Mariah Carey Net Worth, Her Biography, Wiki, Lifestyle & more.

Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer, who is known for her 5-octave vocal range and melismatic singing style. She is referred to as the “Songbird Supreme” by Guinness World Records. She rose to fame in 1990 with her eponymous debut album, released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. Mariah Carey is the second best-selling female artists of all time, behind Madonna and one of the 15 best-selling musical artists in history having sold over 200 million albums worldwide to date. Over the years, 19 of her songs have topped the Billboard Hot 100, most of which went on to dominate the charts for weeks. As of April 2022, Mariah Carey net worth is approximately, $320 million.

Mariah Carey might be a famous singing sensation but do you know everything about her ? Have you ever wondered about her personal life or how much wealth she inherits? Do you know how tall she is or who all are there in her family? Fortunately we have got you covered with this short biography- her age, weight, height, her personal and professional life, her current net worth and more. So lets get started!

Early Life

Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970 in Huntington, New York. She is of African American, Afro-Venezuelan and Irish descent. Her grandfather adopted the last name “Carey” upon moving to New York, changing it from Nunez. Her father Alfred Roy Carey was an aeronautical engineer and her mother was a former Opera singer and vocal coach. Mariah’s parents separated when she was just three years old. While her elder sister Alison chose to live with their father, Mariah and her elder brother Morgan stayed with their mother.

While at school Mariah always did well in arts, particularly music and literature. She started writing poems and songs while studying at Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York. She graduated from high school in 1987. during her highschool days Mariah used to work as a Demo singer. Being a part of the Long Islan music scene she got the oppurtunity to befriend musicians like Gavin Christopher and Ben Margulies, with whom she soon began composing full songs with lyrics and music. After graduating, while living in New York City, Mariah, Gavin and Ben continued working together to create a full-length demo.

The demo eventually made its way to pop singer Brenda K. Starr. Brenda continued to pass the demo around town while bringing Mariah to various industry galas. At one such gala, the demo tape was handed off to Tommy Mottola, the head of Columbia Records. He listened to the tape in the car on the way home. After hearing the first two songs he was convinced Mariah Carey would become a star. It took two weeks to track her down, but when he did Tommy instantly signed Mariah to a record deal and assembled a team to plot her commercial debut.

Career

Mariah’s career started with the release of herself-titled debut album on June 12, 1990. Columbia reportedly spent $1 million promoting the record. Sales were slow at first but eventually the album was certified 9X platinum in the US alone, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide. The album reached number one on the Billboard charts and earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

It was followed by her next album, 1991’s “Emotions” which was also an enormous success but it was her third album, 1993’s “Music Box” that took her career to next level. Music Box spent 128 weeks on the Billboard chart and eventually sold an astonishing 28 million copies worldwide. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Her next album “Merry Christmas” was also a monstrous success, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide. Her next three albums sold 20 million, 10 million and 8 million copies worldwide, respectively.

Mariah’s Christmas album is probably most notable for featuring the song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” which eventually became one of the best-selling and most-profitable singles of all time with global sales of 16 million and counting. The song is featured in dozens of Christmas movies and has a massive hit around the holidays on streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora. The song, which reportedly only took 15 minutes to write, generates an estimated $600,000 per year in royalties for Mariah and producer Walter Afanasieff. The song has generated more than $60 million in gross royalties to date.

In April 2001, Mariah left Columbia Records and signed a record-setting $100 million, five-album contract with Virgin Music. It was the biggest contract in the history of music at the time.

Mariah’s first album with Virgin, “Glitter”, was released on August 18, 2001. The album was actually a soundtrack to a movie of the same name which was a semi-autobiographically about a fictionalized version of Mariah. Both the album and film, which was unfortunately released on September 21, 2001 – 10 days after the 9/11 terror attacks, were panned by critics and audiences. The movie is famously one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time

Even before the movie’s release, Mariah had to be hospitalized for extreme exhaustion. She reportedly experienced a physical and emotional breakdown.

Over time the album sold 3 million copies. That would have been respectable for any other artist. Unfortunately it was a disaster for Mariah and Virgin’s newly-minted $100 million contract.

Virgin was so desperate to free themselves from Mariah that they paid her $28 million to end the contract early. When it was all said and done, Mariah was paid nearly $50 million to produce the one album for Virgin.

