Céline Dion, who landed in Paris on Tuesday, July 23, is set to return to the stage at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday, July 26. The singer plans to perform a monument of French song.
Celine Dion is in Paris. And she should sing at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Quebec singer landed in France, at Le Bourget airport aboard a private jet, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, just three days before the start of the Olympic Games. A coincidence that is not one since according to The Parisian the international star will sing on stage this Friday, July 26. Her participation in the ceremony, which had been the subject of rumors for weeks, is no longer in doubt. But the details of Celine Dion’s live performance have not yet been defined according to the Parisian newspaper. The performance of the singer of I’m alive will however only take place if there are no last-minute contraindications.
Absent from the media scene and having not set foot in France for a long time due to the rare disease she suffers from, stiff person syndrome, which keeps her away from the stage, the singer seems to be in better physical shape. Videos of the star captured by Internet users at the entrance to her hotel attest to this, as does the long plane journey between Las Vegas, where she lives, and Paris.
Celine Dion is staying at the Royal Monceau, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, for her stay in France, the duration of which is not yet known, according to information from BFMTV. The channel confirming information from RTL adds that the Quebec singer has an appointment at Dior for fittings in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
The singer is expected to perform a cover of The Hymn to Love by Edith Piaf at the Paris Olympics ceremony according to The Parisian. A song that sounds like a declaration of love to the stage that she is returning to after four years of absence. And perhaps to the French public, for whom the singer has always said she has a lot of affection, and whom she is also returning to after the cancellation of several concerts in 2020. Her performance, the first since March 8, 2020 and her last concert in Newark, United States, could last only one song to preserve her health. But this return, an event within the event, has something to delight the star’s fans and the spectators who came to attend the opening of the Olympic Games.
Is Celine Dion preparing her comeback?
Celine Dion’s presence on stage at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is creating a stir, despite the many rumors that may have spoiled the surprise effect. The singer has not been on stage since March 8, 2020, due to her neurological illness. Having remained in the shadows for four years, the singer of I will go where you go is making a comeback in the media, particularly for the promotion of the document I am Celine Dion which traces her daily life and her fight against stiff person syndrome. A documentary in which the singer leaves the door open to a return without giving a precise date.