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FilmographyTV Shows/Series"Ally McBeal" .... Playing with Matches (Candy Cushnip) [2002] (# of episodes: 1) DiscographyAlbumsE=MC² [2008] (# of tracks: 16) The Emancipation Of Mimi [2005] (# of tracks: 18) The Remixes [2003] (# of tracks: 23) Charmbracelet [2002] (# of tracks: 15) Glitter [2001] (# of tracks: 12) Mariah Carey`s Greatest [2001] (# of tracks: 27) Valentines [2000] (# of tracks: 5) Rainbow [1999] (# of tracks: 14) #1`s [1998] (# of tracks: 18) Butterfly [1997] (# of tracks: 15) Daydream [1995] (# of tracks: 12) Merry Christmas [1994] (# of tracks: 11) Music Box [1993] (# of tracks: 13) MTV Unplugged [1992] (# of tracks: 7) Emotions [1991] (# of tracks: 10) Mariah Carey [1990] (# of tracks: 11) SinglesBye Bye [2008] (Duration: 1) Touch My Body [2008] (Duration: 4) Lil` L.O.V.E. [2007] (Duration: 4) Fly Like A Bird [2006] (Duration: 5) Mine Again [2006] (Duration: 1) Say Somethin` [2006] (Duration: 5) So Lonely [2006] (Duration: 1) Don`t Forget About Us [2005] (Duration: 3) Get Your Number [2005] (Duration: 1) It`s like That [2005] (Duration: 3) Shake It Off [2005] (Duration: 5) U Make Me Wanna [2005] (Duration: 3) We Belong Together [2005] (Duration: 4) Boy (I Need You) [2003] (Duration: 3) Bringin` On The Heartbreak [2003] (Duration: 4) I Know What You Want [2003] (Duration: 3) The One [2002] (Duration: 5) Through The Rain [2002] (Duration: 4) Don`t Stop (Funkin` 4 Jamaica) [2001] (Duration: 4) Last Night A DJ Saved My Life [2001] (Duration: 3) Lead The Way [2001] (Duration: 3) Loverboy [2001] (Duration: 5) Never Too Far [2001] (Duration: 3) Never Too Far/Hero Medley [2001] (Duration: 4) Reflections (Care Enough) [2001] (Duration: 2) Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) [2000] (Duration: 5) Can`t Take That Away [Mariah`s Theme] [2000] (Duration: 3) Crybaby [2000] (Duration: 2) Thank God I Found You [2000] (Duration: 5) Heartbreaker [1999] (Duration: 4) I Still Believe [1999] (Duration: 5) Sweetheart [1998] (Duration: 5) When You Believe [1998] (Duration: 2) Whenever You Call [1998] (Duration: 3) Breakdown [1998] (Duration: 2) My All [1998] (Duration: 3) The Roof (Back In Time) [1998] (Duration: 5) Butterfly [1997] (Duration: 5) Honey [1997] (Duration: 3) Always Be My Baby [1996] (Duration: 3) Forever [1996] (Duration: 2) Open Arms [1996] (Duration: 2) Underneath The Stars [1996] (Duration: 4) Fantasy [1995] (Duration: 5) One Sweet Day [1995] (Duration: 5) All I Want For Christmas [1995] (Duration: 5) Héroe [1995] (Duration: 1) Miss You Most (at Christmas Time) [1995] (Duration: 2) Jesus Born On This Day [1994] (Duration: 1) Joy To The World [1994] (Duration: 5) Anytime You Need A Friend [1994] (Duration: 4) Endless Love [1994] (Duration: 2) Never Forget You [1994] (Duration: 4) Without You [1994] (Duration: 3) Dreamlover [1993] (Duration: 6) Hero [1993] (Duration: 4) If It`s Over [1992] (Duration: 2) I`ll Be There [1992] (Duration: 5) Make It Happen [1992] (Duration: 6) Till The End Of Time [1992] (Duration: 2) Can`t Let Go [1991] (Duration: 2) Emotions [1991] (Duration: 2) I Don`t Wanna Cry [1991] (Duration: 2) There`s Got To Be A Way [1991] (Duration: 4) Love Takes Time [1990] (Duration: 2) Someday [1990] (Duration: 2) Vison Of Love [1990] (Duration: 2) |
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Mariah Carey Biography |
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Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia`s highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.
