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The New York native released he self-titled debut album on June 12, 1990. It has since become an R&B and pop classic and earned Carey two GRAMMY awards.<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/debut-album-79878","delta":0},{"bundle":"image","title":"First GRAMMY Win","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg?itok=HYbjVbfc"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg?itok=GFXtg-zb"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg?itok=iFoHdLq6 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg?itok=thEyd_pH 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg?itok=HYbjVbfc 1x"}}},"credit":"Getty Images","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg?itok=HYbjVbfc","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Grammy_AP_9102200277.jpg?itok=HYbjVbfc","caption":"

It was the beginning of many accolades for Mariah Carey, who received her first GRAMMY in February 1991. The singer, who was 20 years old at the time, took home two gramophones for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for \"Vision of Love.\"<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/first-grammy-win-47672","delta":1},{"bundle":"image","title":"First Marriage","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg?itok=LpDAEnYA"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg?itok=QZnUnhFH"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg?itok=bxDWdeau 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg?itok=2_qtRGq8 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg?itok=LpDAEnYA 1x"}}},"credit":"Getty Images","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg?itok=LpDAEnYA","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages_74712857.jpg?itok=LpDAEnYA","caption":"

Carey was discovered by Tommy Mottola in 1998, when he was the head of Columbia Records. They began dating in 1991 and married on June 5, 1993, in a lavish wedding at New York City's St. Thomas Episcopal Church, when Carey was 23 and Mottola was 44. It was the first marriage for the pop star and second for the music mogul. <\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/first-marriage-47673","delta":2},{"bundle":"image","title":"Best-Selling World Recording Artist","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg?itok=pQ8048Xm"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg?itok=CxM51_69"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg?itok=4JkCsX1L 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg?itok=psWwVR4I 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg?itok=pQ8048Xm 1x"}}},"credit":"AP Images","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg?itok=pQ8048Xm","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_World_Music_Awards_1995_AP_98050701439.jpg?itok=pQ8048Xm","caption":"

The \"Always Be My Baby\" singer receive the award for Best-Selling World Recording Artist at the World Music Awards in May 1995.<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/best-selling-world-recording-artist-47674","delta":3},{"bundle":"image","title":"'One Sweet Day' Sets World Record","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg?itok=iAxv7YTf"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg?itok=REFVfz4o"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg?itok=klOLi3Ku 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg?itok=PRsQAJt_ 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg?itok=iAxv7YTf 1x"}}},"credit":"AP Images","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg?itok=iAxv7YTf","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/1280_Mariah_Carey_BoyzIIMen_AP_96022803204.jpg?itok=iAxv7YTf","caption":"

Carey's \"One Sweet Day,\" featuring Boyz II Men, was released on Nov. 14, 1995, and became an instant hit, garnering rave reviews from critics and fans. The song spent 16 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, becoming the longest-running No. 1 song on the chart. Subsequently, Billboard<\/em> magazine named it the most popular song of the 1990s.<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/one-sweet-day-sets-world-record-47675","delta":4},{"bundle":"image","title":"Divorce From Tommy Mottola","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg?itok=D9lm_ZCj"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg?itok=mr8VHUMS"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg?itok=n7P6XSz2 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg?itok=m8xuqe06 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg?itok=D9lm_ZCj 1x"}}},"credit":"Getty Images","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg?itok=D9lm_ZCj","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Tommy_Mottola_GettyImages-183194192.jpg?itok=D9lm_ZCj","caption":"

In March 2003, the \"Heartbreaker\" songstress was bestowed with the Quincy Jones Award at the 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles. The award, named in honor of the legendary music producer, was previously awarded to The Isley Brothers, Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston.<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/soul-train-lifetime-achievement-47681","delta":10},{"bundle":"image","title":"M Fragrance","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg?itok=pQVxIosN"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg?itok=vCtf50T6"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg?itok=Qf5mGQsi 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg?itok=5b9FX9Rg 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg?itok=pQVxIosN 1x"}}},"credit":"Getty Images","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg?itok=pQVxIosN","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_M_Fragrance_GettyImages_78037934.jpg?itok=pQVxIosN","caption":"

The \"One Sweet Day\" singer began dating Nick Cannon in 2008 after he appeared in her music video for \"Bye Bye.\" The two shocked fans and loved ones when they eloped on April 30, 2008, and the lovebirds also got tattoos to commemorate the special occasion. Cannon got the name \"Mariah\" tattooed on his shoulder, while Carey got a tattoo with the words \"Mrs. Cannon\" on her lower back.<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/wedding-to-nick-cannon-47684","delta":13},{"bundle":"image","title":"Song of the Decade","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg?itok=6TKUBgAf"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg?itok=AoPA9G0d"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg?itok=drj__71n 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg?itok=yubb04mV 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg?itok=6TKUBgAf 1x"}}},"credit":"Fox News","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg?itok=6TKUBgAf","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/425_Mariah_Carey_WeBelongTogether_GettyImages_111178844.jpg?itok=6TKUBgAf","caption":"

Carey and Cannon renewed their vows every year to celebrate their anniversary. In 2013, they opted to host a renewal ceremony at Disneyland. The day also marked the second birthday of the couple's twins.<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/wedding-vow-renewals-47688","delta":17},{"bundle":"image","title":"Divorce From Nick Cannon","type":"image","default":"\/sites\/default\/files\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg","images":{"fallback":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg?itok=Na0LkSpG"},"social_media":{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_1280x720\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg?itok=VygE1cRx"},"source":{"large":{"image_style":"responsive_970px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 970px)","width":1455,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_970px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg?itok=vob0U_HP 1x"},"medium":{"image_style":"responsive_768px","breakpoint":"all and (min-width: 768px)","width":1152,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_768px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg?itok=H9LTMtDL 1x"},"small":{"image_style":"responsive_320px","breakpoint":"","width":480,"url":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg?itok=Na0LkSpG 1x"}}},"credit":"Getty Images","image_mobile":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg?itok=Na0LkSpG","image_desktop":"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive_320px\/public\/slides\/198129\/Mariah_carey_Nick_cannon_GettyImages-463584995.jpg?itok=Na0LkSpG","caption":"

A quarter of a century<\/a> since being released, Carey\u2019s Christmas banger<\/a>, \u201cAll I Want For Christmas Is You,\u201d rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart<\/a> for the first time ever in December 2019. The song previously reached number three in 2018 and hit the top spot 25 years since its release. The achievement marks Carey\u2019s 19th number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and she has now made history with the most No. 1 songs on the chart by a solo artist. The festive hit is featured on Carey\u2019s<\/a> 1994 Christmas album, Merry Christmas<\/em>, which was re-released by Sony Music Entertainment\u2019s Legacy Recordings as Merry Christmas (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)<\/em>. She also dropped a brand new music video<\/a> for the holiday anthem in 2019, deemed the \"Make My Wish Come True\" edition.<\/p>\r\n","url":"\/gallery\/198129_mariah_carey_biggest_milestones\/christmas-queen-79881","delta":22}]

Mariah Carey's Biggest Milestones

Debut Album