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Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B
singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her
recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records
executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to
have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records
established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act.
According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful
artist of the 1990s in the United States. Following her separation
from Mottola in 1997 Carey introduced elements of hip hop into her
album work. In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records, and after a
relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the forefront of
pop music in 2005. Carey was named the best-selling female pop
artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards. In
addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five
Grammy Awards, and is well-known for her vocal range, power,
melismatic style, and use of the whistle register ... more |
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