<p class="MsoNormal">Mariah Angela Carey was born in Huntington, New York, on March 27, 1970, to an Irish-American mother Patricia Hickey and an African American/Venezuelan father Alfred Roy Carey (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carey was named after 'They Call The Wind Mariah' song from the musical 'Paint Your Wagon'(Photo: Twitter)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carey was named after 'They Call The Wind Mariah' song from the musical 'Paint Your Wagon'(Photo: Twitter)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">She has a five octave range, which is two octaves higher than normal soprano (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">She has a five octave range, which is two octaves higher than normal soprano (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Her debut record earned her two Grammy Awards (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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Mariah Carey (Photo: Twitter)
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<p class="MsoNormal">She got a contract with Columbia Records, and released her self-titled debut album in 1990 (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">She got a contract with Columbia Records, and released her self-titled debut album in 1990 (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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She was married to Tommy Mottola from 1993 to 1998 (Photo: Twitter)
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She was married to Tommy Mottola from 1993 to 1998 (Photo: Twitter)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mariah Carey started out as a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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Mariah Carey (Photo: Twitter)
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<p class="MsoNormal">She has two kids named Moroccan Scott and Monroe with rapper Nick Cannon (Photo: Twitter)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">She has two kids named Moroccan Scott and Monroe with rapper Nick Cannon (Photo: Twitter)</p>
