Celine Dion made her grand return to the stage through the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, performing a stirring rendition of Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour.” Watch it under.
Happening after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, the efficiency marked an enormous milestone for Dion, who had vowed to return to the stage amid her ongoing battle with stiff-person syndrome. The pop icon just lately launched a documentary on the topic, titled I Am: Celine Dion.
Earlier within the ceremony, Girl Gaga was the primary artist to take the stage, delivering a show-stopping efficiency of the Nineteen Sixties cabaret music “Mon truc en plumes” in French.
Following the efficiency, Gaga shared a social media assertion saying she felt “humbled” by the chance to “honor the French folks and their super historical past of artwork, music, and theatre.”
Gaga added, “Though I’m not a French artist, I’ve all the time felt a really particular reference to French folks and singing French music — I wished nothing greater than to create a efficiency that may heat the guts of France, rejoice French artwork and music, and on such a momentous event remind everybody of probably the most magical cities on earth — Paris.”
On the horizon, Girl Gaga shall be returning to the massive display for Joker: Folie à Deux, the musical sequel to the 2019 movie Joker. Watch the trailer, which teases extra musical performances from Gaga, right here.
“Si je dois revenir chanter, ce sera pour les Jeux Olympiques.”
4 ans après sa dernière efficiency sur scène, voici la elegant efficiency de Céline Dion qui reprend “L’hymne à l’amour” d’Edith Piaf.#ceremoniedouverture #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Y7qM4ARKNO
— France television (@FranceTV) July 26, 2024
Girl Gaga réinterprète “Mon truc en plumes” de Zizi Jeanmaire ! 🖤
👉 https://t.co/qsB1TdhSqx#ceremoniedouverture #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Zxbhb1M9zy
— France television (@FranceTV) July 26, 2024
Qui dit “Paris” dit… “French Cancan” !
👉 https://t.co/qsB1Tdiqg5#ceremoniedouverture #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/XE0RMYciI2
— France television (@FranceTV) July 26, 2024
🤩 @celinedion is spectacular and Paris sparkles with the Olympic spirit! ✨
Paris 2024 is right here!!! 🎉#Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/es3KmnGD2k
— The Olympic Video games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024
I really feel so utterly grateful to have been requested to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this yr. I’m additionally humbled to be requested by the Olympics organizing committee to sing such a particular French music—a music to honor the French folks and their super historical past of artwork, music, and… pic.twitter.com/FMNyiosHUR
— Girl Gaga (@ladygaga) July 26, 2024
