Mariah Carey helped kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics with an angelic rendition of a well-liked Italian music.
Sporting an all-white look, the singer took the opening ceremony stage at San Siro stadium on Friday and carried out the music “Volare” in Italian.
The music, which was initially recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno and is formally titled “Nel blu, dipinto di blu,” has been carried out by many prolific artists up to now, together with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
US singer Mariah Carey performs in the course of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026.
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Carey additionally carried out her music “Nothing Is Not possible” from her 2025 album “Right here For It All.”
Carey’s headlining opening ceremony look on the Milan Cortina Games was first introduced in December.
On the time, the information was shared on each the Olympic and the Milan Cortina 2026 Instagram accounts, with the five-time Grammy winner delivering a particular message to followers in an Instagram reel.
Mariah Carey performs in the course of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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“Ciao! Prepare for Milano Cortina 2026. See you on the Stadio San Siro on the sixth of February for the Olympic opening ceremony,” Carey says within the video.
“See you in Milan!” she provides in Italian.
The Olympics account additionally shared the announcement in a separate Instagram post , alongside a carousel of graphics that learn, “Mariah & Milano, it is official!”
“Mariah Carey is the primary main worldwide visitor to be introduced for the Milano Cortina 2026 opening ceremony,” subsequent graphics learn. “…World-renowned for her voice and musical legacy that spans generations and cultures, Mariah’s profession superbly displays the primary theme of the opening ceremony: concord.”
Mariah Carey performs throughout opening evening of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Dwell at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The publish additionally famous it would not be Carey’s first involvement with the worldwide sporting competitors.
In accordance with the publish, Carey’s 2010 music “100%” was launched to profit Workforce USA on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will run from Feb. 6-22, 2026, in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and can characteristic world-class athletic competitions in 16 winter sports activities together with alpine snowboarding, bobsleigh, determine skating, snowboarding and extra.
