Mariah Carey redeems herself after 2016's disastrous New Year's eve show

Mariah Carey performs during New Year's eve celebrations in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Mariah Carey stumbled on a few notes but gamely sang two songs on a freezing New Year’s Eve in New York City’s Times Square, returning to the scene of her disastrous New Year’s Rockin’ Eve performance of a year ago. While a bit bumpy, the performance would have been challenging for any singer: She sang Vision Of Love and Hero on a raised platform in 10-degree (-10°C ) weather that felt like -7 (-21°C), factoring in wind chill.

The performance was not without a diva moment, albeit a minor one. After performing Vision Of Love, she said: "I’m just going to take a sip of tea if they’ll let me. They told me there would be tea.” When no tea materialised, she said, "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,” and then launched into Hero.