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Nick Cannon: Mariah Carey Wanted Twins Born During Her “Fantasy” Song

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Oh, baby!

According to hubby Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey's delivery of their twins "was a production."

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"Now my wife wanted to make sure that when the babies came out, that they came out not only to a Mariah Carey song, but a live performance from Mariah Carey — her Madison Square performance of 'Fantasy' — so they came out to a round of applause," he said in an appearance on The Gayle King Show on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which airs Friday.

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The 42-year-old first-time mom gave birth to the couple's son and daughter on Saturday, April 30 in L.A.; four days later the proud parents announced the twins' names: Moroccan Scott and Monroe. Cannon explained their unique name choices: "Of course we got to keep our celebrity weirdness up!"

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So does Cannon, 30, ever get tired of being called Mr. Mariah Carey? "At times it used to frustrate me," he admitted. "When I step back and look at my life as a whole, I could be called a lot of worse things than Mr. Mariah Carey."

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