published joint photos on the social network Instagram, some of them had a defiant character. Mariah's close associates say that she wants to connect with a guy life, despite the age of the dancer.
Mariah Carey now
In September 2017, the girl conducted an excursion for the American edition of Vogue, in which she showed her wardrobe. She has a huge collection of bags, shoes, and underwear. Mariah has a separate room for corsets. Although even more space is allocated for shoes, it is believed that she only has more than 1050 pairs of shoes.
At the end of 2017, there was information that the performer decided to take a break. Soon the information was confirmed. Mariah did gastroplasty - an operation to remove part of the stomach. After this procedure, the person's appetite is greatly reduced, which leads to a more rapid reduction.
The results were cosmic. The girl quickly looked down, which was quickly noted by her fans. Haters suspected her of using photo retouching. At the moment, the singer has excellent shape and weight - 61 kg (with a height of 174 cm).
In May 2018, information appeared that Mariah took up not only being overweight, but also forgot her past. Mariah sold the engagement ring she received from her fiancé, James Parker. She sold it for $2,1 million, while it cost James about $7,5 million.
Also in 2018, Mariah became a nominee for the Golden Globe Award for performing the soundtrack to the animated film Guiding Star. At the ceremony, during one of the breaks, the artist left the hall. When she came back, she did not sit in the place assigned to her.
It belonged to Meryl Streep, before whom Mariah publicly apologized on one of her social networks. But Meryl appeared with a sense of humor and replied: "She can take her place at any time."
Now the girl is working on new compositions, periodically goes on tour and participates in various shows.
Discography
- Mariah Carey (1990).
- Emotions (1991).
- Music Box (1993).
- Merry Christmas (1994).
- Daydream (1995).
- Butterfly (1997).
- Rainbow (1999).
- Glitter (2001).
- Charmbracelet (2002).
- The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).
- E=MC2 (2008).
- Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009).
- Merry Christmas II You (2010).
- me. I am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse (2014).
