Mariah Carey
Biography
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.
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.
Mariah Carey Filmography
The Sweet Science (2005)
State Property 2 (2005) .... Professionally Dressed Woman
Wisegirls (2002) .... Raychel
Glitter (2001) .... Billie Frank
Bachelor, The (1999) .... Ilana |
