{"id":33907,"date":"2025-11-26T01:47:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=33907"},"modified":"2025-11-26T01:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:47:46","slug":"the-superstar-who-turned-darkness-into-one-of-the-greatest-careers-in-music-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=33907","title":{"rendered":"The superstar who turned darkness into one of the greatest careers in music history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Some of the stars we admire today have survived trials so harrowing, it\u2019s almost unbelievable they ever made it to the top.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"mpegr69fee52603e10\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.mpegr69fee52603e10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.mpegr69fee52603e10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.mpegr69fee52603e10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.mpegr69fee52603e10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.mpegr69fee52603e10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>The woman we\u2019re about to explore had a childhood steeped in darkness and betrayal, and her memoirs revealed shocking, painful truths.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When she was just 12 years old, her own sister allegedly tried to get her hooked on drugs and wanted to recruit her to be a sex worker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-didn-t-believe-she-was-worthy-of-being-alive\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Didn\u2019t believe she was worthy of being alive<\/h2>\n<p>To the world, some stars shine with nothing but glamour, talent, and undeniable success. But behind the spotlight, certain icons have endured pain so profound, it seems unimaginable. One such powerhouse of music \u2014 recently named the fifth-greatest singer of all time \u2014 has a story that reveals just how much darkness can hide behind the dazzling light.<\/p>\n<p>She rose to fame in 1990, but her story began long before the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Our star entered the world on March 27, 1969, in Huntington, New York. Her dad, Alfred, was an aeronautical engineer of African American and Venezuelan heritage, and her Patricia was an opera singer from an Irish-American family.<\/p>\n<p>Even though they shared the same blood, the singer often felt like a stranger, an outsider within her own family. Neither of her parents resembled her. She remembered seeing them as \u201criddled with regret, hostages of a sequence of cruel circumstances.\u201d Her older siblings, Alison and Morgan, had darker skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI didn\u2019t believe I was worthy of being alive,\u201d she once\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.ua\/books\/edition\/_\/ORDhDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181007 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/25123850\/GettyImages-2069227278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/25123850\/GettyImages-2069227278.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Al Pereira\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was also another shadow that loomed over every moment of her childhood. Her parents married during a time when racism was rampant and interracial unions were rare. Patricia\u2019s family cut ties with her for marrying a Black man.<\/p>\n<p>Racial prejudice made it nearly impossible for the family to feel accepted in their community. While living in Huntington, they endured shocking acts of hostility\u2014 neighbors poisoned their dog and even set their car on fire.<\/p>\n<p>She has described her first encounter with racism as \u201ca first kiss in reverse,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-54340236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">explaining<\/a>, \u201cEach time, a piece of purity was ripped from my being.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-attacked-for-her-skin-color\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attacked for her skin color<\/h2>\n<p>With a Black father and white mother, many of her friends didn\u2019t even realize she was biracial. She recalls a traumatic sleepover when a group of girls locked her in a bedroom and repeatedly shouted the n-word at her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe venom and hate with which these girls spewed this\u2026 chant was so strong, it quite literally lifted me out of my body,\u201d she says. \u201cI was disorientated and terrified and I thought that maybe, if I held on and just kept crying, surely a grown-up would come and stop the assault. But no-one came.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a different occasion, she was targeted by a racist who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/national-international\/natl-mariah-carey-spat-on-during-racist-attack-as-a-child\/1957162\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spat in her face<\/a>\u00a0on the school bus.<\/p>\n<p>Home offered no refuge either.<\/p>\n<p>The singer remembers frequent clashes between her father, Alfred, and her brother, Morgan, once saying, \u201cIt was not uncommon for holes to be punched in walls or for other objects to go flying.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-always-felt-dirty\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Always felt dirty<\/h2>\n<p>Her relationship with her mother was also far from ideal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always felt dirty, I didn\u2019t feel put together, and [she was] leaving me with people who were not safe,\u201d the singer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/mariah-carey-opens-up-about-her-traumatic-childhood-more-revelations-from-her-oprah-winfrey-tell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recalled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The pressures of the world around them forced her family to move frequently and ultimately contributed to Alfred and Patricia\u2019s divorce.<\/p>\n<p>After her parents split, she saw very little of her father and spent much of her childhood alone at home. She began singing at just three years old, often mimicking her mother\u2019s renditions of Verdi\u2019s\u00a0<em>Rigoletto<\/em>\u00a0in Italian.<\/p>\n<p>Even though singing became a way to escape reality, the harshness of life kept knocking at her door throughout her childhood.