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Following her separation from Mottola in 1997, Carey introduced elements of [|hip hop] into her album work, to much initial success, but her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001, and she was dropped by [|Virgin Records] the following year after 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], and after a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the top of pop music in 2005.[|[4]][|[5][|]] Carey was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 [|World Music Awards].[|[6]] She has the most number-one singles for a solo artist in the United States (eighteen; second artist overall behind [|The Beatles]),[|[7]] where, according to the [|Recording Industry Association of America], she is the third best-selling female and sixteenth overall recording artist.[|[8][|]]To date, Carey has sold over 160 million albums worldwide. [|[9]] In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five [|Grammy Awards], and is well-known for her [|vocal range], [|power], [|melismatic] style, and use of the [|whistle register].
 * Mariah Carey** (born March 27, 1970) is an American recording artist and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of [|Columbia Records] executive [|Tommy Mottola], and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. [|//Billboard// Hot 100] chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. According to //[|Billboard]// magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.[|[3]]