In 2009, Carey was recognized with the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Spring International Film Festival for her critically acclaimed role in Lee Daniels’ Precious. Mariah is also an inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has been recognized with multiple Grammy Awards, numerous American Music Awards, three Guinness World Record titles, both Billboard’s “Artist of the Decade” and “Icon" awards, the World Music Award for “World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium,” the Ivor Novello Award for “PRS for Music Special International Award,” and BMI’s “Icon Award” for her outstanding achievements in songwriting, to name a few.Ĭarey’s cultural impact has transcended the music industry to leave an indelible imprint upon the world at large. With her distinct five-octave vocal range, prolific songwriting, and producing talent, Carey is truly the template of the modern pop performance. She is the best-selling female artist of all time with more than 200 million albums sold to-date and 19 Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles (18 of which are self-penned)-more than any solo artist in history. Mariah Carey is an author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, producer and multiple award-winning artist and songwriter. My sincere hope is that you are moved to a new understanding, not only about me, but also about the resilience of the human spirit. Writing this memoir was incredibly hard, humbling and healing. I let the abandoned and ambitious adolescent have her say, and the betrayed and triumphant woman I became tell her side. I went deep into my childhood and gave the scared little girl inside of me a big voice. This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survival and my songs. And even then, my words were filtered through someone else’s lens, largely satisfying someone else’s assignment to define me. Though there have been countless stories about me throughout my career and very public personal life, it’s been impossible to communicate the complexities and depths of my experience in any single magazine article or a ten-minute television interview. I want to tell the story of the moments - the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams, that contributed to the person I am today. It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. The global icon, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, mother, daughter, sister, storyteller, and artist finally tells the unfiltered story of her life in The Meaning of Mariah Carey
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