Birth Place: Huntington, New York
Ethnicity: 50% Irish, 25% African American, 25% Venezuelan
Parents: Alfred Roy Carey (R.I.P. July 4, 2002) and Patricia Hickey
Siblings: Alison (1960) and Morgan (1961)
Marital Status: Divorced
Residence: Tribeca, New York City
Education: Harborfields High School (Greenlawn, New York)
Main Influences: Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Sarah Vaughan, Patti LaBelle
Favorite Song: Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Favorite Movie: The Color Purple
Favorite Actress: Marilyn Monroe
Favorite Actor: James Dean
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Album of Hers: Butterfly
Favorite Album by Another Artist: Stevie Wonder - Musicquarium
Favorite Song of Hers: Vanishing
Favorite Video of Hers: Honey & Heartbreaker
Least Favorite Video of Hers: Vision Of Love
Favorite Food: Italian
Least Favorite Part of Her Body: Her forehead
1991
BMI Award - Song of the Year (Love Takes Time)
Grammy Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female & Best New Artist
New York City Music Awards - Best Female Pop Vocalist
Rolling Stone Readers' Pick - Best New Female Singer
Soul Train Awards - R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist, single, & album
Billboard Music Awards - Top Adult Contemporary Artist, Female Album Artist & Female Single Artist
1992
American Music Awards - Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
BMI Pop Awards - Songwriter Of The Year
1993
American Music Awards - Favorite Pop / Rock Female Artist
1994
ARIA Awards - Most Popular International Album Of The Year, Take 40 Australia Best Chart Album Performance
and Most Popular Solo International Female
Billboard Music Awards - Female Artist Of The Year
Bravo Magazine - Golden Otto Award for Best Female Artist
MTV European Music Awards - Favorite Female Artist
Smash Hits Magazine Awards - Best Female Solo Singer
1995
American Music Awards - Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Blockbuster Awards - Top Pop Female
Smash Hits Awards - Best Female Solo Singer
World Music Awards - World's Best Selling American Recording Artist, World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist and World's Best Selling Pop Artist
1996
American Music Awards - Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist & Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Billboard Music Awards - Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Hot 100 Airplay (Always Be My Baby),
Hot Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year, and Special Award for 16 weeks at #1 for One Sweet Day
BMI Award - Song of the Year
Blockbuster Awards - Favorite Single - "Fantasy" & Favorite Adult Contemporary Single Female "1 Sweet Day"
National Dance Music Awards - Dance Artist Of The Year and Dance Record Of The Year, "Fantasy"
World Music Awards - World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist, World's Best Selling Overall Female Recording Artist, World's Best Selling Female Pop Artist and World's Best Selling American Female Recording Artist
1997
BMI Award - Song of the Year
VH1 Awards - VH1 Artist Of The Year
1998
American Music Awards - Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Billboard Music Awards - Special Award for the most #1's ever by a female solo artist
Blockbuster Awards - Top Pop Female
BMI Award - Song of the Year
Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards - Aretha Franklin Entertainer Of The Year Award
World Music Awards - World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990's & World's Best Selling R&B Artist
1999
Billboard Music Awards - Artist of the Decade
Blockbuster Awards - Top Pop Female
BMI Award - Pop songwriter of the Year
Oscar Academy Award - Best Music Original Song "When You Believe"
The Congressional Award - Contributions to youth charities and nonprofit organizations
2000
American Music Awards - Achievement Award
World Music Awards - Worlds Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium & Worlds Best selling Female R&B Artist
2001
Make-A-Wish Foundation's Chris Greicius Award - Celebrity Wish Granter of the Year
Radio Music Awards - Most Requested Artist on Radio
2002
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single, Sales (Loverboy)
2003
The RIAA presented Mariah with a commemorative award recognizing more than 100 Gold�, Platinum� and multi-Platinum� certifications throughout her professional career.
Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements in the Field of Entertainment
2004
MTV Asia Awards (1)
Lifetime Achievement Award
GrooveVolt Music & Fashion Awards (4)
Best Female Pop Album ("Charmbracelet")
Best Female Pop Song Performance ("Through The Rain")
Best Unreleased Pop Album Track ("My Saving Grace")
Best Hip-Hop Collaboration ("I Know What You Want")
2005
MTV Japan Video Music Awards (1)
International Video Icon Award
Capital Awards 2005 (1)
Outstanding Contribution to Music
World Music Awards (4)
World's Best Selling Pop Female Artist
World's Best Selling R&B Artist
Female Entertainer of the Year
Most Played Single ("We Belong Together")
Teen Choice Awards (2)
Choice Music: R&B Artist
Choice Love Song ("We Belong Together")
Lady of Soul Awards (2)
Best R&B/Soul Album, Solo ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo ("We Belong Together")
Kiss Awards (UK) (1)
Best Female Artist
VIBE Awards (4)
Artist of the Year
Album of the Year ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Best R&B Song ("We Belong Together")
R&B Voice of the Year
American Music Awards (1)
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Bambi Awards (Germany) (1)
Pop International Artist
Billboard Music Awards (5)
Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Hot 100 Song of the Year ("We Belong Together")
Hot 100 Airplay of the Year ("We Belong Together")
Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year ("We Belong Together")
Recording Academy (NY Chapter) Honor (1)
Honored for outstanding achievements
XM Nation Music Awards (1)
On the Rebound - Best Comeback of the Year
Radio Music Awards (4)
Artist of the Year - Urban and Rhythmic Radio
Song of the Year - Mainstream Hit Radio ("We Belong Together")
Song of the Year - Urban and Rhythmic Radio ("We Belong Together")
Radio Legend Award
2006
GrooveVolt Music & Fashion Awards (6)
Album of the Year ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Song of the Year ("We Belong Together")
Best Female Pop Album ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Best Female Pop Song Performance ("We Belong Together")
Best Unreleased Pop Album Track ("Circles")
Best Female R&B Song Performance ("We Belong Together")
Grammy Awards (3)
Best Contemporary R&B Album ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Best R&B Song ("We Belong Together")
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("We Belong Together")
Total Request Live Awards (1)
First Lady of TRL
NAACP Image Award (1)
Best Album ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Soul Train Awards (2)
Best Female R&B-Soul Album ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Best Female R&B-Soul Song ("We Belong Together")
BMI Urban Awards (6)
Song of the Year ("We Belong Together")
Songwriter of the Year
#1 Billboard Song ("We Belong Together")
Most Performed Song ("We Belong Together")
Most Performed Song ("Shake It Off")
Most Performed Song ("Don't Forget About Us")
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards (5)
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album ("The Emancipation of Mimi")
Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist- Female
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist
Wish Night 2006 Awards (1)
Wish Icon Award (for generosity/contributions to Make-A-Wish)
2007
BMI Pop Awards (2)
Most Performed Song ("Shake It Off")
Most Performed Song ("Don't Forget About Us")
VH1 Save The Music Foundation Award (1)
Honored for her contribution to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation