Singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer Mariah Carey continues her journey as one of the world's most influential superstars. Her recent album, "Merry Christmas II You" is Mariah Carey's 13th studio album, following up her worldwide multi-million-selling "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" (released September 2009), her multi-platinum "E=MC²" (2008), and worldwide 10 million selling "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005).
"The Emancipation of Mimi" generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. Soundscan's biggest-selling album of 2005, "Mimi" featured "We Belong Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's. Three years later, Mariah surpassed Elvis when "Touch My Body" (from "E=MC²") became her 18th #1 Hot 100 hit. "Touch My Body" spent two weeks at the top, Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated by Billboard.
Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits. The success of "E=MC2" brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to more than 200 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
Mariah has received five Grammy Awards and thirty-three nominations. Uniquely melding R&B, soul, gospel, and hip hop influences, she has been recognized as Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" and the "Best-Selling Female Pop Artist of the Millennium" at the 2000 World Music Awards. Her five-octave voice was voted "Greatest in Music" (MTV 2003) and Number One on the "22 Greatest Voices in Music" (Blender Magazine).
Carey's 11th studio album, "E=MC²," released in 2008, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and remained there for two consecutive weeks. The first single from "E=MC²" is "Touch My Body," written and produced by Mariah Carey, and is already over 80 million in audience at radio since its February 2008 release and has already been touted by Entertainment Weekly in their "Must List" as "a deliciously sexy pop single." Feature filmmaker Brett Ratner directed the video for "Touch My Body" which features "30 Rock" star Jack McBrayer.
Mariah began her acting career with a small role in the 1999 romantic comedy "The Bachelor" and followed with the lead in the semi-autobiographical "Glitter," with Terrence Howard. Mariah received rave reviews for her performance in the independent film "Wisegirls," which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. She previously teamed with producer/director Lee Daniels for the film "Tennessee," which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Mariah more recently starred in the movie "Precious" (2009) as Ms. Weiss.
"The Emancipation of Mimi" generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. Soundscan's biggest-selling album of 2005, "Mimi" featured "We Belong Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's. Three years later, Mariah surpassed Elvis when "Touch My Body" (from "E=MC²") became her 18th #1 Hot 100 hit. "Touch My Body" spent two weeks at the top, Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated by Billboard.
Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits. The success of "E=MC2" brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to more than 200 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
Mariah has received five Grammy Awards and thirty-three nominations. Uniquely melding R&B, soul, gospel, and hip hop influences, she has been recognized as Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" and the "Best-Selling Female Pop Artist of the Millennium" at the 2000 World Music Awards. Her five-octave voice was voted "Greatest in Music" (MTV 2003) and Number One on the "22 Greatest Voices in Music" (Blender Magazine).
Carey's 11th studio album, "E=MC²," released in 2008, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and remained there for two consecutive weeks. The first single from "E=MC²" is "Touch My Body," written and produced by Mariah Carey, and is already over 80 million in audience at radio since its February 2008 release and has already been touted by Entertainment Weekly in their "Must List" as "a deliciously sexy pop single." Feature filmmaker Brett Ratner directed the video for "Touch My Body" which features "30 Rock" star Jack McBrayer.
Mariah began her acting career with a small role in the 1999 romantic comedy "The Bachelor" and followed with the lead in the semi-autobiographical "Glitter," with Terrence Howard. Mariah received rave reviews for her performance in the independent film "Wisegirls," which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. She previously teamed with producer/director Lee Daniels for the film "Tennessee," which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Mariah more recently starred in the movie "Precious" (2009) as Ms. Weiss.
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