“It's hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don't know me.”

American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress

Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born in 1969, she became known for a voice that drew attention early and for a career that placed her among the most recognizable figures in popular music. She is associated with a five-octave vocal range, melismatic phrasing, and frequent use of the whistle register, along with a carefully built diva image. Carey has also been described as an influential pop-culture presence, and Rolling Stone ranked her as the fifth-greatest singer of all time in 2023.