Mariah Carey was born March 27, 1970, in Huntington, Long Island, New York. After graduating in 1987 from Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York, Carey moved to Manhattan where she worked as a waitress, coat check girl, and studied cosmetology while writing songs and actively pursuing a music career at night.When she was 18 years old, Carey and her friend, singer Brenda K. Starr, went to a party hosted by CBS Records. Starr convinced Carey to bring along one of her demo tapes. After listening to the tape on the way home from the party, Mottola signed Carey immediately and set her to work on her first album, Mariah Carey (1990) which included four No. 1 singles: “Vision of Love,” “Love Takes Time,” “Some Day,” and “I Don’t Wanna Cry.” Her second album Emotions was released in 1992; the title track became her fifth No. 1 single, and included hits “Can’t Let Go” and “Make it Happen.” In March 1992, Carey appeared on MTV’s Unplugged. This performance was released as an album and a home video, resulting in another No. 1 single (a cover of The Jacksons’ “I’ll Be There”). Her next album Music Box (1993) cut back a bit on the lavish studio production techniques.

In 2012, Carey was chosen as a new judge for season 12 of the popular FOX television show American Idol, taking a seat alongside Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. Carey has sold around 160 million albums worldwide. She is the third best-selling female artist of all time, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Body Stats:

Mariah Carey

Height: 5 ft 9 in /175 cm

Weight: 66 kg /145.5 pounds

Shoe size: 9

Dress size: 6

Bra size: 34D

Measurements: 38-26-35 in /96.5-66-89 cm

Ethnicity: Multiracial

Hair Color: Light Brown

Eye Color: Dark Brown

Bio:

Name: Mariah Angela Carey

Nickname: Mimi, Mary Poppins, MC, Mermaid

Date of Birth: March 27, 1970

Place of Birth: Long Island, Huntington, New York, U.S

Place of Residence: New York, U.S.A

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Education: Florida Atlantic University

Social Networks:

Twitter: MariahCarey
Facebook: mariahcarey
Instagram: mariahcarey

Fun Facts:

Mariah Carey

Relationships:

Tommy Mottola (1992-1998)
Eddie Griffin (1996-1997)
Derek Jeter (1997-1998)
Jamie Theakston (1998)
Marcus Schenkenberg (1998)
Luis Miguel (1999-2001)
Eric Benét (2001)
Eminem (2001-2006)
Mark Sudack (2003-2005)
Christian Monzon (2005-2006)
Nick Cannon (2008-2015)
James Packer (2015-Present)

Children: 2

Awards and Honors:

2015 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Recording
2014 Nominated Hollywood Award Best Ensemble Cast
2010 Won Breakthrough Performance Award
2010 Nominated Black Reel Best Supporting Actress
2009 Won BSFC Award Best Ensemble Cast
2009 Won Capri Supporting Actress Award
2006 Won Grammy Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
2005 Won Bambi Pop – International
2002 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Performance in a Music, Variety or Comedy Special
2001 Won Stinker Award Worst Actress

Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, singing

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Actor: James Dean

Favorite Actress: Marilyn Monroe

Favorite Perfume: M byMariah Carey

Favorite Sports: Golf

Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones

Interesting Facts:

Is the only female artist (and second artist or group ever) to have 18 #1 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.
1990: Made her singing debut at age 20.
Had the nickname “Mirage” in high school, because she never showed up for class.
Bought Marilyn Monroe’s white lacquered baby grand piano at auction in October 1999 for $600,000 plus commission.
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”.
(January 26, 2002) Virgin Records bought out her $80 million contract for $28 million. The primary reason being the failure of her Glitter (2001) album and film.
Some of her albums feature the serif typeface friz quadrata.
Ranked #17 in the 2000 FHM list of “100 Sexiest Women in the World”.
Ranked #99 in the 2001 FHM list of “100 Sexiest Women in the World”.
Single “One Sweet Day” holds the record for the single staying most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (a record 16 weeks).
Used to be a vegetarian but stopped for ex-husband Tommy Mottola.
Ranked #19 on VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists.
Got her name from the song “They Call the Wind Maria” (spelled ‘Maria’ without the H, but pronounced ‘Mariah’). The popular Lerner & Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon(1969), starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, which was enjoying a great deal of success after its release in 1969, and the song containing Mariah’s name, was a favorite of mother Patricia.
Has a dog named JJ.