Mariah Carey
- Birthplace: Huntington, New York
- Birthday: March 27, 1970
A Long Island born and raised singer and songwriter who dominated the 1990s with several successful releases and numerous Number One hits, Mariah Carey quickly became a pop music legend with a seemingly limitless vocal range and talent for writing catchy tunes and sweet ballads that were at home in the Top 10. Starting out as a backup singer for freestyle singer Brenda K. Starr, (whose hit "I Still Believe" Carey would remake in 1999), the young singer passed her demo along to then Columbia Records head Tommy Mottola in 1988. Blown aw…more