Full Name : Mariah Carey ( her name was taken from the musical, "Paint Your Wagon" )
Birthday : March 27, 1970
BirthPlace : Long Island, New York ( where she lived throughout her childhood )
Mariah's Height : 5 feet and 9 1/2 inches
Her Father : Alfred Carey ( Valenzuelan and African-American )
Her Mother : Patricia Carey ( Irish )
Her Brother : Morgan Carey
Her Sister : Alison Carey
Her High School : Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, NY
Nickname : "Mirage" ( in high school )
Mariah's Variety Odd Jobs : waitressing, hat/coat-checking, hostessing, and sweeping hair salons

Mariah's First Demo
            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.

Mariah Meets Tommy Mottola
            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's Music Career
            Mariah wanted to be a singer from a very young age, and only days after graduating from Harbor Fields High School she left home for New York City.  After a time working odd jobs and singing back-up for Brenda K. Starr, she met Tommy Mottola, then president of CBS Records, and her future husband at an industry party.  Days later, in 1988, she was signed, and her first album was released in 1990.
Mariah's Record Labels   
            Mariah is represented by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music.  She also briefly had her own label under Sony, called Crave Records, which produced the act Allure.
Backup Singer for Brenda K. Starr
            She won a job singing backup for pop star Brenda K. Starr, which eventually became her road to success.
Mariah Plans to Act  
            Mariah has been taking acting lessons for some time and will be appearing in The Bachelor with Chris O'Donnell next year.  She also has committed to a movie called 00-Soul with Chris Tucker and will produce and star in All That Glitters for Disney.
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