How was Mariah Carey’s relationship with Luis Miguel?

Christmas in Aspen (Colorado, United States). In real life and in fiction, both stories coincide with the environment that surrounded Luis Miguel already the american singer Mariah Carey when they met in 1998.

In accordance with NetflixHe was the one who noticed Mariah though she turned him down on her first try to get close. There are also versions that confirm that their relationship was, in part, an advertising strategy orchestrated by your managers for to project Luis Miguel’s career in the United States. Although the attraction between them was undeniable.

Finally, the artists were together for three years, between 1999 and 2001.

In his memoirs, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, published in 2020, the singer recalled her relationship with the Mexican icon. “It was a simple plan: They told the mystery man that I really wanted to meet him, and they told me that he wanted to meet meCarey recalled. “He turned out to be the international megastar Luis Miguel, the ‘Latin Elvis’.”

“Our first date was at a restaurant, and for me it was hardly a date. I was like, ‘Who is this guy?‘”Recalled the interpreter of All I want for Christmas. “He was drinking a lot, and his hair was tousled and all over the place. But a small part of me was intrigued. He had an undeniable passionate style; I could see the potential for adventure in him. Although first the hair needed to settle a little ”.

By December 1998, Mariah had just divorced businessman Tommy Mottola and, Luis Miguel was at the peak of success after the great reception of his album Romances.

In a 2000 interview, Mariah explained that because they were both singers, they had a deep understanding of what they both had to deal with, even when the tabloids printed information that could destroy them.

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“Right now I am really very happy in a relationship with someone who is an artist, a very big Latino superstar. He is so sure of himself, with what he does and it is great because he understands this madness of my life, because he lives the same. There are very few people you can say, ‘Okay, well, I’m about to go on stage right now and sing in front of 50,000 people, so I’ll call you when I’m done.’”.

The reasons for their separation in 2001 were not made public, although Carey claims to be at peace with her decision. “It was all great and exciting, but it was far from perfect”, He concluded. “Even though we made an effervescent couple, it’s always hard to live and love in the limelight”.

“We weren’t helping each other heal“, said. “After three years, I knew it was time for us to part ways. We had a good run and I still have good memories, but in the end, he was not the one. “

It is presumed that the song After Tonight, theme included by Mariah Carey on her album Rainbow, was composed as a duet for her and Luis Miguel and that they never got to record because he was not happy with the result.