Celebrity Biographies
Mariah Carey Height Weight Body Stats
Born name
Mariah Angela Carey
nickname
Mimi, Mary Poppins, MC, Mermaid, Mirage, Songbird, The Voice
Sun sign
Aries
Place of birth
Long Island, Huntington, New York, USA
nationality
training
Mariah attended Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York and graduated in 1987. She also attended Florida Atlantic University.
occupation
Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress
family
- Vater – Alfred Roy
- Mutter – Patricia (geb. Hickey)
- Siblings – Allison Carey (Sister), Morgan Carey (Brother)
Manager
She was previously managed by Randy Jackson.
Genre
R & B, Pop, Hip-Hop, Soul, Tanz
instruments
singing, piano
labels
Columbia, Virgin, MonarC, Island, Def Jam, Epic Records
To build
Lush
Height
5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm
weight
78 kg or 172 pounds
Mariah had lost 25 pounds in weight by the end of 2017.
friend/spouse
Mariah Carey dating –
- Tommy Mottola (1992-1998) – Thomas Mottola, a music executive and co-owner of Casablanca Records, dated Carey in 1992 when they first met at a party. The couple soon became engaged on December 25, 1992. Their marriage took place on June 5, 1999 in a lavish ceremony. Their marriage broke up on May 5, 1998. He is 21 years older than her.
- Eddie Griffin (1996-1997) – The American actor and comedian had a brief relationship beginning in July 1996 when Mariah wrote a song about Griffin called ‘Fourth of July’ as that is the date the two met .
- Derek Jeter (1997-1998) – The American baseball shortstop who plays for the New York Yankees was romantically involved with Mariah from December 1997 to November 1998.
- Jamie Theakston (1998) – The English TV and radio presenter had a falling out with Mariah in late 1998.
- Marcus Schenkenberg (1998) – A Swedish model with dual citizenship, Marcus had a brief relationship with singer Mariah in 1998. This happened when they first met at P. Diddy’s birthday party.
- Luis Miguel (1999-2001) – A Mexican singer known for his love of privacy, was romantically involved with singer Carey from 1999 to 2001.
- Eric Benét (2001) – American R&B singer collaborated with and dated Mariah at the same time in 2001.
- Eminem (2001-2006) – Marshall Bruce, better known as Eminem, became an item on July 8, 2001. The relationship lasted until 2006. But again it was kind of an ON-OFF relationship. They broke up several times.
- Mark Sudack (2003-2005) – Mark, another American singer who dated Carey for more than a year from 2003 to 2005, when she broke up with Eminem at the time.
- Christian Monzon (2005-2006) – American hit model Christian Monzon was less than a year old from 2005-2006. They filmed some hot scenes for Carey’s single “Don’t Forget About Us.”
- Nick Cannon (2008-2015) – American actor and rapper Cannonis married to Mariah Carey. They began dating in February 2008, got engaged on April 22, 2008, and married soon after on April 30 of the same year. The couple have two children, twins (born April 30, 2011) named Monroe (daughter) and Scott Cannon (son), Moroccan. The couple separated in August 2014. Nick filed for divorce in December 2014, which was finalized in April 2015.
- James Packer (2015-2016) – In June 2015, she started dating Australian billionaire James Packer. They were spotted together on June 19, 2015 in Capri, Italy while on vacation. Her engagement to James was announced on January 21, 2016. However, the engagement was called off in October 2016.
- Bryan Tanaka (2016 to present) – In November 2016, she began dating choreographer Bryan Tanaka.
race/ethnicity
multiracial
Mariah has African American and Venezuelan (also Afro-Venezuelan) ancestry on her father’s side, while she has White Irish ancestry on her mother’s side.
hair colour
Hellbraun
eye color
dark brown
sexual orientation
Just
distinguishing features
- Curvaceous, buxom figure
- A mole mark under her lips
measurements
38-27-35 inches or 96.5-68.5-89 cm
dress size
8 (USA) or 40 (EU)
shoe size
9.5 (USA) or 40 (EU)
brand promotion
Chanel, Elizabeth Arden, Forever, Lollipop Bling, Luscious Pink, Jenny Craig, Pepsi
Religion
Anglican / Episcopal
Known for
Her multi-platinum albums such as Mariah Carey (1990), Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993), Daydream (1995) and others.
First album
On June 12, 1990 (in the US) she released her first studio album Mariah Carey by Columbia Records. The album has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide with 9x platinum status in the US.
first movie
She appeared in a 1999 romantic comedy film The Bachelor for her role as Ilana.
First TV show
From 1990 to 2008 she appeared in a total of 4 episodes as a musical guest on a late night TV show Saturday Night Live .
Personal trainer
Bernardo Coppola is Carey’s personal trainer. They do a lot of cardio, strength, and aquatic exercises like swimming together to tone the body. She can train four times a week.
Coppola also gets his clients to eat 6 small meals a day to increase metabolism and thereby lose more weight.
Mariah Carey favorite things
- TV show – Game of Thrones
- Color – pink
- Actors – Marilyn Monroe, James Dean
Mariah Carey Facts
- During school she was very interested in literature, art and music.
- She learned classical opera in her childhood (or early years) in an apprenticeship with her mother. However, Carey did not show much interest in this field and therefore did not develop her career in this genre.
- She received the 2001 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her 2002 film Twinkle .
- She has had breast implants in the past.
- Mariah prefers black clothes.
- At school, she earned the nickname “Mirage” because she often cuts glass.
- Mariah got her real name after the song “They Call the Wind Mariah” from Paint Your Cart .
- Patti LaBelle is her godmother.
- She had studied cosmetology in NYC.
- Mariah Careys Fans sind als “Lambily” bekannt.
- Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks. This is the longest running number one in history.
- Mariah’s legs are insured for $1 billion.
- Visit her official website @ mariahcarey.com.
- Follow her on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube VEVO, Google+ and iTunes.