After being dumped by Virgin, Mariah signed a $24 million, five-album deal with Island Records. Her Island albums sold moderately well, with her biggest hit being 2005’s “The Emancipation of Mimi” which sold 10 million copies worldwide.

Mariah released one album under Def Jam and then was signed by Epic Records in 2015 where she remains today. In 2012 she earned $18 million to appear on one season of American Idol. In 2015 she signed a $30 million contract to undertake a two-year Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace. This helped her become one of the highest-earning women in music for the year with $27 million in total earnings.

Personal Life & Relationships

Mariah married Tommy Motalla in June 1993. However their union was short-lived and the couple got divorced in 2000. She then went on to marry actor Nick Cannon in 2008 but that too didn’t last long and they got divorced in 2016. The couple have two children together, twin boys Моnrое Саnnоn and Моrоссаn Ѕсоtt Саnnоn who were born in April 2011. Маrіаh аnd Nісk hаd аn uglу dіvоrсе and thеу аrе ѕtіll fіghtіng fоr thеіr сhіldrеn’ѕ сuѕtоdу.

Mariah was also rumoured to be dating singer Luis Migeul between 1998 and 2001. Іn 2016, іt wаѕ rероrtеd thаt ѕhе gоt еngаgеd tо Australian bіllіоnаіrе Јаmеѕ Расkеr. Вut thеу саllеd оff thе wеddіng іn а fеw mоnthѕ. Сurrеntlу, Маrіаh іѕ rumоrеd tо bе dаtіng Вrуаn Таnаkа. Тhе duо саn bе ѕееn ѕhоwеrіng еасh оthеr wіth kіѕѕеѕ еvеrуwhеrе thеу gо.

Оnе оf thе mоѕt рорulаr соntrоvеrѕіеѕ ѕurrоundіng thе Carey іѕ hеr tiff wіth Еmіnеm іn thе еаrlу ’20ѕ. Еmіnеm іnѕіnuаtеd thаt hе wаѕ dаtіng Маrіаh іn оnе оf hеr ѕоngѕ, whісh wаѕ dеnіеd bу hеr. Ѕhе lаtеr mаdе thе ѕіtuаtіоn wоrѕе bу раrоdуіng hіm іn hеr tоur ѕhоwѕ аnd wrіtіng а ѕоng аbоut Еmіnеm bеіng оbѕеѕѕеd wіth hеr. Lаtеr Еmіnеm еvеn wrоtе а ‘dіѕѕ’ trасk аbоut Маrіаh.

Іn 2012, Маrіаh аlѕо ѕtаrtеd a tiff wіth fеllоw јudgе Nісkі Міnај оn ‘Аmеrісаn Іdоl.’ Іt wаѕ rероrtеd thаt Маrіаh wаѕ аlwауѕ trуіng tо оnе-uр Nісkі bу еіthеr іntеrruрtіng оr mосkіng, whісh dіdn’t gо wеll wіth thе rар quееn Nісkі. Моѕt оf Ноllуwооd rеfеrѕ tо Маrіаh аѕ а dіvа.

Awards & Accolades

Throughout her career Маrіаh Саrеу hаѕ wоn 323 аwаrdѕ аnd 489 nоmіnаtіоnѕ, some of which include, five Grammy Awards, twenty World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards and twenty Billboard Music Awards. She has also been inducted with the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She was also honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk od Fame in 2015. Currently Carey has been listed as the best-selling female album artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Two of her albums have been certified Diamond, namely “Music Box” & “Daydream.”

Mariah Carey Net Worth

Аѕ оf Арrіl 2022, Mariah Carey net worth is estimated to be around $320 mіllіоn. Majority of her net worth comes from аlbum ѕаlеѕ. Ѕhе іѕ аlѕо knоwn fоr асtіvеlу tоurіng, whісh аlѕо hеlрѕ hеr іn mаkіng mіllіоnѕ еvеrу уеаr. А ѕіnglе оn-ѕtаgе реrfоrmаnсе gеtѕ hеr ѕоmеthіng оvеr $2 – $5 mіllіоn. Additionally, she is the face of several famous brands and has many endorsement deals in her name which definitely adds to her earnings.

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