Updated Feb. 6, 2026, 5:48 p.m. ET
Mariah Carey holds up her two Grammys at the 33rd annual Grammy awards at Radio City Music Hall, NYC. February 20, 1991
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Mariah Carey holds her two awards presented to her at the American Music Awards in 1993
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Mariah Carey sings “One Sweet Day” at the 38th Grammy Awards, February 28, 1996.
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Designer Giorgio Armani and singer Mariah Carey pose for photographers at a party in 1998.
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Singer Mariah Carey poses during a photocall in a Madrid hotel November 16, 1999.
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Whitney Houston (R) and Mariah Carey sing the nominated song “When You Believe,” at the 71st Annual Academy Awards March 21, 1999.
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Mariah Carey sits atop a piano as she sings a tribute to fellow singer Stevie Wonder February 22, 1999, in Los Angeles at the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences MusiCares Dinner.
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Mariah Carey performs “One Sweet Day” with Wayna Morris of Boyz II Men at the 38th annual Grammy Awards on February 28, 1996 in Los Angeles.
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Mariah Carey performs at the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, July 7, 2009.
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Musicians Mariah Carey (L) and Diana Ross (R) sing on stage at the taping of the VH1 special, “VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross” in New York, April 9.
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Mariah Carey performs her hit song “Fantasy,” at the American Music Awards on January 29, 1996.
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Pop singer Mariah Carey and Luciano Pavarotti pause during a dress rehearsal May 31, 1999, for the Pavarotti & Friends ’99 concert.
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Pop singer Mariah Carey sings one of her hits during the VH1 Divas live concert April 14, 1998, in New York City.
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Mariah Carey addresses her fans during her concert in Frankfurt on June 14, 1998.
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Mariah Carey gestures for photographers upon her arrival at Toluca’s International airport, December 9, 2000.
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Singer and actress Mariah Carey poses for a photograph with fans as she arrives for a promotional screening of her new film “Glitter” September 20, 2001 in Los Angeles.
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American pop star Mariah Carey speaks to troops in Kosovo December 4, 2001.
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American Pop star Mariah Carey poses with U.S. troops in Camp Bondsteel, near Pristina in Kosovo as part of a tour for USO (United Services Overseas) America to entertain the armed forces December 4, 2001.
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Mariah Carey is all smiles as she accepts the award for favorite female artist, R&B, for her album “Rainbow,” from presenter Stevie Wonder during the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, May 9.
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Singer Mariah Carey performs at the 30th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles January 13, 2002.
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Singer Mariah Carey holds a football at a news conference featuring the pre-game entertainers for Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans January 31, 2002.
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U.S. pop star Mariah Carey poses for photographers after a news conference in Shanghai November 10, 2003.
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Mariah Carey sings at the National Stadium in Singapore March 13. Mariah Carey performed in a one-night concert as part of her Rainbow World tour.
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The Washington Wizards Michael Jordan, appearing in his 14th and final NBA All-Star game in February 2003, is greeted by singer Mariah Carey after she sang a tribute to Jordan during half-time festivities for the NBA legend.
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U.S. pop singer Mariah Carey performs at an event for Japanese fans in Tokyo March 31, 2005. Carey was in Japan to promote her new album “The Emancipation of Mimi”.
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Singer Mariah Carey holds her three awards backstage at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 8, 2006.
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Singer Mariah Carey performs her song “Shake It Off” at the 2005 World Music Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California August 31, 2005.
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Singer Mariah Carey performs a medley ‘We Belong Together’ and ‘Fly Like A Bird’ backed up by the Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 8, 2006.
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Mariah Carey receives the Artist of the Decade from fellow singer Patti LaBelle at the Billboard Music Awards show at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas December 8.
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Singer Mariah Carey performs during ABC Good Morning America Summer Concert Series at Times Square in New York, April 25, 2008.
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Singer Mariah Carey performs at the 2008 American Music Awards in Los Angeles November 23, 2008.
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Singer and actress Mariah Carey arrives with her husband Nick Cannon for the premiere of the film “Push” during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 16, 2009.
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Mariah Carey (L) and Nick Cannon arrive at the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles January 23, 2010.
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Singer Mariah Carey wears a sling while performing with the New York Philharmonic at the MLB All-Star Charity Concert benefiting Sandy Relief on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York in 2013. She was injured during the filming of the music video for “#Beautiful.”
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Singer Mariah Carey holds her daughter Monroe to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse in Washington December 6, 2013.
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Recording artist Mariah Carey and her children Moroccan Scott and Monroe Cannon attend the ceremony for the unveiling of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California August 5, 2015.
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Recording artist Mariah Carey poses on her star after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California August 5, 2015.
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Mariah Carey performs during New Year’s eve celebrations in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., December 31, 2017.
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Singer Mariah Carey places her hands in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 1, 2017.
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Singer Mariah Carey poses as she attends Variety’s 2019 Power of Women: Los Angeles, in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., October 11, 2019.
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Cast members Mariah Carey (L) and Lenny Kravitz pose during a photocall for the film “Precious” by director Lee Daniels at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2009. Twenty films are competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or which will be awarded on May 24.
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Mariah Carey performs during the second day of the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. September 20, 2025.
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Mariah Carey attends the MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring her in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 30, 2026.
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Mariah Carey performs during the Opening Ceremony for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026.
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