Mariah Carey has been one of the best voices in pop music (or hip-hop, depending on your opinion), combined with one of the best attitudes. She isn’t as innocent as she once marketed herself to be, but I have nothing against bad girls.
As the saying goes, ’’all that glitters is gold, ’’ and Mariah’s been producing gold since her first release. She was one of the world’s top recording artists throughout the 1990s, setting records for most No. 1 singles by a female artist (she has 15), and most consecutive weeks at No. 1 with ’’One Sweet Day, ’’ her collaboration with Boyz II Men (the single still holds that record). Her chart accomplishments resulted in Billboard magazine naming her ’’Artist of the Decade’’ for the ’90s.
After suffering from physical and mental exhaustion in 2001, Mariah took a break from performing. However, in 2005, she came back in full force with The Emancipation of Mimi, which sold more copies in the first week following its release than any other one of her albums, and just keeps climbing the charts.
She may come off as a prima donna in her interviews, but her heart is in the right place when it comes to her fans. Carey’s devoted to the people who put her on top. She donates her time and money to ’’Camp Mariah, ’’ where inner-city kids get to spend time in the country, embrace the arts and discover career opportunities. She’s even been known to show up at the camp to hang out with her young fans.
As for talent, her voice carries her; after all, she’s the proud owner of an incredible five-octave range. She also tried her hand at acting, but if the public’s reaction to her film debut was any indication of her promise as a hot acting talent, she might want to stick to appearing in music videos. Rent a copy of Glitter (2001) and decide for yourself.
She is sexy and has some of the sexiest music videos around. Remember the ’’Fantasy’’ and ’’Honey’’ videos? She may have gained a few pounds here and there recently, but she still oozes with sex appeal in every award show appearance and on every album cover.
She has been extremely successful as a singer, and has co-written many of her biggest hits. She has sold millions and millions of albums worldwide. She may be considered a pop diva, but her singles have crossed over to top the R&B, hip-hop and adult contemporary charts too.
Between 1990 and 2000, she had 15 No. 1 singles on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart; that’s twice as many as Janet Jackson had during the same period, and more than Madonna, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion combined. Her first four singles all reached the pop summit, while her 1995 duet with Boyz II Men, ’’One Sweet Day, ’’ still holds the record for most weeks at No. 1, sitting tight for an incredible 16 weeks.
She’s also been nominated for countless Grammy Awards. She started winning them from the time of her 1990 debut album release, when she won in the Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for ’’Vision of Love’’) categories. Now Ican only wait and see if she’ll collect more awards for her most recent album, The Emancipation of Mimi, which debuted at No. 1 when it was released in April 2005.
Mariah Carey’s mixed ethnicity of Venezuelan, Irish and African-American combine to create her unique beauty. She has chubbier cheeks because of the weight gain, but her face is still as pretty as the first day I saw her.
She’s got a terrific smile that makes her whole face light up. Mariah’s still a ’’Dreamlover’’ to us.
Mariah Carey is known for her ultra-tight jeans, sexy halter tops and slinky, revealing dresses. Perhaps someday she will realize that it’s possible to reveal her body and look somewhat conservative simultaneously. Whatever the case, I’d prefer it if she dressed more like a diva to match her diva