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Mariah Carey Born March 27 1969 Is An American Singer Songwriter Actress Record Producer And #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. Referred To As The "Songbird Supreme" She Is Noted For Her Five-Octave Vocal Range Melismatic Singing Style And Signature Use Of The Whistle Register. For The Enduring Popularity Of Her Holiday Music Particularly The 1994 Christmas Song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" She Has Also Been Dubbed The "Queen Of Christmas". Carey Rose To Fame In 1990 With Her Debut Album Mariah Carey. She Was The First Artist To Have Their First Five Singles Reach Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 From "Vision Of Love" To "Emotions". Carey's Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released Under The Guidance Of Columbia Records Executive Tommy Mottola Who Married Her Three Years Later. She Gained Further Worldwide Success With The Albums Music Box 1993 And Daydream 1995 . Their Singles Include "Hero" "Without You" "Fantasy" "Always Be My Baby" And "One Sweet Day" Which Topped The US Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End Chart 1990s And Was The Longest Running Number One Song Of The Decade. After Separating From Mottola Carey Adopted A New Urban Image And Incorporated More Elements Of Hip Hop With The Album Butterfly 1997 . She Left Columbia In 2001 After Eleven Consecutive Years Of U.S. Number-One Singles And Signed A $100 Million Record Deal With Virgin Records. Following Carey's Highly Publicized Physical And Emotional Breakdown And The Failure Of The Film Glitter 2001 And Its Soundtrack Virgin Bought Out Her Contract And She Signed With Island Records The Following Year. After A Comparatively Unsuccessful Period Carey Returned To The Top Of The Charts With The Emancipation Of Mimi 2005 Which Became The Best-Selling Album In The US And The World's Second Best-Selling Album Of 2005. Its Second Single "We Belong Together" Topped The US Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End Chart 2000s . She Won The Breakthrough Actress Performance Award At The Palm Springs International Film Festival For Her Role In The 2009 Film Precious. Carey's Subsequent Ventures Included Being An American Idol Judge Starring In The Docu-Series Mariah's World Appearing In The Films The Butler 2013 A Christmas Melody 2015 And The Lego Batman Movie 2017 Performing At Two Las Vegas Concert Residencies And Publishing Her Memoir The Meaning Of Mariah Carey In 2020. Carey Is One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time With Over 220 Million Records Sold Worldwide. She Holds The Record For The Most Billboard Hot 100 Number-One Singles By A Solo Artist 19 A Female Songwriter 18 And A Female Producer 15 . Carey Is The Highest-Certified Female Artist In The United States And 10th Overall With 72 Million Certified Album Units. In 2008 She Was Named One Of Time's Annual 100 Most Influential Artists And Entertainers In The World. Billboard Named Her The "top-Charting Female Solo Artist" Based On Both Album And Song Chart Success In 2019. Carey Has Won 5 Grammy Awards 19 World Music Awards 10 American Music Awards 15 Billboard Music Awards And Eight Guinness World Records. An Inductee Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame She Is Credited For Inspiring Multiple Generations Of Pop And R&B Artists And For Merging Hip Hop With Pop Music Through Her Crossover Collaborations. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Mariah_Carey Studio Albums
Mariah Carey 1990 Emotions 1991 Music Box 1993 Merry Christmas 1994 Daydream 1995 Butterfly 1997 Rainbow 1999 Glitter 2001 Charmbracelet 2002 The Emancipation Of Mimi 2005 E MC² 2008 Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel 2009 Merry Christmas II You 2010 Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse 2014 Caution 2018
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"Hero" Is A Song By American Singer-Songwriter And Record Producer Mariah Carey Released On October 18 1993 Via Columbia Records As The Second Single From Her Third Studio Album "Music Box" 1993 . The Song Was Originally Recorded By Gloria Estefan. The Song Was Written And Produced By Carey And Walter Afanasieff. While Writing The Song Carey Did Not Connect To Its Style Or Sound Therefore Forfeiting It Over To Estefan Who Sang It For The Soundtrack Of The Film Of The Same Name 1992 . However After Being Convinced By Sony Executive Tommy Mottola To Keep It She Changed Some Of The Lyrics To More Precisely Fit Her Personality. Lyrically The Song Is Regarded As One Of Carey's Most Inspirational And Personal Ballads With Its Protagonist Declaring That Even Though People May Feel Discouraged Or Down At Times In Reality They Are "heroes" If They Look Inside Themselves And See Their Own Inner Strength In Time It Will Help Them "find The Way". The Song