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Label debut and marriageDebut album, 'Mariah Carey,' excelsChart success with 'Merry Christmas'Crossover successBig-screen debutBreakdown and hospitalizationReturn to the chartsRecord-breaking successTheme night on 'American Idol'Marriage to Nick CannonMotherhoodSigns deal with 'American Idol'

After hearing Mariah Carey's demo, Sony Music executive Tommy Mottola, left, helped launch Carey's career. The two went on to marry. Rumor has it that at their wedding, it took six women to carry the monstrous train of Carey's gown. The couple would split in 1998.

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Label debut and marriage

( Richard Haro/ For the Times, Jon Levy / AFP / July 26, 2012 )

After hearing Mariah Carey's demo, Sony Music executive Tommy Mottola, left, helped launch Carey's career. The two went on to marry. Rumor has it that at their wedding, it took six women to carry the monstrous train of Carey's gown. The couple would split in 1998.
MORE: 'Mariah' Climbs the Chart

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