Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey has confirmed that she has signed up to a Las Vegas residency.

Rumours have been swirling that she was on the verge of becoming the latest big music star to headline a major series of shows in Vegas, and now she has revealed that those rumours were indeed true.

Carey will performing at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Place in the city and has revealed that she is planning to perform all eighteen of her number one hits during the show.

Speaking in a pre-recorded interview on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', which is set to air today (15.01.15), she said: "I'm going to do my first ever residency in Vegas at Caesars. This is a special event for me.

"And again, I have to hope that the fans will enjoy this cause I'm gonna be performing, which was kind of inspired by my album 'Number 1's', and this is now the updated version with 18 of them."

Carey admitted she is hoping her fans will enjoy hearing some of her older hit singles being played live.

Talk show host Ellen said: "18 number one hits. 18 Number one's!"

Mariah replied: "And hopefully other people will enjoy this. I've never done this before. Some of these songs I'm like, 'Really, I'm gonna do this again, OK?' "

While the blonde stunner didn't reveal how much she is set to earn for the deal, it was recently reported she is going to receive more than the $30 million Britney Spears is receiving for her two-year residency.

It was also reported Mariah will be filling in for Celine Dion - who postponed her shows at Caesars Palace last August to care for her husband René Angélil, who had a cancerous tumour removed from his throat in December 2013 - and she is said to have told the venue she won't return to her residency until the end of 2015 at the earliest.


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