Mariah Carey Biography, Net Worth, Wikipedia, Age, Family, Husband, Mom, Siblings, Children

Mariah Carey is considered as one of the most successful artists and holds quite some amazing records in her name. Best-selling female pop-artist of the millennium, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, eight Guinness World Records and multiple Grammy Awards, World Music Awards and American Music Awards are only a few milestones to describe the thriving career of Carey.

Mariah Carey Biography

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969)[a] is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the “Songbird Supreme”, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whistle register.

Mariah Carey Age

What is the age of Mariah Carey? 53 years

Mariah Carey Parents

Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1969 in Huntington, New York to Patricia and Alfred Roy Carey. Her mother is a former opera singer and vocal coach while her father was an aeronautical engineer of African-American and black Venezuelan-American lineage. Carey’s mother was disowned by her family for marrying a black man. Mariah was named after the song “They Call the Wind Maria” from 1951. She has two elder siblings, Alison and Morgan.

Mariah Carey Career

Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her debut album Mariah Carey. She was the first artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, from “Vision of Love” to “Emotions”. For the enduring popularity of her holiday music, particularly the 1994 Christmas song “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, she has also been dubbed the “Queen of Christmas”.

Carey’s self-titled debut album was released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. She gained further worldwide success with the albums Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995), with singles including “Hero”, “Without You”, “Fantasy”, “Always Be My Baby”, and “One Sweet Day”, which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s) and was the longest running number one song of the decade. After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new urban image and incorporated more elements of hip hop with the album Butterfly (1997). Billboard named her the Artist of the Decade (1990s), while the World Music Awards honored her as the best-selling female pop-artist of the millennium.

Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. She holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles by a solo artist, a female songwriter (18), and a female producer (15). Carey is the highest-certified female artist in the United States and 10th overall, with 72 million certified album units. In 2008, she broke chart records with “Touch My Body” and was named one of Time’s annual 100 most influential artists and entertainers in the world. She was ranked second on VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music, and in 2019, Billboard named her the “top-charting female solo artist”, based on both album and song chart success. Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, 15 Billboard Music Awards[8] and eight Guinness World Records. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022. She is credited for inspiring multiple generations of pop and R&B artists, and for merging hip hop with pop music through her crossover collaborations.

Mariah Carey Husband, Children

Carey married Tommy Mottola, whom she met while recording her album Mariah Carey, in 1993 in what was a half-million dollar ceremony. However, they ultimately got separated in 1997 due to their creative differences. Mariah met actor and comedian Nick Cannon while shooting music video for “Bye Bye”and they both got married 2008 in the Bahamas. Together the couple has twins, a boy and a girl. Carey and Cannon filed for divorce in 2014 that was finalized in 2016.

Mariah Carey Net Worth

Mariah Carey has an estimated Net Worth $350 million. She is the second best-selling female artist of all time and one of the 15 best-selling artists overall.