Mariah Carey dedicates 'Hero' performance to new boyfriend during Vegas show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mariah Carey is seen at her Official Welcome to Caesars Palace on Monday, April 27, 2015, in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision/AP)
Mariah Carey is in love and she wants the world to know.
The singer was headlining a show Wednesday at The Colosseum in Las Vegas when she proudly flashed a new butterfly necklace given to her by new boyfriend, Australian billionaire James Packer. She then gave him a shout out when she sang her 1993 hit, “Hero.”
“I have a new heart tonight,” she told the crowd. “James is in the house tonight. Thank you for my heart. I dedicate this next song to you.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to TMZ, Packer gave her the necklace and delivered 1,000 roses to her home.
Carey, 46, and Packer, 49, kicked off a whirlwind romance over the summer when they were spotted on a weeklong Mediterranean trip on his yacht.
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They reunited for their romantic dinner in Las Vegas after two weeks apart. She recently confirmed she would perform in Israel for the first time.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The news of her Israel performance comes weeks after the pop singer and Packer, who is reportedly a good friend of Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahi, stopped in Tel Aviv for a visit.
“Shalom Israel, I will be coming to see you live on August. 18, so come to see me! Shalom,” Carey said in a recording shown at a Tel Aviv press conference, according to the Times of Israel.
The concert will be at the Rishon Lezion Live Park Amphitheater.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TMZ reported Carey is set to make $500,000 from the performance.