Mariah Carey was born on 27 March 1969 in Huntington. An American singer-songwriter and producer from Long Island, New York, Carey burst onto the scene with her self-titled debut album in 1990, which included the chart-topping single Vision of Love. Admired for her five-octave range and use of the whistle register, she became one of the best-selling music artists of all time, holding the record for the most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 by a solo performer. Her hits include Hero, Fantasy, We Belong Together and the seasonal favourite All I Want for Christmas Is You, which returns to the charts every December. After a difficult period in the early 2000s she made a successful comeback with the album The Emancipation of Mimi in 2005.
Before and after
- 11 February 1969Birth of Jennifer Aniston
- from 2 March 1969 to 11 September 1969Sino-Soviet border conflict
- 2 March 1969First flight of Concorde
- 3 March 1969Launch of Apollo 9
- 27 March 1969Birth of Mariah Carey
- 28 March 1969Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 14 May 1969Birth of Cate Blanchett
- 18 May 1969Launch of Apollo 10
- 23 May 1969Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
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The era
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