MARIAH CAREY:THE BILLION DOLLAR BABE
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The Cinderella story of a teenager from Long Island, New York, who signed the largest contract in recording history with Virgin/ EMI Records for a reported $100m. The story of Mariah Carey: the biggest selling female artist of all time who fell headlong into a very public breakdown. Featuring interviews with rap star Jay Z, songwriter Walter Afanasieff and cultural critics Kodwo Eshun, Paul Morley and Caroline Sullivan and music videos of platinum selling chart-toppers such as Butterfly and Vision of Love, MARIAH CAREY: BILLION DOLLAR BABE pieces together a provocative portrait of celebrity in the age of globalization.