school help on mariah carey & luther vandross

[samantha nixon]

hiya
i need to think of some facts about mariah carey and luther vandross for tomorrow and my teaher only told us today so if anyone knows any stuff about them please help as im totally stuck :searchme:

[Behemoth]

Moving to 'Music'

[samantha nixon]

but no one will answer it in here :crying: and i really need help

[Behemoth]

lol, there is still a link to it in the General Discussion Forum!

[samantha nixon]

ok thanks sorry

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

Search on Google for them :)

[samantha nixon]

ive already done that and its not been much help i need about 1 0r 2 now so im on jeeves now and ive found a good site

[Abi]

Found anything yet?

[Jade]

Full name: Mariah Carey
Birthday: March 27, 1970
Birth place: New York City, NY, USA
Mariah's sign: Sun in Aries, Moon in Scorpio
Nationality: Venezuelan/Black and Irish American
Religion: Episcopalian (Christian)
School: Harborfields High School (graduated in 1987)
Mother's name: Patricia Hickey
Father's name: Alfred Roy Carey (Nunez)

Other info:
She has a brother Morgan and a sister named Alison. Mariah's parents divorced when she was 3 years old.
Sadly, Mariah's father died on July 4, 2002

Height: 5' 9" (1,76m)
Weight: 125 pounds (56,7kg)
Eye color: brown
Hair color: brown (natural color)
Dress size: European 10 / US 6 (reported by Cosmopolitan)

Other info:
Mariah used to think that her right side looked better, because she has a mole on her left. She out grew that now.

Favorite singer: Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder
Favorite actor / actress: James Dean, Marylin Monroe
Favorite movies: Comedy and horror
Favorite spot to relax: Beach, amusement park
Favorite activities: Riding roller coasters, swimming
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite food: Pasta and salad
Favorite juice: Cranberry Juice

Dogs:
Jack - a Jack Russel Terrier
Ginger - a Yorkshire Terrier
Princess - a Doberman
Duke - a Doberman
Bing and Bong - two dogs she got on her Japan tour (living with MC's friends) Cats:
Tompkins - a Persian Cat (+ passed away)
Ninja - a Persian Cat (+ passed away)
Clarence - Mariah's family cat (+ died in 1997)
Puffy - a cat (living w. MC in her Manhattan apartment)

Other info:
Mariah's pets appeared in many of her music videos. We can see Jack in "All I Want For Christmas Is You", "Dreamlover", "Thank God I Found You" and "Honey". Also Duke makes a short appearance in "Dreamlover". Ginger appeared in "One Sweet Day" video and Princess is featured in the video for "All I Want For Christmas Is You". Then there is the persian cat Tompkins who can be seen in "Always Be My Baby" and "Sweetheart".

Mariah's voice range: 5 to 7 octaves
Number of albums: 12
Number of #1 singles: 15
US Sales: 68.9 million CDs (Sept 2002)
Worldwide sales: 182.45 million albums & singles (Sept 2002)

Other info:
Mariah is the only female artist who had 7 albums triple platinum in the US. She is the only artist with three debutes on #1 and she was the first artist who's first 5 US singles reached #1.

Mariah has made it to the Guinness Book of Records for the musician with the highest paid record contract (with Virgin) and as the female artist with the most #1 singles (15) and most #1 weeks (60) on the Billboard charts.

LUTHER VANDROSS As a teenager he was part of a ensemble that sang at the legendary Harlem Apollo club.
He appeared on the first ever edition of Sesame Street in October 1969.
Sang backing vocals on David Bowie's Young Americans album.
In the 70s he was in a soul band called 'Luther'. They didn't sell many records.
Produced Aretha Franklin's Jump To It and Get It Right albums.
He won his first Grammy in 1990 with the single "Here and Now".
Had a cameo in Robert Townsend's 1993 superhero action comedy, Meteor Man.

Hope this helps :)

[samantha nixon]

thanks for youre help i used some of the things for it and this thread can now be closed as ive give the h/w in

[Behemoth]

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