• Maria returns to herpop and R&B roots on her new album, The Emancipation of Mimi, albeit with major dollpos of hip hop, handled the bulk of the writing & also produced the power ballad, Mine again.
• Is in the process of writing an illustrated children's book about a biracial orphan girl, which could be turned into an animated series. (June 25, 2004)
• Made her debut in the Arab world with a concert Tuesday in Beirut. (February 27, 2004)
• Songs by Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, Mariah Carey are banned From 'American Idol' auditions this year. (January 23, 2004)
• Is planning a duet with arch rival Jennifer Lopez. (January 13, 2004)
• Carey's upcoming double CD the Remixes is due to be released on October 14 in the U.S. ? The remix compilation features her hits from her chart-topping career at Sony Music, as well as appearances by some of the hottest acts in hip-hop and R&B that she collaborated with along the way. (September 29, 2003)
• Carey has confirmed the dates for her scaled back summer tour, which has been moved from arenas to theaters -- The Charmbracelet Tour 2003 -- An Intimate Evening will begin July 26 in Las Vegas and wrap Sept. 23 in Manchester, N.H. (June 17, 2003)
• Carey is completely revamping her North American tour plans -- The arena trek, which was due to begin July 18 in Anchorage, Alaska, is being downsized to something more intimate, according to a spokesperson, who also promises something different than what Mariah has ever done before. (May 19, 2003)
• Carey is launching her first world tour in more than three years in support of her recent release Charmbracelet ? She begins the Charmbracelet World Tour June 24 in Osaka, Japan before returning to North American for the 47-date Stateside segment of her tour, launching July 18 in Anchorage Alaska and wrapping up in Manchester, New Hampshire, September 23. (April 26, 2003)
• Carey has asked her fans to help her spur the release of Yours, her duet with Justin Timberlake -- Carey said in her website they needed to ask Justin's label Jive Records for that and she also posted the Jive website address (jiverecords.com) so that her fans can contact the label. (April 12, 2003)
• Carey's Through The Rain will be released as a commercial single in the U.S. on February 4 -- MonarC Music and Island Def Jam, Carey's record label, initially had no plans to release Through The Rain, the first radio single from her Charmbracelet album, as a commercial single in the U.S.; however, following the singer's stellar performance of the song at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Monday (January 13), the label reversed its decision. (January 17, 2003)
• Denied rumors she attempted suicide. (December 20, 2002)
• After her nervous breakdown and commercially disappointing Glitter last year seemed to spell the end to one of music's most successful divas, now Carey is back with a new album and rejuvenated spirit, which she said she recouped on the Italian island of Capri following last year's troubles -- Carey spent five months recovering, during which time she recorded the 15 new tracks for her album. (November 27, 2002)
• Carey has wild video shoot experience In Japan -- nearly 15,000 fans showed up at the shooting site hours before Carey arrived, forcing the Tokyo police to shut down the location due to the huge turnout and she was quickly ushered to a second shooting location that was also promptly closed down by police after large crowds showed up hoping to catch a glimpse of the singer; before the end of the day, Carey was able to shoot a portion of the music video at a third location in Tokyo. (November 26, 2002)
• Carey covers Def Leppard's 1980s song Bringin' On The Heartbreak on her upcoming album, Charmbracelet. (October 25, 2002)
• Carey enlists Jamie-Lynn Sigler to play as her mother for her ''Through the Rain'' video. (October 3, 2002)
• Songwriters Seth Swirsky and Warryn Campbell sued her in 2000, claiming her song was actually a copy of their composition One of Those Love Songs.
• Part of her new deal with Def Jam also includes her own record imprint, which will be called MonarC that comes from Carey's well-documented fascination with butterflies, but the name ''Monarch'' already belongs to a jazz label.
• Co-write many of the songs in her new album herself, she got to record them in pleasant locales -- the Bahamas and the Italian isle of Capri.
• By the time she was in junior high school, she had begun to write songs.
• The title track of 1991's quadruple-platinum Emotions generated her fifth consecutive #1 single, placing Mariah Carey in the Top Ten All-Time achievers of Most Consecutive #1 Hits.
• With Daydream, she became the first female artist in history to have three studio albums to each sell in excess of eight million copies.
• Is the only artist to have had a #1 single for every year of the 1990's.
• She bought Marilyn Monroe's white lacquered baby grand piano at auction in October, 1999 for $600,000 plus commission.
• Her highest octave is two octaves higher than normal soprano.
• She used to be a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr.
• She used to work in a hair salon sweeping up hair.
• She also states she held waitressing jobs and got fired from them all.
• Her father is half Venezuelan and mother is Irish.
• She is the only female artist to have 15 #1 songs on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. As of 2000, her albums had sold more than 125 million copies worldwide.
• She had the nickname Mirage in high school, because she never showed up for class.
• According to her spokesperson, Mariah suffered a physical and emotional breakdown, and spent the next couple weeks recovering in a Connecticut mental hospital. (25 July 2001)
• She signed a $100,000,000 million deal with Virgin Records for her next four albums. (2001)
• Her songs have spent more weeks at Number 1 in the Billboard charts than any other artist in history. Sixty-one weeks total, the previous record was Fifty-nine weeks held by the Beatles. (2001)
• She was named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.
• Has more number one singles than any artist in history, except Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
• She owns a three floor apartment in New York City.
• If Mariah Carey ever loses her voice, she definitely shouldn't consider a career as a chef - according to staff at a top London hotel.
• Was nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Song from a Movie (Internet Only) in 2000 for THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (shared with Whitney Houston) and ALMA Award for Outstanding Performance by Individual in a Music Series or Special in 1999 for Mariah Carey: AROUND THE WORLD.
• Won the Horizon Award at the Congressional Foundation Awards in 1999 for her work with and for children.

