Collaborations
Aside from covering a bunch of hits, she is also known in the industry as “a great collaborator”. She has made a lot of powerful duets with her fellow top artists. Some of the people she has worked with are Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Luciano Pavarotti, and Barbara Streisand.
Certified Diamond
In 1999, the Record Industry Association of America started to grant “diamond status” to albums with more than 10 million sales. She is one of several musicians who managed to achieve this incredible feat. She actually has two albums that fall under this category! If you were wondering, they are “Let’s Talk About Love” (1997) and “Falling Into You” (1996). She is a superstar no matter how you look at it.