<\/p>\n<p>In her memoirs, she recounted a terrifying incident at just six years old, when she called a family friend for help after her mother was attacked. When the police arrived, one officer reportedly remarked, \u201cIf this kid survives it will be a miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her older sister Alison was an inconsistent presence in her life, struggling with teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, and suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-her-sister-s-act\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Her sister\u2019s act<\/h2>\n<p>According to her memoir, our star endured a deeply traumatic experience with her sister before reaching her teens. She claims that at just 12 years old, her sister gave her Valium, offered her a tiny amount of cocaine, caused her third-degree burns, and attempted to sell her to a pimp.<\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, she manipulated into spending a night alone with the pimp, which led to a card game and a drive-in movie, where he \u201calmost immediately\u201d put his arm around her. Terrified and immobilized by the \u201chandgun resting against his thigh,\u201d the artist says she only managed to escape when another car pulled up alongside them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181004 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/25121743\/GettyImages-1730178607-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"685\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/25121743\/GettyImages-1730178607-edited.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ralph Dominguez\/MediaPunch via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alison, who passed away in 2024, consistently denied the allegations in the book, saying she was shocked and appalled that her sister would accuse her of something like this.<\/p>\n<p>Considering all the trauma and challenges she faced, it\u2019s remarkable that this young woman would grow up to become one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed the \u201cSongbird Supreme,\u201d she is renowned for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, signature use of the whistle register, and larger-than-life diva persona. Many would also say she\u2019s best known as \u201cThe Queen of Christmas,\u201d thanks to her holiday hit\u00a0<em>All I Want for Christmas Is You<\/em>, one of the best-selling singles in history.<\/p>\n<p>So, who is this? Naturally, we\u2019re talking about none other than\u00a0<strong>Mariah Carey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-controlling-relationship\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cControlling\u201d relationship<\/h2>\n<p>As many may know, Carey burst onto the music scene in the early 1990s. Her self-titled debut album made history, as she became the only artist whose first five singles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.<\/p>\n<p>Mariah went on to achieve global success, and with eleven consecutive years of US number-one singles throughout the \u201990s, Billboard named her the Artist of the Decade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181006 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/25122224\/shutterstock_461134543-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"666\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/25122224\/shutterstock_461134543-edited.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the time Carey found her breakthrough in music, her desire to escape her previous life led her to marry former Sony Music executive Tony Mottola.<\/p>\n<p>Years later, she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mariah-carey-marriage-prisoner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">described<\/a>\u00a0the relationship as \u201ccontrolling\u201d and said she felt like a prisoner in their luxurious mansion. Carey eventually freed herself after eight years, and today she devotes herself to her children and to \u201cmusic,\u201d which she calls her \u201csaving grace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mariah Carey has two children, twins Monroe and Moroccan Scott Cannon, with her ex-husband Nick Cannon. They were born on April 30, 2011.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-story-behind-all-i-want-for-christmas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story behind\u00a0<em>All I Want For Christmas<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Reflecting on her difficult childhood, Carey has shared how those experiences shaped her love for Christmas \u2014 something that shines through in her iconic holiday hit,\u00a0<em>All I Want For Christmas Is You<\/em>, which is now celebrating its 31st anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a kid, I always hoped for great Christmases, and we didn\u2019t have them. My brother and sister would come back to wherever I was with my mom, and they\u2019d be fighting and ruining the holiday. I would still be like, \u2018You know what? I just want to have the best time,\u2019\u201d she said during an interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mariah-carey-marriage-prisoner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cosmopolitan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mariah\u2019s relationship with her mother\u2014who passed down her remarkable vocal talents\u2014was complex throughout her life. The bond between Mariah and Patricia was described as a story of \u201cbetrayal and beauty,\u201d a tale of \u201clove and abandonment,\u201d and one of \u201csacrifice and survival.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mariahcarey\/photos\/a.128507457765\/10157025309472766\/\" data-width=\"640\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tragically, Patricia and Mariah\u2019s sister Alison both passed away on the same day in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Mariah was with her mother in her final moments.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mariah-carey-mom-patricia-sister-alison-both-died-same-day-exclusive-8701561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cI feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed.\u201d She ended her message by expressing gratitude for the love and support she has received, as well as for the \u201crespect for my privacy during this impossible time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What an incredible journey she\u2019s been through \u2014 I honestly had no idea. It\u2019s a powerful reminder that behind all the millions, the smiles, and the hit songs, there\u2019s often a story the world never sees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You never truly know what someone has survived to get where they are, and it\u2019s a reminder to never judge anyone at first glance.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the stars we admire today have survived trials so harrowing, it\u2019s almost unbelievable they ever made it to the top. The woman we\u2019re about to explore had a childhood steeped in darkness and betrayal, and her memoirs revealed shocking, painful truths. 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