1.Born at March 27, 1970 (age 39) 2.Born in Long Island, New York. 3. Parents Patricia Hickey & Alfred Roy Carey. 4. attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School.

Random Facts. The only female US artist (and second artist or group ever) to have 18 #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Made her singing debut, age 20 Appeared on the benefit concert "A Tribute To Heroes" and sang the song "Hero" in dedication to the families, friends, victims, and heroes of the World Trade Center tragedy. [September 2001] Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001' Owns a three-floor apartment in New York City Voted in at #36 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition Her paternal Venezuelan grandfather's name was Francisco Nuñez. He changed his last name Nuñez to Carey after moving to New York City; he hoped an American name would help him make a good life in the US. He took the name Carey from his biological father. Francisco's mother Margarita Nuñez was with a man named Carey, but they were not married

Owns a three-floor apartment in New York City Voted in at #36 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition Her paternal Venezuelan grandfather's name was Francisco Nuñez. He changed his last name Nuñez to Carey after moving to New York City; he hoped an American name would help him make a good life in the US. He took the name Carey from his biological father. Francisco's mother Margarita Nuñez was with a man named Carey, but they were not married