Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman born March 27, 1969 in Huntington, to USA. She is known for being the best-selling female record of all time with over 200 million albums sold to date and 19 number one singles in the Billboard Hot 100. She was revealed in 1990 with her first eponymous album, Mariah Carey, which sold fifteen million copies worldwide and produced four number one singles: Vision of Love, Love Takes Time, Someday and I Don't Wanna Cry. Mariah Carey was born to a father of African-American and Venezuelan origin, Alfred Roy Tortoiseshell, an aeronautical engineer, and a mother of Irish origin, Patricia Hickey, singing teacher and opera singer.