{"id":272691,"date":"2026-02-07T18:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/272691\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:35:34","slug":"see-mariah-careys-iconic-career-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/272691\/","title":{"rendered":"See Mariah Carey’s iconic career in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Feb. 6, 2026, 5:48 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey holds up her two Grammys at the 33rd annual Grammy awards at Radio City Music Hall, NYC. February 20, 1991<\/p>\n

Greta Pratt, REUTERS\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey holds her two awards presented to her at the American Music Awards in 1993<\/p>\n

Fred Prouser\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey sings “One Sweet Day” at the 38th Grammy Awards, February 28, 1996.<\/p>\n

Gary Hershorn\"Designer<\/p>\n

Designer Giorgio Armani and singer Mariah Carey pose for photographers at a party in 1998.<\/p>\n

Brad Rickerby\"Singer<\/p>\n

Singer Mariah Carey poses during a photocall in a Madrid hotel November 16, 1999.<\/p>\n

Desmond Boylan\"Whitney<\/p>\n

Whitney Houston (R) and Mariah Carey sing the nominated song “When You Believe,” at the 71st Annual Academy Awards March 21, 1999.<\/p>\n

Gary Hershorn\"Mariah<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Fred Prouser\"Mariah<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Gary Hershorn\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey performs at the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, July 7, 2009.<\/p>\n

Pool\"Musicians<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Jeff Christensen\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey performs her hit song “Fantasy,” at the American Music Awards on January 29, 1996.<\/p>\n

Lee Celano\"Pop<\/p>\n

Pop singer Mariah Carey and Luciano Pavarotti pause during a dress rehearsal May 31, 1999, for the Pavarotti & Friends ’99 concert.<\/p>\n

STR New\"Pop<\/p>\n

Pop singer Mariah Carey sings one of her hits during the VH1 Divas live concert April 14, 1998, in New York City.<\/p>\n

Jeff Christensen\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey addresses her fans during her concert in Frankfurt on June 14, 1998.<\/p>\n

Kai Pfaffenbach\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey gestures for photographers upon her arrival at Toluca’s International airport, December 9, 2000.<\/p>\n

Daniel Aguilar\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Fred Prouser\"American<\/p>\n

American pop star Mariah Carey speaks to troops in Kosovo December 4, 2001.<\/p>\n

Dan Chung\"American<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Dan Chung\"Mariah<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Reuters Photographer\"Singer<\/p>\n

Singer Mariah Carey performs at the 30th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles January 13, 2002.<\/p>\n

Adrees Latif\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Joe Skipper\"U.S.<\/p>\n

U.S. pop star Mariah Carey poses for photographers after a news conference in Shanghai November 10, 2003.<\/p>\n

Claro Cortes\"Mariah<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

File\"The<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Tami Chappell\"U.S.<\/p>\n

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”.<\/p>\n

Toru Hanai\"Singer<\/p>\n

Singer Mariah Carey holds her three awards backstage at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 8, 2006.<\/p>\n

Robert Galbraith\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Mike Blake\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Lucy Nicholson\"Mariah<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Ethan Miller\"Singer<\/p>\n

Singer Mariah Carey performs during ABC Good Morning America Summer Concert Series at Times Square in New York, April 25, 2008.<\/p>\n

Mike Segar\"Singer<\/p>\n

Singer Mariah Carey performs at the 2008 American Music Awards in Los Angeles November 23, 2008.<\/p>\n

Mario Anzuoni\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Lucas Jackson\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey (L) and Nick Cannon arrive at the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles January 23, 2010.<\/p>\n

Phil McCarten\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

Andrew Kelly\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Kevin Lamarque\"Recording<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Mario Anzuoni\"Recording<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Mario Anzuoni\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey performs during New Year’s eve celebrations in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., December 31, 2017.<\/p>\n

CARLO ALLEGRI\"Singer<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

MARIO ANZUONI\"Singer<\/p>\n

Singer Mariah Carey poses as she attends Variety’s 2019 Power of Women: Los Angeles, in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., October 11, 2019.<\/p>\n

MARIO ANZUONI\"Cast<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Regis Duvignau\"Mariah<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Steve Marcus\"Mariah<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey attends the MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring her in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n

Mario Anzuoni, REUTERS\"Mariah<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Geoff Burke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Feb. 6, 2026, 5:48 p.m. ET Mariah Carey holds up her two Grammys at the 33rd annual…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[124958,156,157,111,139,69,154029,154030,126682],"class_list":{"0":"post-272691","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-sstsentertainmentpop-culture","15":"tag-sstsnpop-culture","16":"tag-typegallery"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}