Following her separation from Mottola in 1997 Carey introduced elements of hip hop into her album work. Her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001, and she was dropped by Virgin Records the following year after a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown, as well as the poor reception given to Glitter, her film and soundtrack project. In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records, and after a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the forefront of pop music in 2005. Carey was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards. She has recorded the most number-one singles—eighteen—for a solo artist in the United States, where, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is the third best-selling female recording artist. In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five Grammy Awards, and is well-known for her vocal range, power, melismatic style, and use of the whistle register. |
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BiographyFriends and FamilyDa Brat [Friend] :: Morgan Carey [Brother] :: Alison Carey [Sister] :: Patricia Carey [Mother] :: Alfred Roy Carey [Father]PetsShih-Tzu DogTrivia and QuotesQuotes "I don`t know why, but everybody thinks that I`m short. When they see me for the first time, women are always surprised to be obliged to raise their head." - on her height. I can remember when I told myself for the first time: `I`m going to be rich and famous`. I was about 5 or 6. I was in my mother`s car, an old green dirty car. My sister was there too. She was humming; she was about 15, she had just gotten married because she was pregnant. We were on a supermarket parking lot, and I was looking at the wealthy people through the window; I told myself `I am going to be a star and I`ll buy all these things for us.` I rarely go to bed before 5 or 6 am. I am a girl of the night. I hate getting up before 2pm. And when I get up, I don`t have breakfast, just a slice of pizza. I`m composing my songs in bed, because I`m getting inspired when I`m about to sink into sleep. The night inspires me. I was the world`s worst waitress. I`d humbly like to become an inspiration to the biracial kids, who are the population of the new millennium. I`m everything and nothing at the same time: white, black and Latino. If I`ve managed to be accepted, the others can do it, too. "Raquel Welch, Ursula Andress; I liked their little ensembles.... You`ve got to throw Farrah Fawcett in there, too. I had the Farrah doll. She was my little style inspiration." -on glamor influences And maybe there are some people out there who think a quarter Venezuelan is not a lot... Well, I may be only one quarter, but it`s a strong quarter. I`ve always said that my father is half black and half Venezuelan and my mother is Irish. But people don`t understand. They can`t fathom that I`m African American, Venezuelan and Irish. Someone said I never paid any dues.I feel my whole life was struggling, because we were poor. We were alone, we had nothing--no security. I feel I have paid my dues. I`ve been paying my dues all my life There was a time when all I was allowed to do was go to gay clubs, because my quote-unquote husband was so afraid of me being around straight people There`s never been anything else in my life that inspired me at all. It`s crazy, but I`ve always loved music and I`ve always known this was what I wanted to do. I can`t remember a time when I didn`t want to be a singer. They went through some very hard times before I was born. They had their dogs poisoned, their cars set on fire and blown up. It put a strain on their relationship that never quit. There was always this tension. They just fought all the time. [On her parents` divorce] What I write is all from my imagination. Fact is, I haven`t had time to experience all that, but that doesn`t mean to say that I don`t write from the heart, because I do. I put myself in other women`s shoes, I can feel their pain and joy when I think about it. It`s all the same, we`re all women. I prayed very hard for this to happen and it happened. I don`t even think about what I`ve achieved, I haven`t focused on it and I wish I had, because I really want to enjoy it, and I don`t know if I am enjoying it, because I am going through my life like a bulldozer. I still haven`t marveled at it. I don`t mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to, but if you really listen there`s a difference People all of a sudden just see me and hear me having hit records and it seems to have come out of the blue. But really I have been working towards this my whole life, and this is what I say when people say I haven`t paid my dues. "A lot of the time they (the media) form the idea in listeners` minds. Calling me a `pop diva` without listening to my work so when I come out with an urban song it`s like, `Pop diva goes black.` I mean, pur-lease." - Mariah from Hip Hop magazine "Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. We`ve come a long way and I feel like I`m just getting started. Because as an artist, and most importantly as a person, I am genuinely happy to finally be free to be who I am. Thank you." - Mariah sticks it to the critics at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards. "One person could say "Hero is a schmaltzy piece of garbage, but another person can write me a letter and say, `I`ve considered commiting suicide every day of my life for the last ten years until I heard that song and I realized after all I can be my own hero.` And that, that`s an unexplainable feeling, like I`ve done something with my life, ya know?" - Mariah discusses the importance of her music A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don`t think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time. Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go. I decided to make my own ski-wear range after I found there were no fashion outfits for me to wear on the piste. It`s hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don`t know me. I`m not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid I`m not vain, I`m insecure. This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don`t ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me!" (Madison Square Garden, 1995) "Music is what I love and it`s what I feel and it`s in me and to know that I can do something that I enjoy and hopefully bring some enjoyment to other people through what I do is an incrediable feeling and I am just really thankful for it" "There is a light at the end of the tunnel...hopefully it`s not a freight train!" | ||
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