Mariah Carey after a disastrous live performance last year redeemed herself on Sunday’s live broadcast of New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC.
The 47-year-old pop diva gave a flawless performance amid frigid temperatures at Times Square in New York City.
Her live appearance 12 months ago ended in disaster after a myriad of problems left her visibly upset and she stopped singing, despite a pre-recorded track playing in the background.
Flawless performance: Mariah Carey, shown a a few hours before her scheduled repeat performance at New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, rebounded from last year’s live debacle
Mariah last year skipped the soundcheck and let a stand-in do it.
TMZ reported that Mariah completed rehearsal this time without any issues.
Mariah treated the Times Square audience to some of her biggest hits from the 1990s.
She hit the stage looking glamorous in a white fur coat over a long golden gown.
No stand in this year: The pop diva, 47, was snapped doing a sound check on the Times Square stage with TMZ reporting that the run through went smoothly
Mariah opened up with her 1990 hit song Vision Of Love.
The singer showed just a hint of her diva reputation after her first song.
‘I’m just going to take a sip of tea if they’ll let me. They told me there would be tea,’ she said, but no hot drink materialized.
Run through: The pop superstar wore a shiny gold jacket with black trim and black trousers and boots for the rehearsal and tied her hair back in a pony tail
‘Ugh. It’s a disaster. OK, well, we’ll just have to rough it. I’m going to be just like everybody else with no hot tea,’ she said stoically.
Mariah dedicated her next number to people ‘who make this a better place, a more united planet’.
The singer then launched into her 1993 ballad Hero with backup singers in white robes behind her.
Issues: Last New Year’s Eve, Mariah’s televised appearance ended in disaster after a myriad of problems left her visibly upset and she stopped singing
‘Happy New Year! I love you!,’ she said after her performance as she blew a kiss to the audience.
Show host Ryan Seacrest, 43, later asked Mariah about her performance after the ball dropped.
‘I’m feeling better than last year,’ she replied.
It’s freezing: The show’s host Ryan Seacrest was also seen rehearsing, bundled up against the frigid temperatures
Ryan and co-host Jenny McCarthy, 48, hosted from NYC with the broadcast also featuring performances from New Orleans, Las Vegas and Hollywood.
Britney Spears, 36, performed from Sin City and gave a sexy performance of Work B**** in thigh-high boots and tiny shorts with a heart symbol in the back.
She later performed Toxic from the Axis Theater.
Camila Cabello, 20, also hit the Times Square stage and sang her hit song Havana.
Bundled up: Ryan mingled with attendees at the annual event in Times Square
Hit song: Camila Cabello also performed her hit song in Times Square
Fan favorite: The former Fifth Harmony singer will release her debut self-titled solo album Camila on January 12