Call Mariah Carey ‘Mimi’

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Mariah Carey Mimi

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Mariah Carey has a message for fans: Call me Mimi! The singer now joins the list of divas whoโ€™ve taken an alternative moniker, such as Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo) and Madonna (Esther). In fact, Careyโ€™s new name will appear in the title her forthcoming album: The Emancipation of Mimi.

โ€œMimi is a very personal nickname only used by those closest to meโ€ฆ just one of those little things that Iโ€™ve kept for myself in an attempt to have some delineation between a public persona and a private life,โ€ Carey explains on her website.

By publicly adopting her private name, Carey explains, โ€œI am letting my guard down and inviting my fans to be that much closer to meโ€ฆ Most importantly, I am celebrating the fact that Iโ€™ve grown into a person and artist who no longer feels imprisoned by my insecurities or compelled to try and live up to someone elseโ€™s vision of โ€˜Mariah Carey.โ€™ I now feel I can honestly say โ€˜this is me, the real me, take it or leave it.'โ€

That sounds like a threat to me. Iโ€™m taking a stand, I will never call Mariah. Mimi.

This article was originally published on November 23, 2004.



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