Born in 1970 to an aerospace engineer and a New York City ,she began her career singing backup for R&B artist Brenda K. Starr. A demo tape of Carey's material reached Mottola, who signed her to Sony in 1988. Her eponymous debut, a slavish copy of Houston's first record that also took every opportunity to show off Mariah Carey's five-octave vocal range, had instantaneous chart impact such as the first single, the ballad "Vision Of Love," hit No. 1.The follow-up 1991 release, Emotions, peaked at just No. 4, but incorporated gospel and funk, and included the No. 1 title hit. It wasn't until Carey performed on MTV's Unplugged in 1992, however, that she gained critical respect, downplaying vocal pyrotechnics in favor of a more warm, intimate style.
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