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'Hero'
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is nothing short of an entertainment phenomenon - her fifteen #1 hits in America making her one of the few serious rivals to Elvis Presley. 鈥楬ero鈥 gave this prolific New Yorker her eighth chart-topper, when she was just 23 years-old. Originally the song was intended as the closing theme for a film starring Dustin |
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| Composer |
Afanasieff/Carey |
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| Genre |
Pop |
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| Album |
Here Is Mariah Carey
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| Released |
1993 |
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| UK Chart Position |
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Hoffman and Geena Davis, but when Sony Music boss Tommy Mottola - whom Mariah later married - heard the song, he told her: 鈥淎re you kidding? You can鈥檛 give this song to a movie!鈥漈he studio had to settle for a song by Luther Vandross for their film, while Mariah鈥檚 鈥楬ero鈥 went on to become one of her fans鈥 concert favourites. Initially, Mariah was not happy about tackling such an old-fashioned ballad, feeling that it was at odds with her image. But Mottola persisted, and 鈥楬ero鈥 remained at the top for a month at the end of 1993. Mariah was delighted with her Christmas No.1 and donated all her royalties from the song to the families of the victims of a Long Island railway shooting.
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Mariah Carey's mother was a singing teacher so she had a very early start - singing on stage at the age of four!
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