Mariah Carey was born and raised in New York by her mother. She began singing at the age of four. By the time she was in junior high, she had begun to write songs. After her high school graduation, she got her fist big break, singing backup for Brenda K. Starr, a break that led to her signing with Columbia Records. Mariah always knew that she would be a singing star. Mariah’s father was black and Venezuelan. Her mother, the daughter of Irish immigrants, was an opera singer. Mariah took after her mother in the pursuit of developing her vocal talents.
Mariah Carey is the biggest-selling female recording artist of the 1990’s. Mariah has co-written all but one of her number one hits, and has co-produced almost all of her chart-topping singles. Mariah’s range of songs includes pop, soul, R&B, hip-hop and gospel. She is the only artist to have had a number one single for every year of the 1990’s. The last decade to have an artist hit number one every single year was in 1920’s . Mariah has hit number one with the debut single from every one of her albums.
Mariah Carey has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, 84 RIAA gold, platinum and multi-platinum certifications for her singles and holds a record-setting four consecutive number one singles. “Heartbreaker,” the first single from her album “Rainbow”, made music history on September 29, 1999, when it became her 14th number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, something only accomplished by the Beatles and Elvis Presley. When “Heartbreaker” entered its second week at number one, Mariah spent her 60th week at number one breaking the long-standing 59-week record established by the Beatles as the artist with the most weeks at number one in the 41-year history of the Hot 100.
The Essay on Identity of the Artist: Bob Dylan’s Chronicles
Early on in his rambling memoir, Chronicles (2004), Bob Dylan expresses a surprising affiliation. I’d read that stuff. Voltaire, Rousseau, John Locke, Montesquieu, MartinLuther—visionaries, revolutionaries…it was like I knew those guys, like they’d been living in my backyard. (p. 30) This “backyard” of the songwriter, identified through much of his career with subversion and rebellion, is a ...
Mariah has racked in numerous awards in her time. She received Grammy’s for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Female in 1990. The same year, Mariah picked up three Soul Train Awards: Best New Artist, Best Album and Best Single. At the American Music Awards, Mariah won Favorite Female Artist/R&B in 1992; Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite Album, Adult Contemporary in 1993; Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock in 1995: and Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B in 1996.
Mariah picked up her first Billboard Awards in 1991 for Top Adult Contemporary Artist, Top Pop Artist, Top Album Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist, and Top Pop Singles Artist/Female. In 1996, she won a Billboard Award for Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year and, with Boyz 11 Men, a Special Hot 100 Singles Award for “One Sweet Day.”
At the 1998 World Music Awards ceremony, Mariah won an award for Best Selling R&B Artist and the Legend Award for World’s Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990’s. She won her first World Music Awards – World’s Best Selling Pop Artist, World’s Best American Recording Artist, and World’s Overall Best Performing Artist- in 1995. The following year, she was presented with trophies for World’s Best Selling R&B female artist of the year, World’s Best Selling Overall Recording Female Artist of the Year, World’s Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year, and World’s Best Selling American Female Artist of the Year. Mariah was presented with the Aretha Franklin Entertainer Award and named Entertainer of the Year at the 1998 Lady of Soul Awards. She also received the American Music Award for Special Achievement. An award that has only been given out 3 times (including to Prince and Michael Jackson).
The Essay on National Artist Award Controversy
The National Artist Award is one of the prestigious awards given to people who are considered as national artists for their contribution in the different field of arts. It is the highest state of recognition given to Filipino artists. Just recently, this year’s awarding was full of controversies and issues that left the people questioning if the awardees deserved the recognition given. Among the ...
Mariah is the only female artist to receive the award. She was also awarded Artist of the Decade at The Billboard Music Awards. The World Music Awards awarded Mariah with Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium.
Mariah has overcome a lot of hardships throughout her life. Through her experiences, Mariah feels like she can relate to her fans. She hopes to make them see that no matter what, you can make it through. She now donates to numerous children’s charities and even has a camp for inner-city kids named after her in New York. She plans on continuing her work in the music industry and promises many new albums in the future.
