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Mariah Carey was born on March 27,
1970 near Long Island, NY, to Alfred and Patricia Carey.
She has both an older brother and sister, Morgan and
Alison respectively. When she was around three years
old, her parents divorced due in part to racial
prejudice against them (Alfred is Venezualen and
African-American, Patricia is Irish). She subsequently
was raised by her mother, a voice coach and opera
singer, and was forced to move often because of
difficult finances. It was also around the time she was
three that she began to sing, often singing to her
brother's radio or to spite her parents. Her highest
octave is two higher than a normal soprano.
Mariah attended Harborfields High
School in Greenlawn, NY, where she claims she was not
much of a student. During this time, she sang for her
brother's band and recorded her first demo in a studio
her friend worked for. Because they were borrowing the
studio, they were forced to record into the early hours
of the morning. As a result Mariah often missed school,
bringing her the nickname "Mirage". Just days after
graduating from high school, Mariah moved to New York
City with a friend, where they shared a mattress on the
floor of a dingy apartment.
During her time in the city, Mariah
worked a variety of odd jobs to support herself,
including hat/coat-checking, hostessing, and sweeping
hair salons. Before long, she won a job singing backup
for pop star Brenda K. Starr, which eventually became
her road to success. At a party with Starr in the late
eighties, Mariah met with record execs and attempted to
give one her demo. Instead it was snatched up by Tommy
Mottola of then CBS Records. He listened to it in the
limo and shortly after signed her to his label.
Since then, Mariah has had a whirlwind
success, including number one hits, platinum albums,
Grammy awards, and anything else you can imagine. In the
coming year she will embark on a world tour and release
a new album, and will no doubt further her success far
into the coming millenium. |
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