Dion performed Édith Piaf's 'Hymne à l'amour.'
Canadian Singer Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower during the conclusion of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics, July 26, 2024.opening ceremony on Friday, sharing her feelings after marking her first live performance since announcing her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis in December 2022.
"I'm honored to have performed tonight, for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, and so full of joy to be back in one of my very favorite cities!"after her performance of Édith Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour," which concluded the grand ceremony at the Eiffel Tower."Most of all, I'm so happy to be celebrating these amazing athletes, with all their stories of sacrifice and determination, pain and perseverance," Dion wrote.
Canadian Singer Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower during the conclusion of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics, July 26, 2024.Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura and others also performed for the world stage on the Seine River during the opening ceremony on Friday, which showcased athletes from the more than 200 nations competing in the Olympic Games."You should all be so proud, we know how hard you have worked to be the best of the best.
"On the other hand, I don't just want to wait. It's morally hard to live from day to day," she continued. "It's hard, I'm working very hard and tomorrow will be even harder. Tomorrow is another day. But there's one thing that will never stop, and that's the will. It's the passion. It's the dream. It's the determination."
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