Mariah Carey debuted in 1990 under the direction of the chief executive of sound recording company Columbia Records - Tommy Mottola. Mariah became the first singer in the USA, whose first five singles have headed chart Billboard Hot 100. After its marriage with Tommi Mottoloj in 1993 and creations of a great number of hits number one, Columbia Records recognized the singer as the most successful performer in the history of the sound recording company. According to magazine Billboard, Keri is one of the most commercially successful performers 1990-x in the history of the sound recording industry of the USA, having sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. Carey also has been named by the most commercially successful singer of a millenium at ceremony of rewarding World Music Awards in 2000. She has sold about two hundred millions albums worldwide and has 18 hits number one, i.e. It is more than any solo executor in the USA, also takes the second place by quantity of hits after group of Beatles. According to the data of statistics of the American association of the sound recording companies, Keri takes the third place among commercially successful performers and the sixteenth in the general list of actors of the USA. In addition to commercial successes, it has received five awards of the Grammy. It is known for the vocal range, characteristic style of execution and classical pop ballads.
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