Mariah Carey

Born: March 27, 1970, Huntington, New York, USA

Nickname: Songbird

Height: 5' 9"

Mother:
Patricia Hickey (Irish-American), former mezzo-soprano New York City opera singer and a freelance vocal coach.

Father:
Alfred Roy Carey (African-American, Venezuelan), aeronautical engineer

Education: Harborfields High School

Ex-husband: Tommy Mottola

Her highest octave is two octaves higher than normal soprano. Her vocal range spans five octaves.

Pop singer Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970 in Huntington, N.Y., to an Irish-American opera singer mother and an African-Venezuelan engineer father. Carey's mother encouraged her daughter's vocal skills from an early age, and by age 15, Mariah was performing in New York City, often skipping school to play in clubs late into the night. After graduating from high school, Carey moved to New York to attend beauty school and shop her rough demos around town. She eventually landed a job as a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr, who introduced her to music industry execs; one night Carey handed her demo tape to Tommy Mottola, the president of Columbia Records, and had a deal the next month.

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