After some unsuccessful years Carey returned with The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), which became the best-selling album in the US and the world's second best-selling album of 2005. Following her highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown and the failure of her film Glitter (2001) and its soundtrack, Virgin bought her contract for $28 million and the following year she signed with Island Records. number-one singles, Carey left Columbia and signed a $100 million record deal with Virgin Records. In 2001, after eleven consecutive years of U.S.

Billboard named her the Artist of the Decade (1990s), while the World Music Awards honored her as the best-selling female pop-artist of the millennium. After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new image and incorporated more elements of hip hop with Butterfly (1997). Carey achieved further success with the albums Music Box (1993), Merry Christmas (1994), and Daydream (1995), with singles including ' Hero', ' Without You', ' All I Want for Christmas Is You', ' Fantasy', ' Always Be My Baby', and ' One Sweet Day', which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s). She was the first artist to have her first five singles reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, from ' Vision of Love' to ' Emotions'.Ĭarey's debut album was released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she married three years later.

Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her eponymous debut album. Referred to as the ' Songbird Supreme' and the 'Queen of Christmas', she is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, songwriting, and signature use of the whistle register. Mariah Carey ( / m ə ˈ r aɪ ə/ born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

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