Mariah Carey (/məˈraɪə/ mə-RY-ə; : 0:01 An haife ta a ranar 27 ga watan Maris, shekara ta 1969) ta kasance mawaƙiya ce ta kasar Amurka, marubuciya, mai shirya rikodin, kuma 'yar wasan kwaikwayo.[a] An kira shi "Songbird Supreme" ta Guinness World Records, Carey an san shi da kewayon murya biyar, salon waka na melismatic da amfani da sa hannu na rajistar busa. Wani mutum ne mai tasiri a cikin kiɗa, an sanya ta a matsayin mawaƙa ta biyar mafi girma a kowane lokaci ta hanyar Rolling Stone a cikin 2023.
Carey ta zama sananne a cikin 1990 tare da kundi na farko mai taken kanta kuma ta zama mai zane-zane guda biyar da suka kai lamba daya a kan jadawalin <i id="mwKg">Billboard</i> Hot 100 na Amurka, daga "Vision of Love" zuwa "Emotions". Ta sami nasarar kasa da kasa tare da kundin da aka fi sayar da su Music Box (1993) da Daydream (1995), kafin ta karɓi sabon hoton tare da sautunan hip hop, bayan fitowar Butterfly (1997). Remix na waƙarta "Fantasy", wanda ke nuna Ol 'Dirty Bastard, ya shahara da cakuda pop da hip-hop a cikin kiɗa na al'ada. Tare da shekaru goma sha ɗaya a jere na waƙoƙin Amurka na farko, Billboard ta sanya Carey a matsayin mai zane-zane mafi nasara a cikin shekarun 1990. Bayan raguwar aiki da gazawar fim dinta na 2001 Glitter, ta koma saman sigogi tare da The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), daya daga cikin Kundin da aka fi sayarwa a karni na 21.