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Mariah Careyis making sure her 55th birthday is “One Sweet Day.”
The pop superstar celebrated her 55th birthday — which she famously calls her “anniversary” — on Wednesday. To ring in the festivities, the hitmaker shared a stunning selfieon Instagramin which she looked absolutely glowing and like she was basking in all of the positive b-day vibes.
“Anniversary adventures commence 🎉🦋,” Mimi wrote in the caption of the shot of herself.
Mariah Carey attends the Recording Academy Honors in Los Angeles in February 2024.ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty
Carey looked to be very happy to honor her “anniversary,” as she was smiling wide in the photo.
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Mariah Carey at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ in Los Angeles in November 2023.RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
“Celebratory splash at 3:27 on 3.27! 🦋🍾🎉🌊,” the “Obsessed” singer captioned the post.
Carey has long dubbed birthdays as anniversaries. She opened up about the concept in a 2014OUT Magazinecover story, explaining that she feels “eternally 12-years-old” and celebrates the anniversary of her 12th birthday.
“As a kid I literally made this pact,” she told the outlet. “There had been some sort of argument with my mom and the man she was dating at the time, and somehow I became a part of it — I was around 8 or 9 years old, and I said, ‘I’m never going to forget how it feels to be a kid, and you can’t be seen or heard.’ It’s as though your opinion doesn’t mean anything, or your feelings are not real.”
On last year’s anniversary, the “We Belong Together” singer also reposted an old video interview of herself onX(formerly Twitter) in which she says, “I don’t have birthdays.” In the clip, she adds, “No, well, I just have anniversaries. I decided to do that. And I’ve noticed that people who decide not to have birthdays, they just don’t have them.”
Mariah Carey performing at the Billboard Music Awards in November 2023.Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images
Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images
This year is proving to be a major one for MC. Next month, she’skicking off her third Las Vegas residency.
The R&B icon is also among thenominees for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class. The pop star, along withCher,Mary J. Blige,Dave MatthewsBand,Lenny Kravitz,Ozzy Osbourne,Sadeand several others were announced as the musicians eligible to be inducted into the Rock Hall this year.
“Beyond excited and thrilled to be among these legendary nominees for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction,” she wrote. “Congratulations to all! @rockhall.”
source: people.com
