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Mottola was born in the Bronx, New York City, to a middle-class Italian-American family. [2] He graduated from Iona Grammar School in 1962 and Iona Prep in 1966. After a brief period in military school, he attended high school and later Hofstra University on Long Island.
At the beginning of her career, Carey adopted a polished image due to the influence her then-husband, Tommy Mottola [b] had over her career. [14] Carey's marriage and later divorce to Mottola received media attention. [15] The two married in 1993, with the wedding said to have cost over $500,000. [16]
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Accompanied by Starr, Carey handed Mottola her demo tape, featuring four of the eleven songs that would eventually comprise her debut studio album. [3] In what has been largely described as a "Cinderella-like story", Mottola heard the tape in his Limousine ride home, and quickly returned to the event to find the girl with the "elusive voice". [4]
Her marriage with Tommy Mottola, the head of her record label Columbia, was a constant struggle at the time due to personal and professional differences. [1] Mottola wrote a note to Carey at their home one day with the lyrics "Butterflies are free to fly / Fly away" from the 1975 Elton John song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight". [2]
Mottola is an Italian language surname. Möttölä is a Finnish language surname. Notable people with the surnames Mottola or Möttölä include: Chad Mottola (born 1971), American baseball player and coach; Greg Mottola (born 1964), American film director and screenwriter; Hanno Möttölä (born 1976), Finnish basketball player
Tommy Mottola signed him as a producer and eventually promoted him to vice president of A&R at Epic Records in 1994. Two years later, Rooney became VP of A&R at Crave Records . Mottola subsequently named him Senior VP of Sony Music Entertainment in 1998.
After Carey's divorce with Sony record official and Columbia CEO Tommy Mottola, the working relationship with Carey and her label deteriorated. After the first two singles from Rainbow were released, Carey was gearing up for a third single to be released. [ 3 ]