I was born in Long Island, New York on March 27, 1970. My parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan). I attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. Along with numerous awards, I was the most successful selling female artist in music history and am the only female artist to have straight ..1 singles and albums.I have a beauty mark just below my mouth.I label my albums, videos, photographs, and clothing with butterflies.