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Mini biography:
Bought Marilyn Monroe's white lacquered baby grand piano at auction in October, 1999 for $600,000 plus commission.
Dated New York Yankee 'Derek Jeter'.
Her highest octave is two octaves higher than normal soprano.
Got her name from the song "They Call The Wind Mariah". The popular Lerner & Lowe musical, "Paint Your Wagon" starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, which was enjoying a great deal of success, after its release in '69, and the song containing Mariah's name, although spelt without the 'H', was apparently a favourite of mother Patricia.
Used to be a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr.
Used to work in a hair salon sweeping up hair.
She also states she held waitressing jobs and got fired from them all.
Dated Latin singer 'Luis Miguel'.
Attended Oldfield Middle School and Harborfield High School.
Father is half Venezuelan, mother is Irish.
In 1999 Mariah won the Horizon Award at the Congressional Foundation Awards for her work with and for children.
The only female artist to have 15 #1 songs on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. As of 2000, her albums had sold more than 125 million copies worldwide.
(1990) Made her singing debut, age 20.
Had the nickname "Mirage" in high school, because she never showed up for class.
(25 July 2001) According to her spokesperson, Mariah suffered a physical and emotional breakdown, and spent the next couple weeks recovering in a Connecticut mental hospital.
(September 2001) Appeared on the benefit concert "A Tribute To Heroes" and sang the song "Hero" in dedication to the families, friends, victims, and heroes of the World Trade Center tragedy.
(2001) Signed a $100,000,000 million deal with Virgin Records for her next four albums.
(2001) Mariah Carey's songs have spent more weeks at Number 1 in the Billboard charts than any other artist in history. Sixty-one weeks total, the previous record was Fifty-nine weeks held by the Beatles.
Founder of Camp Mariah, a serene escape located in Fishkill, New York for inner-city youth to embrace the arts, introduce career opportunities, and build self-esteem.
Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.
(26 January, 2002) Virgin records buys out her $100 million contract for $28 million. The primary reason being the failure of her Glitter album and film.
Single 'One Sweet Day' holds the record for the single staying most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (a record 16 weeks)
Has more number one singles than any artist in history, except Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
Owns a three floor apartment in New York City
(May 2002) Signed a three-album deal with Island/Def Jam records for a reported $21-24 million. She has already started work on a new album, which has no release date at this point. Meanwhile, 'Wise Girls', her movie with Mira Sorvino, will premiere on HBO in the fall of 2002.
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