Thursday, October 1, 2009

Mariah Carey | Poker
Mariah Carey's high-octave act has ensured that she remained high in public visibility stats throughout her career. She is an icon in the music industry. Her button-popping body has hordes of fans wanting more.




Her quirky off-stage behavior keeps her name in the papers even after being in the limelight for quite some time. Mariah Carey has been seen playing poker and has also graced a few celeb poker events.


Mariah Carey | Poker
Visting a nearby casino Carey walked away with her booty after just three rounds of the game, though she admits her success may not have been all down to skill.

Mariah Carey | Poker
Mariah Carey won $27,000 at a poker game in Las Vegas last september 2005. The poker diva, who won $27,000 after just three rounds of the game, confessed she's not a poker player, so the winning was not on account of her skills.

"I used to play poker with my sister. But I think my low-cut dress put some of the guys off." Mariah Carey explained.

Mariah Carey | Poker
About Mariah Carey: Mariah Carey distinguishes herself as a hit songwriter as well as a diva with a compelling five-octave range. Her 1990 hit single, "Vision of Love," was the beginning of her rise, which has resulted in more top singles than Elvis Presley.


Patricia Hickey discovered Mariah’s talent for singing when she was just three years old. While preparing for a role in an opera production, Patricia noticed that baby Mariah was mimicking her exact same notes. Patricia, a former vocal coach, immediately began Mariah’s vocal training.

Mariah Carey | Poker
She began working with musicians when she was 13, and at 16 she started writing songs with Ben Margulies, a young composer who collaborated with her on six of the 11 songs on "Maria Carey" (Columbia, 1990). Her big break came in November 1988 when Brenda K. Starr, a dance-pop vocalist with whom she had worked in clubs, took her to a party to celebrate the inauguration of WTG Records, a CBS-affiliated label run by Jerry Greenberg.


Mariah Carey’s new “E=MC2” (Island Def Jam), lost 61 percent of its sales in its second week out, but it’s still the No. 1 album in the country. It moved 182,000 copes, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its two-week total to 645,000.

Mariah Carey | Poker
She also had a successful albums including The Emancipation of Mimi and Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel which has a controversial single “Obsessed” that allegedly her song to Eminem.


The World Music Awards recognized her as the world's biggest-selling artist of the '90s and declared her the best-selling female pop artist of all time in 2000. She has produced every one of her ten studio albums, except the debut one and directed music her videos.

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