Received Mixed Reviews From Contemporary Music Critics For Its Lyrical Content While Carey's Vocal Performance Was Praised. Aside From Its Lyrics "Hero" Derived Its Hook And Sound From Several Musical Instruments Such As The Guitar Piano And Organ. The Song Was A Global Success Reaching The Top Five In Canada France Ireland New Zealand And Norway The Top Ten In Australia The United Kingdom And Becoming Carey's Eighth Chart Topper On The US Billboard Hot 100. Additionally It Was Ranked Number 53 On The Decade-End Chart. Due To Fan Requests And Letters As Well As Their Connection To Its Personal Meaning And Content The Song Remains One Of Carey's Most Performed Songs. Deemed By Many As Her Signature Song The Song Was Originally Performed On The Arsenio Hall Show The Tonight Show With Jay Leno And Hey Hey It's Saturday During Its Original Chart Run. Additionally Carey Has Performed Hero At Several Special Live Telethons Memorials And Benefit Concerts In 1996 Mariah Sang The Song At Capitol Hill’s Peace Officers Memorial Day Service In Washington D.C. With The Clinton Family In Attendance As Well As Pavarotti And Friends In 1998 Michael Jackson & Friends In 1999 America A Tribute To Heroes In 2001 Live 8 In 2005 And The Inaugural Ball For Barack Obama In 2009. Additionally The Song Has Been Featured On All Of Carey's Tours Usually Serving As The Encore Or Closing Number And Making Its Debut During The Album's Accompanying Set Of Concerts The Music Box Tour. The Song Was Included On Several Of Carey's Compilation Albums "#1's" 1998 "Greatest Hits" 2001 "The Ballads" 2008 And "#1 To Infinity" 2015 . Throughout The Course Of Her Career Carey Has Re-Recorded The Song Twice And Filmed Other Music Videos Aside From The Original. The First Music Video For The Song Was Filmed By Larry Jordan In July 1993 During A Private Concert At Proctor's Theatre Later Released On The Home Video Here Is Mariah Carey. In 2001 Following The September 11 Attacks Carey Re-Recorded The Song As A Mash-Up Single Titled "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" A Medley With Her Single At The Time "Never Too Far". Additionally Prior To The Release Of Her Compilation Album The Ballads Carey Re-Recorded "Hero" And Filmed A New Video Featuring Behind The Scenes Footage Of The Studio. "Hero" Won Two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards One ASCAP Pop Music Award And One BMI Pop Award For The Songwriter Award. The Song Has Been Covered Many Times During Both Studio And Live Recordings Such As On Global Singing Competitions.
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Mariah Carey Born March 27 1969 Is An American Singer Songwriter Actress Record Producer And #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. Referred To As The "Songbird Supreme" She Is Noted For Her Five-Octave Vocal Range Melismatic Singing Style And Signature Use Of The Whistle Register. For The Enduring Popularity Of Her Holiday Music Particularly The 1994 Christmas Song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" She Has Also Been Dubbed The "Queen Of Christmas". Carey Rose To Fame In 1990 With Her Debut Album Mariah Carey. She Was The First Artist To Have Their First Five Singles Reach Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 From "Vision Of Love" To "Emotions". Carey's Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released Under The Guidance Of Columbia Records Executive Tommy Mottola Who Married Her Three Years Later. She Gained Further Worldwide Success With The Albums Music Box 1993 And Daydream 1995 . Their Singles Include "Hero" "Without You" "Fantasy" "Always Be My Baby" And "One Sweet Day" Which Topped The US Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End Chart 1990s And Was The Longest Running Number One Song Of The Decade. After Separating From Mottola Carey Adopted A New Urban Image And Incorporated More Elements Of Hip Hop With The Album Butterfly 1997 . She Left Columbia In 2001 After Eleven Consecutive Years Of U.S. Number-One Singles And Signed A $100 Million Record Deal With Virgin Records. Following Carey's Highly Publicized Physical And Emotional Breakdown And The Failure Of The Film Glitter 2001 And Its Soundtrack Virgin Bought Out Her Contract And She Signed With Island Records The Following Year. After A Comparatively Unsuccessful Period Carey Returned To The Top Of The Charts With The Emancipation Of Mimi 2005 Which Became The Best-Selling Album In The US And The World's Second Best-Selling Album Of 2005. Its Second Single "We Belong Together" Topped The US Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End Chart 2000s . She Won The Breakthrough Actress Performance Award At The Palm Springs International Film Festival For Her Role In The 2009 Film Precious. Carey's Subsequent Ventures Included Being An American Idol Judge Starring In The Docu-Series Mariah's World Appearing In The Films The