Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Italian Stars to Open 2026 Winter Olympics
Mariah Carey will join a lineup of prominent Italian performers to kick off the Winter Olympics. The program brings together pop, classical and film talents from across Italy alongside a few international stars. Andrea Bocelli, described as one of the most successful singers in the world, will sing at the ceremony.
Visually impaired since birth, the 67-year-old tenor has mixed popular Italian songs with classical repertoire, sold tens of millions of albums and recorded high-profile duets. His signature song, Time to Say Goodbye, has been a worldwide hit. The lineup also features contemporary Italian stars.
Ghali, a 32-year-old rapper from Milan with Tunisian roots, performs in Italian, Milanese slang, French and Arabic and broke through with the 2016 streaming hit Ninna Nanna. Laura Pausini, 51, has had hit albums in Italian and Spanish, won a 2006 Grammy for best Latin pop album and scored a recent No.
Italy, Milan