History Music / MariahCarey

* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: Most of her videos.

** Her current feud is with rap diva {{Nicki Minaj}}. The two did collabo together back in late 2009 for a track on Mariah's then album ''Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel'' called "Up Out My Face". However, the friendship was over a few years later when it was announced that Minaj would be joining Carey on the judging panel of ''AmericanIdol'', much to the dismay of Carey. Reports were released right away of tension on the set of "Idol" between Carey and Minaj and the two feuding. Then came an infamous video from TMZ.com that recorded the two lashing out at each other on the set. Since then, two have decided to stay neutral while shooting the show for the most part.

In 2001, she had some sort of breakdown after her movie ''Glitter'' flopped and she took her clothes off on ''TRL''. She was hospitalized for exhaustion and many thought her career to be over, but in 2005 she returned with ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' and has been on top of the charts ever since.

* {{Cloudcuckolander}}: ''Dear god''....

* CuckoocloudLander: ''Dear god''....

* CluckoocloudLander: ''Dear god''....

* ShesBack

* SignatureSong: "Vision of Love"

* SingingVoiceDissonance: Her speaking voice is deep and gravelly, but her singing voice is very high-pitched.

* AwesomeEgo: She's a bit of a diva, but it actually adds to her popularity since she pulls off the ego with swag and is also a good person.

* SingingVoiceDissonance: her speaking voice is deep and gravely but her singing voice is very high pitched.

** Subverted. Her most famous "rivalry" was with WhitneyHouston, but this was created entirely by media hype and the two singers never had any particular beef with each other, even dueting in the song "When You Believe" on the ''PrinceOfEgypt'' soundtrack.
** It's played straight with {{Madonna}}, however. They've had bad blood for almost twenty years.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Butterfly''.

* MelismaticVocals: Possibly the Queen of this trope who spawned [[FollowTheLeader countless imitators]]...most of them a lot less skilled.
** PaulaAbdul even said that a surefire way of getting kicked off ''AmericanIdol'' is to do a Mariah Carey song, since it always involves HopelessAuditionees screeching their lungs out thinking it'll impress the judges.

* TheRival: Subverted. Her most famous "rivalry" was with WhitneyHouston, but this was created entirely by media hype and the two singers never had any particular beef with each other, even dueting in the song "When You Believe" on the ''PrinceOfEgypt'' soundtrack.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She is half-black, Latina, and half-white. In the beginning of her career, Tommy Mottola wanted her to take advantage of this and remain ambiguous about her race.

* MayDecemberRomance: Her first husband, Tommy Mottola, was twenty-one years older than her. She turned things around the second time, as Nick Cannon is twelve years her junior.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Most people are suprised to learn that she has co-written and co-produced all of her albums.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude?: Her twins, Monroe (after MarilynMonroe) and Moroccan (after the style of decor in a room in her apartment).
** YMMV with Monroe, since it's a slightly more normal name, but they went a little too far with Moroccan.

Mariah Carey ((born March 27,1970) is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 and won the Grammy for Best New Artist that year. She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang ballads and was a rival for WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more R&B sound.

Mariah Carey (1970-) is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 and won the Grammy for Best New Artist that year. She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang ballads and was a rival for WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more R&B sound.

Mariah Carey is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 and won the Grammy for Best New Artist that year. She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang ballads and was a rival for WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more R&B sound.

* TheRival: Her most famous "rivalry" was with WhitneyHouston, even though this was created entirely by media hype and the two singers never had any particular beef with each other, even dueting in the song "When You Believe" on the ''PrinceOfEgypt'' soundtrack. However, she really does have bad blood with {{Madonna}}, which holds strong to this day.

* TheRival: Her most famous "rivalry" was with WhitneyHouston, even though this was created entirely by media hype and the two singers had no particular beef with each other, even dueting in the song "When You Believe" on the ''PrinceOfEgypt'' soundtrack. However, she really does have bad blood with {{Madonna}}, which holds strong to this day.

** PaulaAbdul even said that a surefire way of getting kicked off ''AmericanIdol'' is to do a Mariah Carey song, since it always involves a HopelessAuditionee screeching her lungs out thinking it'll impress the judges.

Mariah Carey is a singer/songwriter who debuted in the early 90's (and won the Grammy for Best New Artist) and is famous for her wide vocal range. Initially, she sang ballads and was a rival for Whitney Houston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola she began collaborating with rappers, evolved into a more R&B sound and became more {{Stripperiffic}}.

In 2000, Billboard named her the best selling solo artist of the 90's while the World Music Awards named her the best selling female artist of the millennium.

In 2001, she had some sort of breakdown after her movie Glitter flopped and she took her clothes off on TRL. She was hospitalized for exhaustion and many thought her career to be over, but in 2005 she returned with ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' and has been on top of the charts ever since.

* AnimalMotif: She loves to incorporate butterflys in her photoshoots.

* GlurgeAddict: Listen to her album names: "Charmbracelet," "Glitter," "Butterfly," "Rainbow."

* MayDecemberRomance: She's 41 and married to Nick Cannon who is 29
* MelismaticVocals: Possibly the Queen of this trope who spawned countless imitators.
** Most of them a lot less skilled then her at it

** Though compared to the likes of Rihanna and Katy Perry she is very tame.