Tonight is the time, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will take place. There are none other than Céline Dion and Lady Gaga to see and hear. At least, everything points to that since the singing ladies are in Paris. Especially Céline Dion is striking, since she was not on the podium for four years due to a disease. She’s doing one number tonight – and she’s dragging in a big amount.
The French have a wonderful sense of drama, so that it will be an immersive opening tonight (on the Seine River) is no surprise. With a program like this, we are in front of the television at half past seven.
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Céline Dion gets 1.8 million euros for opening Olympic Games
We immediately fall in the house: 1.8 million euros Céline gets for the song she will sing during the opening ceremony, TMZ knows how to report. Yesterday it became clear that Céline Dion, who makes her way back to the spotlight after a break to deal with her stiff-person syndrome, will join Lady Gaga for a duet of ?dith Piaf’s ‘La Vie and Rose’, reports The Guardian.
There were rumors earlier this week that Céline Dion would make her comeback during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. President Macron only went to questions about this: “It would be great news because she’s a huge artist. I would be immensely happy if she could be at this opening ceremony like all our compatriots…I will reveal not anything… Anything is also a surprise.”
The hint to Lady Gaga was less subtle. The singer was seen floating on the Seine this week, with a very large piano and a lot of verges. Oh, that’s good, Gaga.
First opening ceremony outside stadium
Tonight’s opening ceremony will be one to remember. Not only by Céline Dion, but also because this is the first ceremony that takes place outside a stadium. For the first time in the history of the Summer Games, this event is not held in a stadium, but on and around the iconic Seine. A beautiful setting for an event like this.
The ceremony starts tonight at 7:30 and will last longer than three hours. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games can be followed live from 18.45 hours via NOS.nl, NPO 1 and in the NOS app.
Céline Dion makes comeback and closes opening ceremony of Olympic Games
Céline Dion (56) has performed at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. She was on stage for the first time since she was diagnosed with the rare “stiff-person syndrome” at the end of 2022. The Canadian singer brought Edith Piaf’s “Hymne a l’amour” to the Eiffel Tower at the Eiffel Tower.
The news came as a thunderbolt at clear skies: at the end of December 2022, Céline Dion canceled her European tour. As a result of the neurological disease ‘stiff-person syndrome’ she could no longer use her vocal cords properly, she then shared.
Stiff person syndrome’ or SPS is a rare neurological disorder in which the muscles stiffen, often following many stimuli such as noise. The disease affects about 1 or 2 people in a million and is twice as common in women. Cured is not possible, but treatment can slow down the symptoms.
A month ago, the singer launched the documentary “I am: Céline Dion” on streaming platform Prime Video. In it we saw how the Canadian completely in shocked by overstimulation and she could not relax her body anymore. She groaned in pain.
Together with her physiotherapist, she clearly did everything she could to learn to live with the disease. “I can still see myself dancing and singing. I always think of a plan b and c. That’s me. If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl, but I won’t stop.”
Loud voice of bree
She proved that tonight. The past few days it has already been rumors that Dion would be back on stage for the first time since the announcement of her diagnosis, and that at one of the most important events of this year: the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. She has been spotted in the French capital together with the American singer Lady Gaga in the French capital.
At first it seemed that only Lady Gaga – known from hits like ‘Pokerface’ and ‘Bad Romance’ – would actually make her appearance. She performed at the beginning of the ceremony ‘Mon trick and plumes’ by French actress and singer Zizi Jeanmaire, who died in 2020.
It was waiting until the very last moment, but then she was there: after lighting the Olympic flame in the Jardin des Tuileries, the statue suddenly appeared to the Eiffel Tower, where Dion – accompanied by a pianist and wrapped in a beautiful white dress – appeared. She brought ‘Hymne a l’amour’ by Edith Piaf with a flawless voice.
The rumours that Celine Dion and Lady Gaga would perform together were more likely to circulate, but that turned out to be wrong. Although Lady Gaga did show up – she took care of the first performance of the evening and sang the song Mon trick and plumes by Zizi Jeanmair-, it was not a duet with Celine Dion.
For a moment it seemed that Celine Dion would not perform, but fans who have been patiently waiting all night were still treated to a spectacular performance by the singer in the last five minutes. Dion appeared at the Eiffel Tower and blew everyone away with her voice, which many have missed for years.
The Canadian world star sang the song Hymne A L’Amour by ?dith Piaf. She did not do that for the first time: in 2015 she sang the song, at the American Music Awards.
The messages poured in on social media. Many viewers shed a tear and stated that Dion’s performance was “brilliant” and “introtive.”
Concerts in Las Vegas
For the 56-year-old Dion, it would be her first performance since she revealed stiff-person syndrome, a disease that affects the nervous system. The result is that random muscles block or shoot in a painful spasm, so Dion could no longer count on her singing voice. She could hardly walk temporarily. As a result, she canceled a world tour.
Last month, Dion said she’s close to an agreement for a new Las Vegas concert series, something she already has experience with. In 2003 she first appeared there with her own concert series, which immediately covered more than 700 shows and is still known as the most successful ever in Las Vegas.