Babyface

Babyface
Mariah Carey and Babyface backstage at The Celebration of Mimi in 2024.
General information
Birth name	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Born	April 10, 1959 (age 65) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Gender	Male
Nicknames	Kenny Babyface
Genres	R&B, soul, new jack swing, soft rock, hip hop soul, pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, entrepreneur
Years active	1976-present

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and music producer. He has worked with Mariah Carey.

Work with Mariah

Babyface first worked with Mariah on the song "Never Forget You" from her Music Box album. He also wrote and produced the song "Melt Away" from Mariah's Daydream album. In 1997, Mariah served as a background singer of Edmond's song called "Every Time I Close My Eyes." In 2015, Edmonds joined Mariah to sing the song "Christmas Time Is In The Air Again" during the Merriest Christmas Hallmark special.

Gallery

Carey and Babyface at BET's 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Jubilee Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 6, 2000.

Carey and Babyface performing "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" on Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas.

Carey and Babyface backstage at The Celebration of Mimi on August 9, 2024.

Trivia

• During a live stream in 2020, Edmonds played the song "When You Believe." Mariah made numerous comments during the live stream such as: "Love You Kenny" and "Whitney😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 😇 🤩🤩🤩🤩😘😘😘😘"
• Edmonds wrote and produced the song "Never Forget You"
• Edmonds and Mariah are friends
• Mariah sang live with him in 2015

Credits

Babyface has worked and collaborated with Mariah on various albums:

Music Box (1993)

• "Never Forget You" (composer, producer)

Daydream (1995)

• "Melt Away" (composer, producer)

Miscellaneous

• When You Believe (composer, producer)
• Everything I Close My Eyes (composer, producer)