Why is Mariah Carey called Mimi?

Why is Mariah Carey called Mimi?

Mariah Carey says that ‘Mimi’ is a nickname for herself. She says it is a name only her closest friends and family knew until the creation of the album. The music was intended to reveal a more intimate side of the artist.

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Why did Mariah Carey change her name?

“My grandfather made up the name ‘Carey,’ when he came to America to be more accepted, I guess. But that was funny, because that’s an Irish name and Irish people were discriminated against at that time, too… That’s why, on the album, I just put Mariah now, because it’s not even my real last name anyway.”

What is Mariah Carey’s stage name?

“She named me Mariah Carey as a stage name. I don’t have a middle name and I don’t think I had a choice. “When I talked about my hopes for a singing career, she’d always remark, ‘Don’t say if you make it, say when’. “And that’s how I’ve always had faith.”