IT’S NOT really Christmas time until you hear All I Want for Christmas Is You on the radio.

But what other songs has Mariah released and what is she doing now?

2All I want for Christmas has topped the UK chartsCredit: Getty – ContributorWhat’s Mariah Carey’s net worth?

Mariah Carey’s net worth is estimated to be between $300 million and $520 million.

Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, and has sold over 200 million records globally.

The singer still earns money from her 1996 festive favourite All I Want For Christmas.

Every year, Mariah is believed to earn around $500,000 in royalties from the single track, according to The Independent.

Mariah is believed to have earned over $60 million in royalties from the one song.

How old is Mariah Carey?

Mariah Carey was born on 27 March 1969, making her 52 years old.

Mariah is the daughter of Patricia Hickey, an opera singer and vocal coach, who trained her daughter in opera singing from the tender age of three.

Her father, Alfred Roy Carey, was an aeronautical engineer.

Mariah Carey’s Career highlights

At just 17, Mariah moved to New York City to pursue a singing career.

After working part-time jobs to pay rent for her one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan – which she shared with four other girls – Mariah released her debut single Vision of Love at the age of 20.

The song is still widely viewed as one of her most accomplished works.

The release was a hit, and the young popstar won two Grammy Awards for best new artist and best female pop vocalist.

The world-famous All I Want for Christmas Is You was released in 1994.

The album remains one of the best-selling holiday albums in America – and returned to number one in the UK in December 2020 after 26 years.

By 2001, she was the world’s highest-paid recording artist.

But in the same year, Mariah suffered a mental breakdown, and was  hospitalized for “extreme exhaustion”. The star later revealed she suffers from bipolar disorder.

But the singer has continued to wow fans worldwide with her famous five-octave voice.

2Mariah Carey is one of the best selling singers of all timeCredit: EPA

With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

We Belong Together was Mariah’s 2005 comeback single after her break from the limelight. It was a massive hit and peaked at number one in the US for a run of 14 weeks.

Carey’s single Without You is a cover of the 1971 track by pop singer Harry Nilsson. It is Carey’s first and only solo number one hit in the UK.

Emotions is one of Carey’s most impressive vocal feats. She covers four octaves within the track, which reached number one in the US.

Mariah’s track Hero also can’t go without a mention. It was a number one hit in the US and reached the top 10 in the UK.

The track was reportedly recorded in just two hours – a testament to Mariah’s talent.

After Mariah Carey’s smash hit All I want for Christmas topped the charts in the UK in 2020, the singer also revealed herself to be a secret Gogglebox fan.

Mariah shared a clip from the show with her 21.6million Twitter followers after Goggleboxers Abby and Georgia said they felt “2020 had been saved by Mariah Carey”.

Mariah couldn’t get enough of the compliment and wrote “love this!!” along with some laughter emojis.Who is Mariah Carey dating?

Mariah is dating her creative director, Bryan Tanaka.

The pair have had an on-off relationship since October 2016, when Mariah called off her engagement to Australian businessman James Packer.

Bryan originally comes from Washington and started working for Mariah as one of her backing dancers.

The pair have been professionally linked for years, with Bryan first taking to the stage with Mariah on her Adventures of Mimi tour in 2006.

On Mariah’s birthday this year, her beau posted a tribute to the star on his Instagram.

“Today is my favorite day. Happy Anniversary my love! ❤️🦋” he wrote, alongside a series of images of the two.