History Music / MariahCarey

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* OutOfGenreExperience: In 1995, Carey and her friend Clarissa Dane recorded an album of AlternativeRock songs using the band name Chick, that were inspired by female-fronted bands like Music/{{Hole}} and Music/SleaterKinney. Dane was the band's lead vocalist and appeared in their only video, while Carey was credited under a pseudonym. The ''Someone's Ugly Daughter'' album was a flop that was underpromoted by the label, and Carey did not reveal her involvement until she wrote about the Chick album in her 2020 memoir ''The Meaning of Mariah Carey''. After the reveal, the obscure album became a sought-after collectors item. Carey later mentioned that she was thinking about putting out an unreleased version of the album with her own lead vocals.

* OutOfGenreExperience: In 1995, Carey and her friend Clarissa Dane recorded an album of AlternativeRock songs using the band name Chick and inspired by female-fronted bands like Music/{{Hole}} and Music/SleaterKinney. Dane was the band's lead vocalist and appeared in their only video, while Carey was credited under a pseudonym. The ''Someone's Ugly Daughter'' album was a flop that was underpromoted by the label, and Carey did not reveal her involvement until she wrote about the album in her 2020 memoir ''The Meaning of Mariah Carey''. After the reveal, the obscure album became a sought-after collectors item. Carey later mentioned that she was thinking about putting out an unreleased version of the album with her own lead vocals.

* OutOfGenreExperience: In 1995, Carey and her friend Clarissa Dane recorded an album of AlternativeRock songs using the band name Chick and inspired by female-fronted bands like Music/{{Hole}} and Music/SleaterKinney. Dane was the band's lead vocalist and appeared in their only video, while Carey was credited under a pseudonym. The ''Someone's Ugly Daughter'' album was a flop that was underpromoted by the label, and Carey did not reveal her involvement until she wrote about the album in her 2020 memoir ''The Meaning of Mariah Carey''. Carey later mentioned that she was thinking about putting out an unreleased version of the album with her own lead vocals. After the reveal, the obscure album became a sought-after collectors item.

* AscendedMeme: The internet joking about Carey's defrosting after Halloween ends was canonized through [[https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1719564924353970509 a video released on her Twitter account]] on November 1, 2023.

'''Mariah Carey''' (born March 27, 1969)[[note]]While some news sources state that she was born in 1970, and Carey herself has used 1970 as her birth year on some legal documents, [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ an announcement of her birth appears in the newspaper]] of her native Long Island, New York, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969. 1969 is also used by other news sources, including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''People''. Website/{{Wikipedia}} goes by the 1969 year on their article on her (linked below).[[/note]] is an American singer/songwriter from Huntington, New York. She debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and for 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, 1969)[[note]]While some news sources state that she was born in 1970, and Carey herself has used 1970 as her birth year on some legal documents, [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ an announcement of her birth appears in the newspaper]] of her native Long Island, New York, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969. 1969 is also used by other news sources, including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''People''. Website/{{Wikipedia}} goes by the 1969 year on their article on her (linked below).[[/note]] is an American singer/songwriter from Huntington, New York. She debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and for 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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* AnimalMotifs: She loves to incorporate butterflies in her photoshoots.

* SingingVoiceDissonance: Part of her Canadian vocal range with her speaking voice being US American and being able to use the Canadian accent in her songs.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: "Hero," of course. See the quote at the top of this page.

* SingingVoiceDissonance: Part of her five octave vocal range with her speaking voice being low and huskey and being able to use the whistle register in her songs.

* 1995: ''[[NewSoundAlbum Daydream]]''
* 1997: ''[[HotterAndSexier Butterfly]]''

* 2005: ''The Emancipation of Mimi''

* GriefSong: "The Wind" from ''Emotions.''

* BareYourMidriff: Frequently does this.

* ShesGotLegs: And doesn't she know it.

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->''"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 [[MelismaticVocals 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."''
-->-- '''Danielle Belton''', ''[[https://www.theroot.com/happy-birthday-divas-1790859185 The Root]]''

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969)[[note]]While some news sources state that she was born in 1970, and Carey herself has used 1970 as her birth year on some legal documents, [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ an announcement of her birth appears in the newspaper]] of her native Long Island, New York, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969. 1969 is also used by other news sources, including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''People''. Website/{{Wikipedia}} goes by the 1969 year on their article on her (linked below).[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and for 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]]According to the birth certificates of her twins, she was born in 1970.[[http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/22200000/Mariah-s-Twins-Birth-Certificates-mariah-careys-lambs-22216353-605-792.jpg]]It also shows her then-husband Nick Cannon's birthdate of 1980.[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and for 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]]While some news sources state that she was born in 1970, and Carey herself has used 1970 as her birth year on some legal documents, [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ an announcement of her birth appears in the newspaper]] of her native Long Island, New York, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969. 1969 is also used by other news sources, including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''People''. Website/{{Wikipedia}} goes by the 1969 year on their article on her (linked below).[[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and for 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.

After feuding with Music/{{Eminem}} over whether or not they were ever together, 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, 1969)[[note]]While some news sources state that she was born in 1970, and Carey herself has used 1970 as her birth year on some legal documents, [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ an announcement of her birth appears in the newspaper]] of her native Long Island, New York, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969. 1969 is also used by other news sources, including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''People''. Website/{{Wikipedia}} goes by the 1969 year on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey their article on her.]][[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and for 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]]While some news sources state that she was born in 1970, and Carey herself has used 1970 as her birth year on some legal documents, [[https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/ an announcement of her birth appears in the newspaper]] of her native Long Island, New York, ''The Long-Islander'', in an issue dated April 10, 1969. "1969" is also used by other news sources, including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''People''. Website/{{Wikipedia}} goes by the 1969 year on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey their article on her.]][[/note]] is a singer/songwriter who debuted in 1990 with her hit "Vision of Love". She is famous for her wide vocal range and for 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]]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.

Carey has also been known for her five octave vocal range,[[note]]Some claim seven, but if that were true, she'd either be able to sing like Music/BarryWhite or sing in a register only dogs could hear[[/note]] which she attributes to the nodules she's had on her vocal cords since childhood. With them, she is able to use the belting technique and the whistle register which have become signature characteristics in her songs.

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.

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* LyricalColdOpen: Her cover of Music/{{Journey}}'s "Open Arms".