{"id":460674,"date":"2026-02-08T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460674\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T00:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:00:07","slug":"beloved-pop-superstar-dazzles-in-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460674\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved pop superstar dazzles in Winter Olympics opening ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IGKIPCRADZH5FDKI4LS7GW6MR4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mariahcarey\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mariahcarey\/?hl=en\">Mariah Carey<\/a> performed at the opening ceremony the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4OCHNA6ABBHU3ON5FK3ZYR4OIM\">The pop superstar dazzled the audience when she sang the Italian classic \u201cVolare (Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu)\u201d in Italian during the opening ceremonies at San Siro Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"B5Q54KAMZNCDNCNRQDQ2V2QYKE\">Carey, 56, wore a sparkling white and silver gown paired with over 300 carats of diamonds valued at an estimated $15 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/creators.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/story\/mariah-carey-turns-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-into-a-15-million-diamond-spectacle-151000123.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/creators.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/story\/mariah-carey-turns-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-into-a-15-million-diamond-spectacle-151000123.html\">according to Yahoo<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"I35C4O5AMNCTNB2UZEMKWTYBWU\">Although not Italian herself, Carey is familiar with the country\u2019s music as her mother, Patricia, was a Juilliard-trained opera singer, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/06\/sports\/mariah-carey-sings-in-italian-at-the-2026-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AA2WB3ZX25CORBGXDDP2JVGNCU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balichwonderstudio.com\/team\/marco-balich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.balichwonderstudio.com\/team\/marco-balich\/\">Marco Balich<\/a>, creative director of the opening ceremonies, revealed in January that the Carey was going to perform \u201ca beautiful song in Italian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JH3SXW66JNA7JPWL4TZW25VXAI\">The Grammy Award winning songstress also performed \u201cNothing is Impossible\u201d from her 2025 album \u201cHere For It All.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"B52SMHJFWFAV7HX3KWJIPULF6M\">The 2026 Winter Olympics commenced Friday, Feb. 6 and will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 22.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey performed at the opening ceremony the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Friday. 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