Happy Birthday: Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Born: March 27, 1970 in Huntington, New York, USA

Married to:
Nick Cannon (30 April 2008 – 2 November 2016) (divorced) (2 children)
Tommy Mottola (5 June 1993 – 5 March 1998) (divorced)

Someone said I never paid any dues. I feel my whole life was struggling, because we were poor. We were alone, we had nothing–no security. I feel I have paid my dues. I’ve been paying my dues all my life.

[on her parents’ divorce] They went through some very hard times before I was born. They had their dogs poisoned, their cars set on fire and blown up. It put a strain on their relationship that never quit. There was always this tension. They just fought all the time.

I’ve always said that my father is half black and half Venezuelan and my mother is Irish. But people don’t understand. They can’t fathom that I’m…