{"id":285439,"date":"2017-01-16T19:24:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T19:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=285439"},"modified":"2017-01-16T19:24:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T19:24:25","slug":"mariah-carey-elton-john-bag-4-2million-at-russian-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/mariah-carey-elton-john-bag-4-2million-at-russian-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey, Elton John bag $4.2million at Russian wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mariah Carey\u00a0and\u00a0Elton John\u00a0got hired for a wedding gig over the weekend &#8230; and it wasn&#8217;t cheap.<\/p>\n<p>The singers raked in $4.2 million after a Russian billionaire, Valery Kogan, footed the bill for his granddaughter&#8217;s wedding over the weekend in London. The astonishing 9 hour reception at The Landmark hotel featured Mimi dedicating &#8220;We Belong Together&#8221; to the new couple.<\/p>\n<p>The bride &#8212; 19 year old Irene Kogan &#8212; and her hubby requested Mariah&#8217;s appearance. She was flown in from the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Elton John kicked things off with an impressive 12 song set. \u00a0And listen to Mariah &#8230; she sounds fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Banderas\u00a0also was there.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 700; height: 394px;\" src=\"\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/591531\/sp\/59153100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/6740162\/partner_id\/591531?iframeembed=true&amp;playerId=kaltura_player_1413478522&amp;entry_id=0_y1n5i9v4\" width=\"664\" height=\"421\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: TMZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariah Carey\u00a0and\u00a0Elton John\u00a0got hired for a wedding gig over the weekend &#8230; and it wasn&#8217;t cheap. The singers raked in $4.2 million after a Russian billionaire, Valery Kogan, footed the bill for his granddaughter&#8217;s wedding over the weekend in London. 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