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 Biografia Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (Huntington, New York, 27 marzo 1970) è una cantante, attrice e produttrice discografica statunitense, molto popolare soprattutto negli anni novanta. La sua musica è ispirata da rhythm and blues, pop, gospel ed hip hop. Si ritiene che abbia un'estensione vocale di cinque ottave, una delle maggiori tra tutti i cantanti più popolari. Inoltre si fa notare per l'uso frequente di note nel registro sovracuto; i suoi vertiginosi acuti sono elementi distintivi che rendono la sua vocalità facilmente riconoscibile.
Con oltre 200 milioni di dischi venduti, è annoverata tra le artiste femminili più di successo nella storia della musica. Detiene anche il record per il maggior tempo trascorso, dai suoi singoli, ai primi posti delle classifiche stilate dalla rivista Billboard. Lo stile vocale di Mariah ha influenzato un'intera generazione di cantanti che si sono affermati dopo di lei, tra cui Christina Aguilera e Beyoncé Knowles, così come molti partecipanti alla trasmissione televisiva American Idol. Fonte: Wikipedia
 Mariah Carey biography
The best-selling female performer of the 1990s, Mariah Carey rose to superstardom on the strength of her stunning five-octave voice; an elastic talent who moved easily from glossy ballads to hip-hop-inspired dance-pop, she earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but did them both one better by composing all of her own material. Born in Long Island, NY, on March 27, 1970, Carey moved to New York City at the age of 17 -- just one day after graduating high school -- to pursue a music career; there she befriended keyboardist Ben Margulies, with whom she began writing songs. Her big break came as a backing vocalist on a studio session with dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr, who handed Carey's demo tape to Columbia Records head Tommy Mottola at a party. According to legend, Mottola listened to the tape in his limo while driving home that same evening, and was so immediately struck by Carey's talent that he doubled back to the party to track her down. br /br /After signing to Columbia, Carey entered the studio to begin work on her 1990 self-titled debut LP; the heavily promoted album was a chart-topping smash, launching no less than four number one singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday," and "I Don't Wanna Cry." Her overnight success earned Grammy awards as Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist, and expectations were high for Carey's follow-up, 1991's Emotions. The album did not disappoint, as the title track reached number one -- a record fifth consecutive chart-topper -- while both "Can't Let Go" and "Make It Happen" landed in the Top Five. Carey's next release was 1992's MTV Unplugged EP, which generated a number one cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There"; featured on the track was backup singer Trey Lorenz, whose appearance immediately helped him land a recording contract of his own. br /br /In June 1993, Carey wed Mottola -- some two decades her senior -- in a headline-grabbing ceremony; months later she released her third full-length effort, Music Box, her best-selling record to date. Two more singles, "Dreamlover" and "Hero," reached the top spot on the charts. Carey's first tour followed and was widely panned by critics; undaunted, she resurfaced in 1994 with a holiday release titled Merry Christmas, scoring a seasonal smash with "All I Want for Christmas Is You." 1995's Daydream reflected a new artistic maturity; the first single, "Fantasy," debuted at number one, making Carey the first female artist and just the second performer ever to accomplish the feat. The follow-up, "One Sweet Day" -- a collaboration with Boyz II Men -- repeated the trick, and remained lodged at the top of the charts for a record 16 weeks. br /br /After separating from Mottola, Carey returned in 1997 with Butterfly, another staggering success and her most hip-hop-flavored recording to date. #1's -- a collection featuring her 13 previous chart-topping singles as well as "The Prince of Egypt (When You Believe)," a duet with Whitney Houston effectively pairing the two most successful female recording artists in pop history -- followed late the next year. With "Heartbreaker," the first single from her 1999 album Rainbow, Carey became the first artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s; the record also pushed her ahead of the Beatles as the artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop the Hot 100 singles chart.br /br /However, the 2000s weren't as kind to Carey. After signing an 80-million-dollar deal with Virgin -- the biggest record contract ever -- in 2001 she experienced a very public personal and professional meltdown that included rambling, suicidal messages on her website; an appearance on TRL where, clad only in a T-shirt, she handed out Popsicles to the audience; and last but not least, the poorly received movie Glitter and its attendant soundtrack (which was also her Virgin Records debut). Both the film and the album did poorly critically as well as commercially, with Glitter making just under four million dollars in its total U.S. gross and the soundtrack struggling to make gold sales. Following these setbacks, Virgin and Carey parted ways early in 2002, with the label paying her 28 million dollars. That spring, she found a new home with Island/Def Jam, where she set up her own label, MonarC Music. In December, she released her ninth album, Charmbracelet, which failed to become a success. Although she took nearly three years for a follow-up, Carey found a hit with 2005's chart-topping The Emancipation of Mimi, her most successful record in years. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
 Mariah Carey biografìa
Mariah Carey (nacida el 27 de marzo de 1970) es una cantante Pop, R&B/soul, compositora, productora musical, arreglista, directora de vídeoclips, activista social y ocasionalmente actriz estadounidense. Debutó en 1990; y la han lanzado a la fama exitosas canciones tales como Vision of Love, Dreamlover, Fantasy, One Sweet Day, y We Belong Together. Con 18 sencillos «número uno», se ha convertido en la «artista en solitario con más sencillos número 1 en EE. UU.»
Entre sus álbumes más destacados se encuentran: su homónimo Mariah Carey, Music Box, Daydream y The Emancipation of Mimi en el 2005. En EE. UU. ha vendido un total de 64,5 millones de copias [1], y alrededor del mundo más de 200 millones. De acuerdo a la lista Forbes de las mujeres más ricas del mundo del entretenimiento, Carey posee una fortuna estimada en 225 millones de dólares ([2]). Su incursión en el mundo de la actuación en películas tales como Glitter y Wisegirls ha tenido muy poca repercusión, aunque por esta última Carey fue galardonada con una mención especial del Jurado de Festival de Sundance como mejor actriz. Actualmente se encuentra trabajando en una nuevo proyecto cinematográfico, Tennessee, una película independiente producida por Lee Daniels (Monster's Ball).
En 2000, en los World Music Awards fue nombrada como la Artista Femenina Más Vendedora de Todos los Tiempos.
Mariah Carey es mejor conocida por su voz, con un timbre poderoso, uso de registros agudísimos y una entonación perfecta y melismática. Es admirada por artistas variados, desde Aretha Franklin y Patty Labelle , hasta el ya fallecido Pavarotti.
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