Mariah Carey crashes Schitt’s Creek cast performance of Hero during Dear Class of 2020 special 

Mariah Carey has been just as much an avid fan of Canadian comedy series Schitt’s Creek as they’ve been a fan of hers.

And the five-time Grammy winner finally joined the cast, following the sixth and final season, which ended in April.

She made a surprise appearance Sunday on YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 special, as she crashed the cast’s performance of her 1993 hit track Hero.

The 50-year-old joined the remote broadcast toward the end of the a cappella cover, which they performed entirely in character.

She said after helping them finish the song: ‘Moira [played by Catherine O’Hara] darling, I hope you didn’t mind that I jumped in like that. You all sounded so good, that I had to get in on it.’ 

Star and co-creator Dan Levy (who plays David Rose) exclaimed before bursting dramatically into tears: ‘I think I’m having a heart attack.’ 

Carey continued: ‘And to all the teachers and professors, especially the ones who have to deal with students like me, who never really showed up to school on time, you rose to the occasion and helped these students reach the finish line. 

‘And to the students who had to deal with this bleak moment, congratulations on this historic accomplishment… Anyway, to all the teachers and students, you are so appreciated. And I just wanna say, class of 2020, you made it!’ 

‘Oh, and David,’ she added as he tried to collect himself, responding, ‘I’m feeling light-headed. Yes, Mariah Carey?’

She began to sang her 1995 song Always Be My Baby with the help of her twins Moroccan and Monroe, nine, as Dan went cross-eyed and fainted. 

The Glitter star was referenced on the show when Patrick (Noah Reid) told David he loved him for the first time.

David responded: ‘You know that I’ve never said that to anyone else, aside from my parents twice and one time at a Mariah Carey concert.’

‘You’re my Mariah Carey,’ Patrick told David, who said, ‘That compliment could bring me to tears, but I’m not gonna let it.’ 

She ultimately gave her stamp of approval to the show, responding on Twitter to the scene: ‘That’s not bleak, Watch @SchittsCreek !’

Dan later said on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: ‘It’s a particularly meaningful thing for me, because as a young child, she was everything to me. I know her entire catalog, there were posters on the wall. It was a whole thing.’

Carey also posted a clip from the finale in April, in which Patrick sang Always Be My Baby during their wedding vows, writing: ‘Spoilers!!!! But… OMG!!!’