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Date Posted: 23:41:54 05/25/05 Wed
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>Mariah Carey Bio
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>Birthdate: March 27, 1970
>Birthplace: New York, NY
>Occupations: Actor, Musician
>Claim to Fame: Her 1990 self-titled debut LP spawned
>four number-one singles, including "Vision of Love"
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>Significant Other(s):
>Husband: Tommy Mottola, 20 years Mariah's senior;
>married June 1993; separated 1997; divorced 1998
>Derek Jeter: New York Yankee; dated; no longer together
>
>Family:
>Father: Alfred Carey, aeronautical engineer; divorced
>from wife Patricia in 1973
>Mother: Patricia Carey, voice coach, opera singer
>Brother: Morgan; older
>Sister: Alison; older
>
>Awards:
>1990: Grammy: Best New Artist
>1990: Grammy: Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female),
>"Vision of Love"
>
>Factoids:
>Has a five-octave vocal range
>Released seven albums in seven years
>
>Education:
>Harborfields High School, Green Lawn, New York;
>graduated
>
>MARIAH LATEST WORD ON BILLBOARD:
>WHERE SHE BELONGS: A 3-2 move for "We Belong Together"
>(Island) pushes Mariah Carey to her highest position
>on Billboard's Hot 100 since she topped the chart in
>February 2000 with "Thank God I Found You." Carey was
>last No. 2 in August 2001 with "Loverboy." While she's
>far enough away from Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl"
>(Interscope) to not be a serious challenger for No. 1
>next week, Carey could be looking at her 16th
>chart-topper as soon as two weeks from now.
>
>Carey's chart climb had been aided by an abundance of
>radio spins. On the Hot 100 Airplay chart, "We Belong
>Together" rises 2-1, becoming Carey's first
>chart-topper on this survey since "One Sweet Day"
>ruled for 13 weeks in 1995-96.
AND WE BELONG TOGETHER OFFICIALLY REACHES THE NUMBER 1 SPOT AT THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 THIS WEEK.
THIS MAKES WBT HER 16TH NUMBER ONE HIT, BEHIND ONLY ELVIS WITH 18 AND THE BEATLES WITH 20.
THIS ALSO STRENGTHENS HER CLAIM TO THE TITLE AS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ARTIST IN THE BILLBOARD US CHARTS.
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