Queen of Christmas
Gianna Marquez-Ozuniga (8)
When you think of Christmas you think of Santa, gifts, lights, and most importantly Mariah Carey. Ms. Carey is known for her famous song “All I want for Christmas is You.” She was born March 27th, 1969 in Huntington, New York. Ever since Mariah was a little girl, she loved Christmas. She loved to sing Christmas songs and at the young age of two, her mother realized she had a wonderful voice and had a ton of potential. At the age of 4, she was put into singing lessons which contributed to the great star she has become today.
After she graduated Harborfields High School in 1987, she released a demo tape after years of perfecting her pitch. This tape led an executive at Columbia Records, Tommy Mottola. She then made her debut album which started the success of her career. Her next 7 albums were hit after hit. In the span of just a few years she was known by every R&B loving household in the world, and on October 29th 1994 she released her most famous song yet “All I want for Christmas is You.” This song was loved by many and gave her the title of “Christmas Queen.”
From there Mariah’s career skyrocketed. She gained a net worth of over $350 million. Her latest song is called “Big Energy” which was released in 2022. This song made number three on Billboard’s Hot 100. As of now, she makes fun skits every December on TikTok, her most recent one getting over 100.5 million views and a whopping 15.7 million likes! She also makes more than $60 million every year around the holidays. Christmas is definitely her favorite time of year!
It is no secret that a Christmas playlist is not complete without the angelic voice of Mariah Carey.