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Lucas Eugene Scott (born August 24th 1981), better known by his stage name Chad Carey, is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Carey rose to prominence after releasing his self-titled debut album Chad Carey through Columbia Records in 2000. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four number one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Under the guidance of Columbia Records executives, Carey continued to have success with follow-up albums Emotions (2001), Music Box (2003) and Merry Christmas (2004) which established Carey as Columbia's best selling act. Daydream (2005) made music history when its second single "One Sweet Day", a collaboration with Boyz II Men, spent a record 16 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 which remains the longest-running number one single in US chart history. During the record's production, Carey began to experiment with new genres of music which saw his deviation from his typical R&B and ballad-orientated beginnings to a more hip hop sound. The musical change became further evident with the release of the Butterfly (2007) and Rainbow (2009) records.
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In 2010, Carey left Columbia Records after a number of issues with label boss Tommy Mottola who had steered his early career. He signed a record $100 million deal with Virgin Records shortly after. Shortly before the release of his debut movie Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack in 2001, Carey came out as gay in US Weekly magazine. The reaction to the news, mainly through social media, led to Carey suffering a physical and emotional breakdown and hospitalised with severe exhaustion. Following the poor commercial success of both the movie and the record, Carey was bought out of his Virgin Records deal for $50 million which led to a decline in his career.
Following a move to Island Records, Carey released his eighth studio album Yours.. which continued his lack of commercial success. He took a hiatus from his career in 2013 when he was seriously injured in a car crash. He made a return in 2015 with his ninth studio album The Emancipation which hit #1 worldwide.