Mariah Carey is female.
Mariah Carey ( born March 27 , 1969 or 1970 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress . In 1998 , she was honored as the world 's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards and subsequently named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000 . In 2012 , the singer was ranked second on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Women in Music . ''