Mariah Carey brought world class pop star wattage to the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday night at Milan’s historic San Siro Stadium.
Carey, who has scored 19 Billboard No. 1 singles and six Grammy Awards, performed entirely in Italian for the first time in her illustrious career, singing Domenico Modugno’s “Nel Blu, dipinto di Blu” – known internationally as “Volare” – as a symbolic gesture that underscores the event’s theme of “harmony” and the ambition to highlight local culture while giving the broadcast global appeal.
Written by Domenico Modugno and performed at the 1958 Sanremo Festival, “Volare,” with its famous refrain – “volare!
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