Celine Dion returned to the stage, performing at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris and it was spectacular.
The singer closed the ceremony immediately after the lighting of the Olympic flame with a performance at the Eiffel Tower. She performed the legendary French composition of Edith Piaf — L’Hymne à l’amour.
Celine Dion performed at the opening of the 2024 Olympics
After the performance of Lady Gaga and a number of European singers, Dion's performance was eagerly awaited at the end of the ceremony. When the flame was lit, Dion, dressed in a sparkly, beaded dress, performed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
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According to CNN, immediately after the performance, Kelly Clarkson, who was commentating the Olympic ceremony on NBC, was first speechless, and then called Dion a vocal athlete.
Celine Dion's performance from 3:22 on the video.
This performance was Dion's first since it became known that she had been diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. After that, the singer announced that she was taking a break and planned to focus on her health. At the time, she said that her health condition did not allow her to sing “the way I'm used to”.
The singer last performed live with the song My Heart Will Go On in July 2019 in London, England.
Note that Celine Dion has already performed at the opening of the Olympic Games before. In 1996, in Atlanta, she performed the song The Power of the Dream with composer David Foster and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
