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In 1987, after graduating from high school, Carey moved into Manhattan. She was 17, intensely ambitious, with a beautiful voice of dazzling virtuosity over an astonishing five-octave range. The next year, Carey was signed to a recording contract with Columbia Records by Tommy Mottola of Sony Music. In two years, her music would help make Mottola the most powerful man in the record business, and it would earn Carey fame and tremendous wealth.
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In 1988, Carey met Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola at a party, where Starr gave him Carey's demo tape. Mottola played the tape when leaving the party and was impressed. He returned to find Carey, but she had left. Nevertheless, Mottola tracked her down and signed her to a recording contract. This Cinderella-like story became part of the standard publicity surrounding Carey's entrance into the industry.[9]
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Aside form her phenomenal recording career, Carey a philanthropist has contributed to various organizations. She co-founded Camp Mariah for the Fresh Air Fund in the early 1990s which encourages inner city children to enjoy the outdoor environment. She has ... donated her time and effort to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, volunteered for the New York City Police Athletic League and contributed to the obstetrics department of the New York Presbyterian Hospital. She has also been granted a Congressional Horizon Award for her charity work with children.
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Director Brett Ratner, who helmed Carey's "Heartbreaker" video on the singer: "She's a trouper, to say the least. But she's like a kid, too. That's what's so crazy, because when you're with Mariah, it's like, 'Jump on and go for the ride.' And look, she's really, really smart. She does everything: She writes, she produces. People think she's writing these songs just to sell records, but these songs come right from her heart." -- quoted in Rolling Stone, February 17, 2000.
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At a party with Starr, Mariah gave her demo tape to a record company head that made it to the president of Columbia Records, Tommy Mottola. The demo contained the tracks "Someday," "Prisoner," "All Alone In Love," All In Your Mind," and the unreleased, "Do You Ever Wonder." After listening to 2 songs, Mottola found what he was looking for - the next Whitney Houston. Within a month, Mariah singed with Columbia Records.
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Following her separation from Mottola in 1997 Carey introduced elements of hip hop into her album work. Her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001, and she was dropped by Virgin Records the following year following a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown, as well as the poor reception given to Glitter, her film and soundtrack project. In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records.
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