Mariah Carey Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-founder of Camp Mariah, which aids inner-city youth with becoming interested in the arts and learning about career opportunities
• In 2008, she became second only to the Beatles for most No․ 1 hit singles in the U․S
• For her charitable work with children, she was awarded the Horizon Award at the Congressional Foundation Awards in 1999
• In 2015, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• She is the only musican to have a number one single every year of the 1990s
• Supporter of several charitable organizations, including Operation Smile and the Red Cross
• She attened beauty school prior to being a singer
• In 1993, she got married to producer Tommy Mottola
• In 2008, she got married to actor Nick Cannon
• Got her big break when Sony Music executive Tommy Mottola listened to her demo at a party in 1988
• Quote: "There is a light at the end of the tunnel…hopefully it’s not a freight train!"
• Best known for her five-octave voice and hitting high notes
• Owns several items of actress Marilyn Monroe, including a piano Monroe owned as a child and a makeup compact that contains Monroe's handwritten Golden Globes speech
• Was named by her mother after the song "They Call the Wind Maria․"
• Before becoming a singer, she studied cosmetology
• Her godmother is Patti LaBelle
• After helping create a fake tan spray containing 24-carot gold, she now sprays it on herself every night before she performs on stage
• The Guinness Book of World Records awarded her the record for the highest note hit by a human