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Mariah Carey Bio
The
best-selling female performer of the 1990s, Mariah Carey 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 her own material. Born in Long Island, NY, on March 27,
1970, Carey 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 she began writing
songs. Her big break came as a backing vocalist on a studio session with
dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr , who handed Carey 's 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 Carey 's talent that he
doubled back to the party to track her down.
The years from 2000 on weren't as kind to Carey . After signing an 80
million dollar deal with Virgin -- the biggest record contract ever --
in 2001 she experienced a very public personal and professional meltdown
that included rambling, suicidal messages on her website; an appearance
on TRL where, clad only in a T-shirt, she handed out Popsicles to the
audience; and last but not least, the stupendously awful movie Glitter
and its attendant soundtrack (which was also her Virgin Records debut).
Both the film and the album did poorly critically as well as
commercially, with Glitter making just under 4 million dollars in its
total U.S. gross and the soundtrack struggling to make gold sales.
Following these failures, Virgin and Carey parted ways early in
2002, with the label paying her 28 million dollars. That spring, she
found a new home with Island/Def Jam, where she set up her own label,
MonarC Music. In December, she released her ninth album, Charmbracelet ,
which failed to become a success. Although she took nearly three years
for a follow-up, Carey found a hit with 2005's The Emancipation
of Mimi, her most successful record in years.
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Mariah Carey Tickets
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07.29.06
Kodak Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
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08.05.06
American Airlines Arena
Miami, FL
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08.07.06
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, FL
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08.09.06
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
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08.11.06
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, PA
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08.13.06
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, ON
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08.15.06
Bell Centre
Montreal, QC
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08.17.06
Trump Taj Mahal - Mark Etess Arena
Atlantic City, NJ
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08.21.06
TD Banknorth Garden
Boston, MA
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08.23.06
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
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08.25.06
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, CT
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08.27.06
Continental Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
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09.01.06
Pepsi Arena
Albany, NY
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