Mariah Carey completes 'successful sound check' ahead of repeat live performance on New Year's Rockin' Eve in Times Square

Published: 01:38 BST, 1 January 2018 | Updated: 02:32 BST, 1 January 2018

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Mariah Carey will no doubt be hoping that the end of 2017 will prove to be much happier than the end of 2016.

The pop diva is doing a replay by agreeing to perform live once again on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve from Times Square in New York.

Twelve months ago, her televised appearance ended in disaster after a myriad of problems left her visibly upset and she stopped singing, despite a pre-recorded track playing in the background.

Ready: Mariah Carey appeared upbeat in an Instagram post a few hours before her scheduled repeat performance at New Year's Rockin' Eve after last year's debacle on the live telecast

Hours before the show was due to kick off, Mariah, 47, shared an upbeat photo to her Instagram.

She's seen wearing a shiny gold coat with black trim and posing with celebratory black and gold balloons.

'Festive even in single digits,' she wrote, referencing the freezing New York temperature. 'See you tonight, everybody!!'

No stand in this year: The pop diva, 47, was snapped doing a sound check on the Times Square stage with TMZ reporting that the run through went smoothly

Meanwhile, TMZ reported Sunday that the hitmaker completed a rehearsal and soundcheck instead of letting a stand-in do it last year.

The website quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the run-through was completed without any issues.

New Year's Rockin' Eve host Ryan Seacrest told People he's glad to welcome Mariah back for round two.

'There are so many different variables that have to work out and, unfortunately, last year it didn’t go as planned,' he said.

'It wasn’t the most obvious idea (to have Mariah back), but it’s great. We can’t do anything else. So we’re happy about that.'

Run through: The pop superstar wore a shiny gold jacket with black trim and black trousers and boots for the rehearsal and tied her hair back in a pony tail

Issues: Last New Year's Eve, Mariah's televised appearance ended in disaster after a myriad of problems left her visibly upset and she stopped singing

It's freezing: The show's host Ryan Seacrest was also seen rehearsing, bundled up against the frigid temperatures

Mariah was snapped by fans visiting the telecast set and doing her run through, with Instagram user @erica0808m sharing several images and videos to the social media platform.

She is seen in the gold and black jacket and black jacket being accompanied to the stage by her entourage.

She wore dark glasses and black gloves and wore her hair tied back into a ponytail.

Other performers already announced for the live Times Square performances include Camila Cabello, Nick Jonas and Sugarland.