Armed with a five octave voice, Mariah Carey burst on to the music scene in 1990 with her self titled album. At that time, she became the first singer to have her first five singles reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. She continued to record hit after hit, making her the best selling artist of the 1990’s. She was named the bestselling artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards.
However, after the failure of her 2001 film Glitter, a series of strange messages Carey left on her website, and a bizarre appearance on MTV’s Total Request Live, where the singer passed out popsicles to audience members and performed something resembling a striptease, many thought her career was over.
By 2005, after some personal and professional disappointments, Mariah released The Emancipation of Mimi to great critical and commercial success. As a result, Carey took a new tour on the road in 2006. The 2-disc DVD set, The Adventures of Mimi captures a concert from October 2006 in Anaheim, California. Whatever problems Mariah had, seem to be behind her for now. From the moment she steps on the stage in little more than a black bra, panties, high heels and gold glitter, Miss Carey is in fine vocal form.
Carey performs nineteen songs, spanning her entire recording catalog; from “Vision of Love” off her first album, to “We Belong Together” from The Emancipation of Mimi. While she definitely isn’t an overwhelming public speaker (“can I get some loudness?”) and seems particularly uncomfortable interacting with the crowd at times, she is very confident in her vocal abilities.
It is Carey’s singing that makes The Adventures of Mimi worth watching. While her dance moves consist of various exaggerated hand moves and several half hearted hip gyrations, Mariah effortlessly showcases her five octave range. It is remarkable how easy she can make singing songs appear to be.
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1 - Leona Lewis
Move over Mariah and make way for Leona. Leona Lewis is being hailed as the next Mariah Carey. Like Mariah Leona has a powerful voice and powerful beauty, both inside and out. Leona's debut single is set for US release in mid-January and her debut album is set for US release in mid-March. In addition to her natural gifts, Leona is backed by Simon Cowell and Clive Davis, the record producer behind Whitney Houstan's career.
With so much going for her, Leona Lewis is expected to take the US by storm.
2 - rufus
you know. the concert does seemed airbrushed. i went to that concert and there was alot more crowd interaction. she was never awkward. they just cut alot of it out and the performances were great. it just that they didn't leave alot of it i there. well its a great dvd.
3 - shanghaichica
Leona Lewis please? she's good but not that let's be fsir here and compare the debut albums of both artist (not Mariah's 17 year career to leonas 1+) even at the same stage in their careers Mariah was way above Leona. I have both albums One is forgettable (spirit) and one makes an impact when listned to (Mariah Carey). Now back to the DVD was a good show but do admit it looks airbrushed.
4 - Leona Lewis
Shanghichica:
I think you are missing the point. There are lots of things similar between Mariah and Leona. Both are songwriters and co-wrote the tracks on their debut albums. Both have huge hit from their debut albums. Both combine striking physical beauty with a incredible vocal range. They have a similar singing style, though both are unique in their own ways.
You may not like Leona Lewis yet, but many, MANY do and she is here to stay.