Mariah Carey and Elton John paid millions to perform at wedding

A RUSSIAN billionaire shelled out millions of dollars to get Mariah Carey, Elton John and Mark Ronson to perform at his granddaughter’s wedding.

Pictured here last year, Mariah and Elton got paid big bucks to perform a wedding gig on the weekend. Picture: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for EJAF

MARIAH Carey and Sir Elton John were paid around $5.6 million to sing at the wedding of a billionaire’s granddaughter.

The pop legends were the highlights of a nine-hour extravaganza as 19-year-old Irene Kogan and Daniel Kenvey wed on Saturday, The Sun reports.

They topped a star-studded bill booked by Irene’s grandad, Russian businessman Valery Kogan, for the celebrations at London’s Landmark hotel.

Carey, thought to charge $4 million to perform, was flown in from the US at the young couple’s request.

She dedicated her 2005 love ballad We Belong Together to them.

Earlier, Sir Elton — who charges no less than $1.6 million — kicked off the nine-hour celebrations with a 12-song set.

Irene wept with joy on her hubby’s shoulder on the dancefloor when the Crocodile Rock star dedicated his hit Tiny Dancer to her.

Sir Elton said: “This is for Irene.

“She’s not that tiny, but I know she’s a really good dancer because I can see her down there.”

Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas made a speech wishing the couple well.

There were also performances from a string of Russian stars, before producer Mark Ronson ended the evening with a DJ set.

This article was originally published on The Sun

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