Born in Long Island, NY, as the daughter of a former opera singer and vocal coach -- and named after the song "They Call the Wind Mariah" from the popular Lerner and Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon - Mariah began singing at the age of four, and was writing her own songs by the time she was attending Oldfield Middle School. She moved to New York City, the day after graduating from high school. Honing her songwriting skills and lending her vocals to several local acts, she first garnered industry attention when singing backup for Brenda K. Starr, who gave Mariah's demo tape to Sony Music Entertainment chief Tommy Mottola at a party. As legend has it, Mottola played the demo on his ride home and ordered his driver to immediately return to the party so that he could meet the young singer. Soon afterwards, Mottola signed Mariah to a Columbia Records contract.

Mariah has since become the best-selling female performer of all time, with an incredible 15 #1 singles and two Grammy Awards. Along the way she became the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s, and, with "Heartbreaker," she pushed ahead of the Beatles as the artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Mariah has proven that she is equally at home with sweeping ballads and pop, often incorporating elements of dance and hip-hop into the mix. Perhaps even more impressive, she composes all of her own material. In May 2002, Mariah signed an exclusive recording contract with the Universal Music Group's Island. Carey has formed her own label, MonarC Music. Mariah's new album features the songstress writing and co-producing with such a-list names as Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Jermaine Dupri among others. The album, which is lyrically very personal, showcases Mariah's stunning voice, prolific songwriting and incredible versatility. This is fully evident on the first single, the sweeping epic ballad, "Through The Rain" which is a perfect example of what Mariah does best.

Mariah's self-titled Columbia debut, released in 1990, spawned an extraordinary four #1 singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry," and led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. The following year's album, Emotions, was another smash, with the title track scoring her fifth consecutive #1 single and two other titles - "Can't Let Go" and "Make It Happen" - reaching the Top Five. Her next release, 1992's MTV Unplugged EP, scored another #1 with her cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There." Music Box (1993) became her biggest seller to date, with "Dreamlover" and "Hero" again topping the charts, and was followed by 1994's Merry Christmas, which contained another hit with "All I Want for Christmas is You." Daydream (1995) contained the club-friendly "Fantasy," which debuted at #1 - making Mariah the second artist in history, and the first female performer, to accomplish that feat. The follow-up single, "One Sweet Day" (recorded with Boyz II Men), followed suit and stayed at the top of the charts for a record 16 weeks. Butterfly (1997) revealed an even greater hip-hop flavor than its predecessor, scoring hits with "Honey" and "My All." The following year witnessed the release of greatest hits collection #1's, which included a new song, "When You Believe" (from the film The Prince of Egypt), a duet with Whitney Houston which paired the two most successful female recording artists in pop history. Rainbow, with its chart-topping tune "Heartbreaker," followed in 1999. In 2001, Mariah signed with Virgin Records, which released Glitter, the soundtrack album to the film of the same name, with Mariah in her first lead acting role. She has also been featured in the films The Bachelor (1999) and Wisegirls (2002).