Mariah Carey is world-renowned as one of the top vocalists of all time. She’s sold hundreds of millions of records and amassed a fortune from her singing and songwriting. Not to mention, she’s not a bad actress either. Here are 7 interesting facts about Mariah Carey.
Her Music Follows Her Everywhere
You’ll catch IG videos of her music playing in the background while she’s cooking for her kids. She simply loves her music probably more than her biggest fans. In fact, she was at a restaurant in Italy and she requested that nothing but her music be played while dining there. Her ex-husband, Nick Cannon, even mentioned they got intimate almost exclusively to her songs.
Allegedly Stormed Out of Barack Obama’s Inauguration
After performing her ballad “Hero” at Obama’s 2009 inauguration, she apparently stormed out after finding out where she was to be seated for dinner.
She Demands Doves, Kittens, and Butterfly-Shaped Confetti In Her Riders
If you’re unfamiliar with a rider, it’s basically things requested by an artist when they’re on a tour bus or backstage before their performance. Some artists like a specific kind of candy, a bottle of wine, tea, and even a bubble bath to help them relax or get hype before a show. We all know that Mariah is a girly girl, so it’s not too surprising that she requested 100 white doves and 20 white kittens. She has extravagant taste. What can you say?
Serious Shade Competition
Mariah can be a bit petty at times, especially when it comes to her biggest competitors. From Jennifer Lopez to Madonna, she simply doesn’t acknowledge them. In fact, she was asked if she heard about what Madonna said about her, and said that she only listened to Madonna “back when she was popular.” Ouch! Talk about catty!
She’s Insured Her Body for Millions (Allegedly Billions)
A lot of big-name musicians, actors, and athletes do this because of the toll performing takes on the body. It’s not a big thing. However, Mariah has insurance on her body and vocal cords up to $70 million. Apparently, during her time as a part of Venus’s “Legs of a Goddess”, she took out a $1 billion contract on just her legs.
Does Everything in Heels
Whether she’s exercising, bowling, or cooking, you’ll catch her rocking some heels. If you’ve seen her MTV Cribs episode, she has quite the collection.
Her High School Nickname Was “Mirage”
This is very fitting because even now she feels that she exists outside of the world. She cut class as a teenager so many times that her friends gave her that fitting nickname.
