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Mariah Carey has displayed each of the characteristics that commonly describe a diva. She possesses both a five-octave vocal range and award-winning music business skills. She co-wrote all but one of her No.1 songs (which was a cover of a Jackson 5 song) and co-produced of all of her chart-topping hits. She was named the world's top selling female artist of the millennium. By the summer of 2001, the talented, classically trained, and hardworking singer had come full circle and reached a breaking point, but quickly rebounded.
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Mariah Carey led the list of nominees for the National Council of La Raza’s ALMA Awards, which honor Latino entertainers. Mariah's nominations include: Best Song for a Feature Film and Outstanding Music Video for "When You Believe". The ALMA American Latino Media Arts Awards were presented April 11, 1999 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California and were televised on ABC in June.
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Mariah Carey is well known for her multi-octave voice and the control she has over her whistle register. Carey's voice is rated as one of the greatest ever among pop singers. In 2003 she came top of MTV's countdown of "The 22 Greatest Voices In Music". She was placed ahead of such rivals as Whitney Houston; #3 and Céline Dion; #9.
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In May 2006, Carey was honored as the first ever Venus "Celebrity Legs of a Goddess" at a Radio City Music Hall ceremony where she unveiled the 16' legs. The event marked the beginning of the 2006 Venus "Legs of a Goddess" contest -- an annual search for the woman with the best legs in America. Hundreds of women participated in the competition, which coincided with select concert dates on Ms. Carey's The Adventures of Mimi: The Voice, The Hits, The Tour.
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Carey in 2001's Glitter.Carey's first starring role was in Glitter, a 2001 film that had been in development as a vehicle for Carey since 1997. In it, she played Billie Frank, a struggling singer and songwriter who breaks into the music industry after she meets DJ Julian Dice (Max Beesley). Reviews were scathing; while Roger Ebert praised Carey's performance, saying that "Her acting ranges from dutiful flirtatiousness to intense sincerity", most other critics panned it. Stephanie Zacharek called Carey "numbingly bland" in her role, and Michael Atkinson observed, "when she tries for an emotion—any emotion—she looks as if she's lost her car keys". Glitter was a box office failure, and Carey, who won a Worst Actress Razzie Award for her trouble, has since referred to the film as "a diva moment".
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Mariah Carey attended a press conference today for Gillette at Radio City Music Hall. Above are photos of her arriving and photos of her during the conference. Here is a related article:
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