The Queen of Christmas could be returning to the UK (Picture: Bob King/Redferns)
All we want for Christmas is Mariah Carey as the songstress is set to return to the UK for her first series of festive concerts in five years.
The Queen of Christmas, 55, is poised to announce her first shows since her trio of concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2019 according to a source.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the singer’s iconic Christmas number one All I Want For Christmas Is You, which is sure to make her rumoured UK shows all the more special.
The star has just announced a North American Christmas tour which will see her play 20 dates across the US, kicking off at the Yaamava Theatre in Highland, California on November 6.
‘Mariah has been so busy with her Las Vegas residency, but her team are putting together some really special dates which will see her performing in the UK, as well as the US,’ a source said.
They continued to The Sun’s Bizarre column: ‘It’s been a long time in the planning, but Mariah is finally coming back to British soil.
Mariah last performed in the UK in 2019 (Picture: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for MC)
‘She absolutely loved her three shows at the RAH, and it has been five long years since she was last here.
‘Fans will be given more details soon, but if they need a bit of early Christmas spirit, Mariah is bringing it by the bucket-load.’
Her US tour will head to Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Illinois, before moving on to Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina and New Jersey in December.
The We Belong Together hitmaker will finish the tour with two nights in New York – a gig at UBS Arena in Belmont Park on December 15, and a final show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 17.
Meanwhile, Mariah is also busy with her Celebration of Mimi Las Vegas residency and is determined to show her fans ‘a really good time.’
The singing sensation is enjoying her Las Vegas residency (Picture: Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation)
‘We’re doing The Celebration of Mimi, and you know all about the Emancipation of Mimi and that album and there’s also other songs we do. But this is really about, you know, The Celebration of Mimi.’ she told Entertainment Tonight.
The singing icon said she loves performing songs from the hit 2005 album and introducing new fans to the record.
‘It definitely brings back fond memories depending on the song. And with this show, we have a lot of kind of clips from my book that you can read if you’re sitting in the audience,’ she continued.
‘It’s a moment where you’re hearing your life story be talked about and then you’re singing the songs.’
Metro.co.uk contacted representatives for Mariah Carey for comment.
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