Mariah Carey

Perhaps, there wouldn’t be even one person, who has never heard of Mariah Carey- a famous show-business star, a singer, an actress, a producer and a philanthropist.

She was welcomed to her father Alfred, who worked as an engineer and her mother Patricia, who was a professional singer at the New York Opera. And it was she, who was her stellar daughter’s vocal coach. Having finished school, a young starlet decided not to enter the University but to pursue a career as a music artist. For that, she moved to New York and started working as a backing singer as well as a waitress to make the ends meet.

She did all possible and impossible to find a person, who would help her rise to stardom in the entertainment industry and it turned out to be Tommy Mottola. He helped Mariah to record her first album that had unbelievable success. After that the singer began presenting one album after the other one as well as collaborating with such well-known artists as Snoop Dog, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Busta Rhymes and others.

Apart from singing, Carey also featured in a number of movies, including The Bachelor, Glitter, Wise Girls, The Butler, etc.

Today, the celebrity keeps introducing new singles, touring the world and taking part in shows.

Are you curious to know more mind-blowing facts about the star? Here you go:

• She used to be a vegetarian.
• She has over 1000 pairs of shoes.
• Her legs are insured for over a million dollars.
• She used to smoke. However, this habit started changing her voice for the worse and so, she quit smoking.
• Due to extra weight, she had gastroplasty.