MARIAH CAREY has been accused of lip-syncing as she opened the Winter Olympics 2026 in Milan this evening.

The singer, took to the stage in front of 60,000 people at the San Siro Stadium for the milestone moment.

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Mariah Carey has been accused of lip-syncing during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony
 

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She took to the stage in Milan in front of 60,000 spectators
She dazzled in a white and silver gown full of sparkles and a white fur wrapped around her.

The iconic star began her performance by singing in Italian for Domenico Modugno’s hit song Volare before crooning to her own track, Nothing is Impossible.

However, viewers at home thought she was lip-syncing rather than singing live as they took to X to share their thoughts.

One person said: “No chance Mariah sung that live. Not even close. And blink! Blink!!!!”

Another viewer slammed: “Why does she accept to do these live things to give us absolutely nothing. Queen you have nothing else to prove, pls Mariah.”

Somebody else wrote: “I wonder how much they paid #MariahCarey to mime at the opening ceremony for the #WinterOlympics?”

Yet another commented: “There is zero per cent chance #MariahCarey is singing this live.”

While a fifth asked: “Is she lip syncing? #openingceremony #winterolympics.”

Marco Balich, the creative lead for the show, who has been involved in more than 20 Olympic ceremonies, said ahead of the ceremony: “As an international guest, we have Mariah Carey singing in Italy.

“A beautiful song. She will enchant many of us – as the cherry on the cake of a beautiful Italian fantasia.

“We will make a celebration of the sense of beauty of Italy. And also celebrate the sport heavily.”

On the decision to have the American sing a tune in Italian, Balich added: “When we ask artists to come, especially musical artists, we don’t want them to come and promote their own songs or new albums.

“We want them to sing something that is pertinent.

“So, I am very thankful for Mariah Carey, she enthusiastically embraced the fact of singing an entire song in Italian, which is not that easy.

“A very well-known song – and that will touch the hearts of many Italians. Because she sings beautifully and will sing in a very, very courageous way.

“You will see the entire stadium singing that, I promise.”

This is not the first time there has been an international flavour to opening events – Lady Gaga was the lead musician ahead of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.

Italian tenor singer Andrea Bocelli is also going to perform before 16 days of competition begin on ice, snow and slopes.

Grammy award-winner Mariah is reportedly getting ready to release a grunge album in the second half of this year.

A source told The Sun: “Ever since she let slip about the existence of the album, fans have been desperate for it to be officially released and put on streaming.

“After years of casual talks about what to do, everyone has now agreed the album will be released in the second half of 2026.

“It’s been a long time coming, but hopefully fans think it’s worth the wait.

“It’s certainly Mariah as you’ve never heard her before.”

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Viewers accused her of not singing live