www.mariahcarey.com ........................... Mariah Carey is a recording artist and actress who made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States. MARIAH is well-known for her vocal range, power, melismatic style, and use of the whistle register.Although she self-identifies as an alto with a five-octave range, Carey has a range wide enough to cover all the octaves between an alto and a soprano. IN 2003, her voice was ranked first in MTV and Blender magazine's countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, as voted by fans and readers in an online poll. Carey said of the poll, "What it really means is voice of the MTV generation. Of course, it's an enormous compliment, but I don't feel that way about myself ". MARIAH made her debut in acting career in the romantic comedy The Bachelor (1999). Other movies she starred in are Glitter (2001), WiseGirls (2002), Death Of A Dynasty (2003), State Property 2 (2005), You Don't Mess Wih The Zohan (2008) and Tenesee (2008). MARIAH is a philanthropist who has donated time and money to organizations such as the Fresh Air Fund. She became associated with the Fund in the early 1990s, and is the co-founder of a camp located in Fishkill, New York, that enables inner-city youth to embrace the arts and introduces them to career opportunities. SHE signed a licensing deal with the cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden, and in 2007, she released her own fragrance, "M". According to Forbes, Carey was the sixth richest woman in entertainment as of January 2007, with an estimated net worth of US $225 million.