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confirmed by FOX network exec Kevin Reilly this morning at the TCA presentation Singer Mariah Carey will be the new face of American Idol!

Mariah Carey tweeted: “It’s gonna be so much fun working on @AmericanIdol. As a singer-songwriter, I’m excited to help find and nurture new talent. LYM!”

At FOX’s TCA presentation today, MiMi called in to tell the room thank you:

“Thank you! Yay! I’m so excited to be joining Idol,” said Carey on the phone. “First of all, I wanted to be there today and I wish I could have been there today to tell you, but this just happened real quickly. I can’t wait to get started in a couple months. Everybody have a great TCA and I will see you in January!”

Congrats to Mi Mi!!!!!!

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