
American Mariah Carey will be the lead singer of the ceremony opening of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, event which will be held on February 6 at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium (San Siro) in Milan (north).
“Recognized around the world for her incomparable voice and for a musical production capable of transmitting generations and cultures“, Mariah Carey fully embodies the emotional atmosphere that accompanies the path to the Games,” explained the organization in a press release on Monday.
During the ceremony, in addition to the author of the great Christmas hitor all I want for Christmas is you, other stars yet to be announced will participate, as revealed by the organization in charge of developing the major sporting event, and the Olympic flame will already be present in the stadium.
The flame of sport arrived in Italy on December 4 and since the 6 of the same month travels with a torch through Italy until arriving in Milan on February 5 one day before the opening ceremony during which the official cauldron of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be lit.
Even if the official opening is set for February 6, certain disciplines will begin two days before the opening ceremonyon the 4th of the same month. The final is scheduled for February 22.