Celine Dion made her grand return to the stage during the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, performing a stirring rendition of Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour.” Watch it below.
Taking place after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, the performance marked a huge milestone for Dion, who had vowed to return to the stage amid her ongoing battle with stiff-person syndrome. The pop icon recently released a documentary on the subject, titled I Am: Celine Dion.
Earlier in the ceremony, Lady Gaga was the first artist to take the stage, delivering a show-stopping performance of the 1960s cabaret song “Mon truc en plumes” in French.
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Following the performance, Gaga shared a social media statement saying she felt “humbled” by the opportunity to “honor the French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and theatre.”
Gaga added, “Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very special connection with French people and singing French music — I wanted nothing more than to create a performance that would warm the heart of France, celebrate French art and music, and on such a momentous occasion remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth — Paris.”
On the horizon, Lady Gaga will be returning to the big screen for Joker: Folie à Deux, the musical sequel to the 2019 film Joker. Watch the trailer, which teases more musical performances from Gaga, here.
“Si je dois revenir chanter, ce sera pour les Jeux Olympiques.”
4 ans après sa dernière performance sur scène, voici la sublime performance de Céline Dion qui reprend “L’hymne à l’amour” d’Edith Piaf.#ceremoniedouverture #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Y7qM4ARKNO
Advertisement— France tv (@FranceTV) July 26, 2024
Lady Gaga réinterprète “Mon truc en plumes” de Zizi Jeanmaire ! 🖤
👉 https://t.co/qsB1TdhSqx#ceremoniedouverture #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Zxbhb1M9zy
— France tv (@FranceTV) July 26, 2024
Qui dit “Paris” dit… “French Cancan” !
👉 https://t.co/qsB1Tdiqg5#ceremoniedouverture #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/XE0RMYciI2
— France tv (@FranceTV) July 26, 2024
🤩 @celinedion is spectacular and Paris sparkles with the Olympic spirit! ✨
Paris 2024 is here!!! 🎉#Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/es3KmnGD2k
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024
I feel so completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this year. I am also humbled to be asked by the Olympics organizing committee to sing such a special French song—a song to honor the French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and… pic.twitter.com/FMNyiosHUR
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) July 26, 2024
