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Mariah Carey’s Big Break Was Almost Like A Modern Cinderella Tale

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In 1988, the little-known pop artist accompanied Brenda K. Starr at a record executives gala. There, Carey handed her demo tape to Tommy Mottola, the head of Columbia Records.

Mottola listened to the demo on his way home as he was enamored by Carey’s voice. He returned to the event, only to find she had left. After a two week search, he immediately signed the diva and the two would be married from 1993-1998.