Mariah Carey shifted out of Christmas mode into more of a snow queen vibe as the headliner of today's Opening Ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Performing live at Milan's San Siro Stadium, Carey sang two songs. First, in Italian, she sang Domenico Modugno's classic "Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu" (translation: "In The Blue, Painted Blue"), also known as "Volare" (translation: "To Fly"), which has been previously covered by everyone from Dean Martin to David Bowie to Barry White. She then, in English, sang a shortened version of "Nothing Is Impossible" from her recent album Here For It All.
@billboardbrasil ICÔNICA! Nesta sexta-feira (6), #MariahCarey ficou responsável pelo show na cerimônia de abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno Milano Cortina 2026. Com sua voz angelical, a estrela apresentou performances de “Nel blu, dipinto di blu”, eternizada pelo italiano Domenico Modugno, e “Nothing Is Impossible”, clássico de seu repertório. (Vídeo: Reprodução/Cazé TV)
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Also performing at the ceremony were Italian legends Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini, the renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang with Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, and the Italian-Tunisian rapper Ghali. Italian actors Pierfrancesco Favino and Sabrina Impacciatore were part of the production too. As far as we know, no penis steroids were used in the making of this ceremony.
Bobsledder Frank Del Duca and speed skating gold medalist Erin Jackson were Team USA’s flag bearers. The US delegation was led by Vice President J.D. Vance; the International Olympic Committee asked fans not to boo him.
Speaking of booing, Canadians were outraged to see famous Canuck Tate McRae betraying her country by appearing in a promo video for Team USA. McRae responded on her Instagram story Wednesday with a photo of herself as a child captioned, "y’all know I’m Canada down."
Team USA? Aren’t you team Canada @tatemcrae? pic.twitter.com/uulBn6Hoxl
— Made In Canada (@MadelnCanada) February 4, 2026
Taylor Swift, who just released a new video, is also involved in the Olympics via a video message to competing athletes:
@nbcolympics Milan Cortina was on Taylor Swift’s mind and she has a message for all #WinterOlympics athletes! The music video for Taylor Swift’s hit Opalite dropped TODAY!
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