mariah

.Hi Im Mariah carey Im 35 Im The best-selling female performer of the 1990s, I 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 me own material. Born in Long Island, NY, on March 27, 1970, I 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 I began writing songs. I had a big break came as a backing vocalist on a studio session with dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr, who handed I maked demo tape to Columbia Records head Tommy Mottola at a party. According to legend, Mottola listened to the tape in his limo while driving home that same evening, and was so immediately struck by I talent that he doubled back to the party to track Me down.