Mariah Carey Net worth $320 million

What is Mariah Carey net worth? And Who is Mariah Carey?

Mariah Carey is an American songwriter, singer and for those who don’t know, she is an actress. She is referred to as “Songbird Supreme” or the Queen of Christmas to the musical world due to her five-octave vocal range.

Carey is a household name in the music industry, and her success started in the 1990s. She has been named the artist of the decade, best-selling female pop artist of the millennium, best-selling music artist of all time, highest-certified female artist in the United States, holds the record for the most number-one singles by a solo artist, and many more achievements.

Mariah Carey has sold over 200 million records globally, topped the Billboard Hot 100 more than twenty times, ranked by VH1 in the second position in their list of 100 Greatest Women in Music, and won five Grammy Awards. Today we are going to look at Mariah Carey’s net worth as of today and a few things you might not know about Mariah Carey.

Mariah Carey Quick Biography

Mariah Carey Real Name: Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey Age: 52

Mariah Carey Date of Birth: March 27, 1969

Mariah Carey Nationality: American

Religion: Christian

Gender: Female

Height: 1.73 m

Weight: 145 pounds or 65 kg

Profession: Singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, television judge, record producer.

Celebrity Net worth in 2022: $320 million

How old is Mariah Carey? Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, New York, U.S, on March 27, 1969. She is 52 years old as of the date of writing. Her height is 1.73 meters, and she weighs about 145 pounds. On Mariah Carey’s body measurement, she has a waist size of 26 inches or 66.0 cm and hips size of 35 inches or 88.9 cm.

Mariah Carey Education, School/College University

Mariah Carey went to an elementary school where she did well on subjects such as literature and music. She would then join Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York, where she began writing music lyrics and poetry. She would then graduate in 1987. Her mother, who was a classically trained opera singer, trained her daughter in vocal training.

Mariah Carey Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Religion & Political Views

Patricia, the mother of Mariah Carey, is a former opera singer and a vocal coach of Irish descent. The father of Mariah Carey, Alfred Roy Carey, is an African American, and when the two married due to his ethnicity, it made Patricia get to be disowned by her family.

Carey was born in Huntington, New York, making her nationality an American, and her ethnicity is African-American with Irish descent.  She has two siblings Alison the elder sister, and Morgan, an older brother. Carey was raised up by the mother together with Morgan, while the father raised Alison after their parents divorced.

Is Mariah Carey Married? Relationship, Dating, Affair, Girlfriend, Wife, Children

Mariah Carey was once married to Tommy Mottola, an American producer and an author who recorded Mariah Carey’s album in the 1990s. They married in 1993, but the relationship wouldn’t work due to career differences and Mottola’s controlling nature, so they divorced in 1997 and finalized the divorce in 2000.  Between the years 1998 and 2001, Mariah Carey was in a relationship with the Mexican singer Luis Miguel but the relationship dint materialize into marriage.

In 2008 Mariah Carey married again to Nick Cannon, the actor, and a comedian after they had a courtship for years. The marriage was fruitful as Carey gave birth to her fraternal twins Monroe and Moroccan. In 2014 Carey confirmed they had separated with Cannon, and the divorce was finalized in 2016.

After the divorce with Cannon, she began dating James Packer, an Australian billionaire, in 2016, and the same year she announced she was engaged. A few months to the end of the year, the two called off the engagement, and Carey began dating Bryan Tanaka, the American Choreographer. The two to date have been dating.

Mariah Carey Professional Life and Career

Carey’s music career started in 1988 when she met Tommy Mottola, the head of Columbia Records. Her debut studio album Mariah Carey was released in 1990, and it topped the Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks earning her awards such as the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artists. Some of the singles that topped the US Billboard Hot 100 are “Vision of Love”, “I Don’t Wanna Cry”, and “Love Takes Time”, “Someday”. The album commercially did well as it sold over 15 million copies.

Carey has released 14 other studio albums, among them being Emotions released in 1991, Music Box released in 1993, Merry Christmas released in 1994, Daydream released in 1995, the latest ones being Me. I Am Mariah The Elusive Chanteuse was released in 2014, and Caution was released in 2018.

Apart from music, she is also an actor, having taken roles in films such as The Bachelor (1999), Death of a Dynasty (2003), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Girls Trip (2017), All I Want for Christmas Is You (2017), Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (2020) among several others.

Mariah Carey Awards & Nominations

Mariah Carey has earned numerous honors and awards. Some of them include 15 Billboard Music Awards, 5 Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards, and 10 American Music Awards. She has also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and named the best-selling female artist of all time. She has also been ranked at the 2nd position in the list of 100 greatest women in music, among other achievements.

Mariah Carey Net Worth, Income & Salary

Mariah Carey net worth as of today is at $320 million. Having heard some huge commercial success in her music career, where she has sold over 200 million albums worldwide, Carey has made her wealth entirely from music. Apart from music, Mariah Carey net worth has been boosted by earnings from song writing, businesses, her actress roles, and brand endorsement deals.

Mariah Carey Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Mariah Carey has heard her fair share of controversies, among them her performance for the family of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2008. The performance attracted criticism globally from human rights organizations as they condemned her for accepting “dictator money”. In 2019 her performance in Saudi Arabia dint go so well due to her fan base, which compromises gay fans, and the act of homosexuality in Saudi Arabia is punishable by death.

Mariah Carey on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.

Mariah Carey Facebook page has around 21 million fan likes, and his Twitter account has around 21 million followers. On Mariah Carey Instagram account, he has around 10 million followers while on YouTube, Mariah Carey has around 7.7 million subscribers.

Conclusion

Mariah Carey net worth as of today should be an inspiration to women who are into music. Skills such as music can pay well if well harnessed and children who develop such talents should be encouraged to pursue their talents.For more click here.