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American singer (born )

For the album, see Mariah Carey (album).

Mariah Carey (mə-RY-ə;^[1]:&#;&#; born March 27, )^[a] is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.

Dubbed the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, Carey is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whistle register. An influential figure in music, she was ranked as the fifth greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone in

Carey rose to fame in with her self-titled debut album and became the only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US Billboard Hot chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".

She achieved an international success with the best-selling albumsMusic Box () and Daydream (), before adopting a new image with hip hop-inflected sounds, following the release of Butterfly (). The remix of her song "Fantasy", featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, popularized t