Butler 2013 A Christmas Melody 2015 And The Lego Batman Movie 2017 Performing At Two Las Vegas Concert Residencies And Publishing Her Memoir The Meaning Of Mariah Carey In 2020. Carey Is One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time With Over 220 Million Records Sold Worldwide. She Holds The Record For The Most Billboard Hot 100 Number-One Singles By A Solo Artist 19 A Female Songwriter 18 And A Female Producer 15 . Carey Is The Highest-Certified Female Artist In The United States And 10th Overall With 72 Million Certified Album Units. In 2008 She Was Named One Of Time's Annual 100 Most Influential Artists And Entertainers In The World. Billboard Named Her The "top-Charting Female Solo Artist" Based On Both Album And Song Chart Success In 2019. Carey Has Won 5 Grammy Awards 19 World Music Awards 10 American Music Awards 15 Billboard Music Awards And Eight Guinness World Records. An Inductee Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame She Is Credited For Inspiring Multiple Generations Of Pop And R&B Artists And For Merging Hip Hop With Pop Music Through Her Crossover Collaborations. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Mariah_Carey Studio Albums
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"Hero" is a song by American singer-songwriter, and record producer Mariah Carey released on October 18, 1993, via Columbia Records as the second single from her third studio album, "Music Box" (1993).
The song was originally recorded by Gloria Estefan. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. While writing the song, Carey did not connect to its style or sound, therefore forfeiting it over to Estefan who sang it for the soundtrack of the film of the same name (1992). However, after being convinced by Sony executive Tommy Mottola to keep it, she changed some of the lyrics to more precisely fit her personality.
Lyrically, the song is regarded as one of Carey's most inspirational and personal ballads, with its protagonist declaring that even though people may feel discouraged or down at times, in reality, they are "heroes" if they look inside themselves and see their own inner strength; in time, it will help them "find the way".
The song received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics for its lyrical content, while Carey's vocal performance was praised. Aside from its lyrics, "Hero" derived its hook and sound from several musical instruments such as the guitar, piano, and organ.
The song was a global success, reaching the top five in Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand and Norway, the top ten in Australia, the United Kingdom, and becoming Carey's eighth chart topper on the US Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, it was ranked number 53 on the Decade-End Chart.
Due to fan requests and letters, as well as their connection to its personal meaning and content, the song remains one of Carey's most performed songs. Deemed by many as her signature song, the song was originally performed on The Arsenio Hall Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Hey Hey It's Saturday during its original chart run.
Additionally, Carey has performed Hero at several special live telethons, memorials and benefit concerts; in 1996, Mariah sang the song at Capitol Hill’s Peace Officers Memorial Day service in Washington, D.C. (with the Clinton family in attendance), as well as Pavarotti and Friends in 1998, Michael Jackson & Friends in 1999, America: A Tribute to Heroes in 2001, Live 8 in 2005, and the inaugural ball for Barack Obama in 2009. Additionally, the song has been featured on all of Carey's tours, usually serving as the encore or closing number, and making its debut during the album's accompanying set of concerts, the Music Box Tour. The song was included on several of Carey's compilation albums, "#1's" (1998), "Greatest Hits" (2001), "The Ballads" (2008), and "#1 to Infinity" (2015).
Throughout the course of her career, Carey has re-recorded the song twice, and filmed other music videos, aside from the original. The first music video for the song was filmed by Larry Jordan in July 1993, during a private concert at Proctor's Theatre, later released on the home video Here Is Mariah Carey.
In 2001, following the September 11 attacks, Carey re-recorded the song as a mash-up single titled "Never Too Far/Hero Medley", a medley with her single at the time, "Never Too Far". Additionally, prior to the release of her compilation album The Ballads, Carey re-recorded "Hero" and filmed a new video featuring behind the scenes footage of the studio. "Hero" won two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, one ASCAP Pop Music Award and one BMI Pop Award for the Songwriter Award. The song has been covered many times during both studio and live recordings, such as on global singing competitions. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.