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Mariah Carey

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Born

Mar 27, 1970 in Hunington, Long Island, NY

Years Active

1910	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	2000

Genre		Styles
R&B		Pop Dance-Pop Urban Adult Contemporary Club/Dance

Moods		Instruments
Sensual Party/ Celebratory Confident Sexy Refined/ Mannered Playful Carefree Stylish Exuberant Sparkling Slick Bright Energetic Reflective Sweet Laid-Back/ Mellow Amiable/ Good-Natured Fun Theatrical Sentimental Romantic		Vocals

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AMG Artist ID

P    62404

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Biography

by Jason Ankeny

The best-selling female performer of the 1990s, Mariah Carey rose to superstardom on the strength of her stunning five-octave voice; an elastic talent who moved easily from glossy ballads to hip-hop-inspired dance-pop, she earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but did them both one better by composing all of her own material. Born in Long Island, NY, on March 27, 1970, Carey moved to New York City at the age of 17 -- just one day after graduating high school -- to pursue a music career; there she befriended keyboardist Ben Margulies, with whom she began writing songs. Her big break came as a backing vocalist on a studio session with dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr... Read More...