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     Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970, in Long Island, New York, to parents Patricia and Alfred. One day, while Carey was singing for Starr, Sony record executive producer Tommy Mottola was given Carey's demo tape, and her wish of becoming a singer was soon realized. Thanks to her debut album, Mariah Carey landed at No. 1 with four of her singles and won a couple of Grammys. Mariah Carey's following two albums, 1991's Emotions and 1992's Unplugged, were just as successful. In 1993, Mariah wed Tommy Mottola, then-chairman of Sony. Media hounds were quick to criticize the age difference between the couple (Tommy is 20 years her senior). In 1993, Mariah's fourth album, Music Box, and fifth album, 1994's Merry Christmas, burned up the charts just as strongly as did her previous releases. In 1995, Carey released Daydream, which earned her six Grammy nominations and began to uncover a Mariah Carey that the world had never seen before. In 1999, Carey released Rainbow, which spawned the hits "Heartbreaker" and a cover of "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)." In 2005, Mariah Carey was back on the big screen with roles in State Property 2 and The Sweet Science.