New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Pop icon Mariah Carey found herself at the centre of an online debate after her performance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, with social media users questioning both her presence at the event and whether her performance was live.

Carey performed at the Milan Cortina opening ceremony on Friday, delivering a rendition of the Italian classic Nel blu, dipinto di blu - popularly known as Volare - before moving on to her own song Nothing Is Impossible. While the appearance was positioned by organisers as a global star moment for the Games, it quickly became a talking point online.

On X (formerly Twitter), several viewers questioned why an American singer had been chosen for an Italian-hosted O...