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Mariah Carey described her career "It really is like Cinderella." In a matter of a few quick years she's gone from a poor girl, raised alone by her divorced mother on Long Island, New York, to one of world's leading pop divas. Her story is both inspiring and inspirational. Her four albums have sold a total of more than 16 million copies in New York alone. Her first five singles all reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,a feat never managed before by anyone-not even the Beatles or Elvis Presley. She married the man who discovered her, Tommy Mottola, the head of the company for which she records. However, they had currently broken up.

"I'm really fortunate," she said. "I'm really happy, and I'm really lucky to be where I am."

So, how did it all begun?

Mariah Carey was born on March 22,1970. Her parents Patricia Hickey, an opera singer, daughter of Irish immigrants from Country Cork, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer of Afro-American and Venezuelan descent. Mariah is the third child, having a brother named Morgan, and a sister named, Alison.

Although Mariah once jokingly stated,"I think my mother chose the name Mariah because it would be a good stage name," Patricia actually took the name from the song, "They Called the Wind Mariah."

By the time Patricia and Alfred had divorced in 1972, Patricia discovered that Mariah had inherited her singing talent.

In 1974, Patricia began giving Mariah singing lessons. In 1976, Mariah makes her public singing debut. In 1984, Mariah works part-time after school, singing on Demo tapes at Long Island studios. In 1986, for her sixteenth birthday, brother Morgan pays to make a professional 24 track demo in Manhatten. Here she meets Ben Margulies. In 1987, Mariah graduates from Harbourfields High School on Long Island. Patricia remarries. Mariah moves to Manhattan, keeps recording and publishing her tape to record companies.

In 1988, Mariah auditions and lands job singing backup for Brenda K.Starr. In November that year, dragged by Brenda to a party, Mariah passed her tapes to Columbia head Tommy Mottola. He listens to it in his limousine, turns around and searches for her. She has left. The following Monday, he contacts her. In December, Mariah signs a contract with CBS Columbia. In 1989, Mariah spends the year recording her debut album with producers Narada michael Walden, Rick Wake, and Rhett Lawrence, using a lot of the material she and Ben Margulies have written over the last three years.

In April 1990, Mariah performs at an invitation-only Columbia party, accompanied by Richard Tee on piano. On the heels of this, she performs at the National Association of Recording Merchandisers convention in Los Angeles. After this comes a nice-city promotional tour, during which Love Takes Time is hastily recorded and added to the already completed album.

In June, Mariah sings "America the Beautiful" before Game One of the NBA playoffs. This is followed by appearance on both "The Arsenio Hall Show" and "The Tonight Show." On June 2, Vision of Love enters the Billboard Hot 100 at number 73. June 30, Mariah Carey debuts on the album chart at number 80. August 4, Vision of Love reaches number 1. Mariah Carey starts to run of twenty-two weeks at the top of the album chart. August 5, Mariah sings at the Camel Summer Jam in Mountain View, California.

October 27, Mariah is the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live." November 10, Love Takes Time becomes Mariah's second number 1 single.

In 1991, February 20, Mariah wins two grammys-for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, and Best New Artist-at the 33rd Annual Awards. March 7, Mariah is named Best New Female Singer in the Rolling Stone Reader's Pick Music Awards. March 9, Someday brings her string of number 1 singles to three. On the 12th, at the "Soul Train" Awards, mariah walks away with Best New R&B/Urban Contemporary Artst; Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female; and Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album, Female.

In April 6, I Don't Wanna Cry hits number 1, making Mariah the first artist since the Jackson Five to have her first four single top the chart. Back in the studio, Mariah is working on her second album, with David Cole and Robert Clivilles, and Walter Afanasieff.

In August 31, Emotions the title track and leadoff single from the new album, debuts at number 35. In October 12, Emotions reaches number 1, making Mariah the first artist to have her first five singles go to that spot.

In 1992, on January 25, Can't Let Go, the second single from Emotions, peaks at number 2. On March 16, Mariah tapes MTV's "Unplugged" show. On May 28, I'll Be There enters the Hot 100 at number 13 and became number 1 on June 25. At the same time, the MTV Unplugged EP enters the album chart at number 8. Meanwhile, Mariah is involved with the writing and production of Trey Lorenz, then begins writing and recording her next album with a number of different partners, including Walter Afanasieff, the Cole-Clivilles team, and Babyface.

In June 5, 1993, Mariah and Tommy Mottola marry at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York. The reception is held at the Metropolitan Club, after which the couple honeymoons in Hawaii.

In August 15, 1993, Dreamlover, the first single of thr new album Music Box was released and enters the Hot 100 at number 13. The single reached number 1 on September 4. On the 17th,Music Box debuts on the album chart, and hits number 2 on September 24. Tommy Mottola is promoted to President/COO, Sony Music.

On November 3, Mariah's first tour begins at Miami Arena, Miami, Florida. The tour continues at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts on the 9th. The tour concludes at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 10. On the 25th Hero and Music Box both reach number 1 on their respective charts.

On January 31, 1994, Without You enters the Hot 100 at number 53, and peaks to number 3 on March 25. On May 20, Anytime You Need a Freind comes into the Hot 100 at number 45, and ended up number 12 on June 25.

In September 1994, Luthor Vendros made a duet single with Mariah. The single is called My Endless Love.

On November 1, Merry Christmas, her new album was released. It entered the Billboard Album Chart at number 30 on the 19th. Mariah did a benefit concert for the Fresh Air Fund on December 8. "Mariah Carey Christmas special" airs on MTV on the 14th. Merry Christmas peaks at number 3 on the 25th.

In September 1995, Fantasy the first single from her new album was released. That new album Daydream was released in October that year. Also during that year, in January, One Sweet Day a duet with Boyz II Men was released, followed by Always Be My Baby in March, Open Arms in July, and finally Forever in October.

Mariah sang as a backup vocalist in Babyface's new single Everytime I Close My Eyes in early 1997.

Mariah and Tommy had split up before she released her new single Honey from her new album in August 1997. She released that album, which is called Butterfly in September. Also Butterfly, was also her second single,and was released in early November. Breakdown, was released in early February.

Mariah had toured Australia in February 1998, performing two concerts. She appeared on "Hey, Hey, It's Saturday". In March, she released another single called, My All.


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