Mariah Carey is an American born (Mar 27) singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register, she is referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records. She has also been referred to as the "Queen of Christmas". In 1990, Her debut single, the ballad "Vision of Love" reached #1 on the US Chart. This was the first of 5 consectutive #1s there. "Love Takes Time", "Someday" and "I don't wanna cry" all from Mariah's epononymous album and the title track from Mariah's second album, "Emotions" made the top spot. She would go on to have 10 more US #1s including Heartbreaker which sampled Stacy Lattisaw's Attack Of The Name Game. Ironically, her only UK #1, Nillson's "Without you" failed to reach the top in the states.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK US Song Aug 1990 9 1 Vision Of Love Nov 1990 37 1 Love Takes Time Jan 1991 38 1 Someday 1991 -- 1 I don't wanna cry Oct 1991 17 1 Emotions Jan 1992 20 2 Can't Let Go Apr 1992 17 5 Make It Happen Jun 1992 2 1 I'll Be There (featuring Trey Lorenz) Aug 1993 9 1 Dreamlover Nov 1993 7 1 Hero Feb 1994 1 3 Without You Jun 1994 8 12 Anytime You Need A Friend Sep 1994 3 2 Endless Love (with Luther Vandross) Dec 1994 2 1 All I Want For Christmas Is You Sep 1995 4 1 Fantasy Dec 1995 6 1 One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men) Feb 1996 4 - Open Arms Jun 1996 3 1 Always Be My Baby Sep 1997 3 1 Honey Dec 1997 22 - Butterfly Jun 1998 4 1 My All Dec 1998 4 15 When You Believe Apr 1999 16 4 I Still Believe Nov 1999 5 1 Heartbreaker (featuring Jay-Z)
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Mariah Carey is very much still in the public consciousness. In particular, "All I want for Christmas is you" after multiple re-issues finally reached #1 in the UK at Christmas in 2020. Not very hard to find news about her.
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