MILAN — MILAN (AP) — Mariah Carey is going to add some American pop star pedigree to the opening ceremony for the next Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
The local organizing committee announced Monday that Carey, 56, the “All I want for Christmas is you.” singer, is the first international star named to perform at the February 6 ceremony at Milan’s San Siro soccer stadium.
“See you in Milan” — ‘See you in Milan’ — Carey said on Instagram.
“Mariah Carey fully represents the emotional atmosphere that accompanies the period leading up to the Games,” the committee said. “Music is a universal language that appeals to different stories and sensibilities, and is intertwined with the opening ceremony’s theme of harmony.”
The Games will spread across northern Italy, with simultaneous but smaller opening ceremonies also taking place in three mountain groups.
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