History Music / MariahCarey

->''"Mariah is the idol smasher who made singing both better and worse at the same time. She made it better, because Mariah is a master at melisma. She so popularized the art of singing several notes on one syllable that this has become a part of the pop-R&B singer arsenal, used by everyone from {{Music/Beyonce}} to Music/ChristinaAguilera. Yet she made it worse, because she inspired a generation of lesser, oversinging warblers."''

* MelismaticVocals: Quite possibly the TropeCodifier alongside Music/WhitneyHouston. Her singing style spawned [[FollowTheLeader countless imitators]]...most of them a lot less skilled. Music/PaulaAbdul even said that a surefire way of getting kicked off ''Series/AmericanIdol'' is to do a Mariah Carey song, since it always involves HopelessAuditionees screeching their lungs out thinking it'll impress the judges.

* PantyShot: In an Instagram post [[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mariah-carey-bares-toned-behind-183000617.html when she visited]] UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} in 2016.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Sometimes in concert or out in public, sometimes going for [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard Daisy Dukes]].

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970)[[note]]Her and her twins birth certificates state she's born in 1970 fanpop.com/clubs/mariah-careys-lambs/images/22216353/title/mariahs-twins-birth-certificates-photo[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969)[[note]]A Long Island newspaper announcing Mariah's birth https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

->''And then a hero comes along\\
With the strength to carry on\\
And you cast your fears aside\\
'Cause you know you can survive\\
So when you feel like hope is gone\\
Look inside you and be strong\\
And you'll finally see the truth\\
That a hero lies in you''
-->"Hero"

In 2001, she suffered a CreatorBreakdown after the film ''Glitter'' and her album of the same name flopped, leading to a bizarre incident where she performed a semi-striptease on ''TRL''. She was hospitalized for exhaustion and many thought her career to be over, but in 2005 she blew away the charts with ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' and the world never questioned her relevance to pop culture ever since.

After feuding with Music/{{Eminem}} over whether they were ever together or not, she settled down and got married to [[Creator/{{TeenNick}} Nick Cannon]] in 2008, becoming a mother (of twins) in 2011. Unfortunately, the couple separated in 2014, and their divorce was finalized two years later. She's currently in a relationship with backup dancer Bryan Tanaka.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970)[[note]]http://fanpop.com/clubs/mariah-careys-lambs/images/22216353/title/mariahs-twins-birth-certificates-photo[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969)[[note]]A Long Island newspaper announcing Mariah's birth https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

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Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970)[[note]]A leaked copy of her and her twins' birth certificates confirm she was born in 1970.http://fanpop.com/clubs/mariah-careys-lambs/images/22216353/title/mariahs-twins-birth-certificates-photo[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

+ Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ChristinaAguilera, Music/BritneySpears, Music/{{Brandy}}, Music/ArianaGrande, Music/{{Adele}}, Music/UtadaHikaru, Music/{{Grimes}}, Music/KellyClarkson, Music/KatyPerry, Music/{{Rihanna}}, Music/{{Pink}}, Music/JessicaSimpson, Music/SelenaGomez, Music/LeonaLewis, Music/{{Ciara}}, Music/{{Ashanti}}, Music/AlessiaCara, Music/DemiLovato, Music/SamSmith, Music/MaryJBlige, Music/NellyFurtado among others]

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* MixedAncestry: Her father was African-American and Venezuelan, and her mother was of Irish descent.

* NeverMyFault: Mariah Carey has tried to blame her film Giltter's failure on the fact it was released on 9/11, even though it was actually released on the much less traumatic 9/21.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969)[[note]]Some sources gave a birth year of 1970 instead, but her birth date has been fully confirmed via [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ a birth announcement]] from Carey's hometown newspaper, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969.[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970)[[note]]Birth certificate says 1970[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969)[[note]]Some sources gave a birth year of 1970 instead, but her birth date has been fully confirmed via [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ a birth announcement]] from Carey's hometown newspaper, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969.[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969)[[note]]Some sources gave a birth year of 1970 instead, but her birth date has been fully confirmed via [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ a birth announcement]] from Carey's hometown newspaper, ''The Long-Islander''.[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970)[[note]]Some sources dispute this and say she was born in 1969 instead, although the March 27 birthday is consistent between all sources.[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and hitting almost inhumanly-high notes in her songs. Initially, she sang old fashioned ballads and was a rival for Music/WhitneyHouston, but after divorcing Tommy Mottola, she began collaborating with rappers, evolving into a more contemporary R&B sound.

** Her feud with rap diva Music/NickiMinaj. 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 ''Series/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. The two decided to stay neutral while shooting the show, for the most part - ultimately, both left the show after one season.

* BeautyInversion: She does this as part of her role as Mrs.Weiss in ''Film/{{Precious}}''. She's...virtually unrecognizable to say the least. Just click on this trope to see what we mean.

* BigNameFan: ''Series/SchittsCreek'' Creator Creator/DanielLevy has been a lifelong fan of Carey's and incorporated his love of her and her music into the show. He wrote the romantic line "You're My Mariah Carey", which Carey herself tweeted out.

** Carey was critical of Music/CelineDion after the Quebecoise chanteuse did some remarkable vocal gymnastics during a number with Music/ArethaFranklin at [=VH1=] Divas Live in 1998, accusing Dion of trying to upstage Franklin. (Dion later denied that was her intention.) On the other hand, after the death of Celine's husband, Rene Angelil, in 2016, Mariah sent Celine a heartfelt message of condolence on Instagram.

* 2017: ''All I Want For Christmas Is You'' -- Narrator

* MixedAncestry: She's half African-American, half Caucasian.

* StatuesqueStunner: Stands at 5'8" tall.