Blissful birthday, Mariah Carey — or joyful anniversary, slightly.

The elusive chanteuse took to Instagram to share the primary glimpse of her fifty fifth birthday celebrations on Wednesday (March 27) with a snap of herself lounging on a luxurious boat, rocking a glowing blue robe together with her wavy blonde locks up in a ponytail. “Anniversary adventures begin,” she captioned the photograph, which you’ll take a look at right here.

Final yr, Carey shared a fan account’s tweet utilizing a resurfaced interview during which she explains her view on birthdays: “I don’t have birthdays. No, properly, I simply have anniversaries. I made a decision to do this. And I’ve observed that individuals who determine to not have birthdays, they simply don’t have them.”

The famous person has an thrilling spring season forward of her, as she’s planning to return to Las Vegas for the third time with the debut of her The Celebration of Mimi residency, which spans from April 12 by way of April 27 at Dolby Reside in Park MGM. The sequence of reveals will honor the nineteenth anniversary of her fan-favorite album, The Emancipation of Mimi (launched on April 12, 2005).

An announcement shared with Billboard on the time of announcement states that “the Las Vegas reveals will characteristic fan favorites from that album in addition to different hits from her unparalleled illustrious profession.” The Emancipation of Mimi, with hits resembling “We Belong Collectively” and “Shake It Off,” was one of many top-selling albums of its yr and is thought inside her catalog because the “comeback album.”