Celine Dion to Perform at Opening Ceremony of Paris Olympics

Jul
23,
2024

According to an exclusive report broken by Variety, Celine Dion will make her return to the stage at the Olympic Games, and it’s rumored to be during the opening ceremony on Friday.

It will mark the pop legend’s first performance since halting her touring schedule and stepping away from the spotlight after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome in December 2022.

Dion arrived in Paris on Monday at the Royal Monceau hotel near the Champs-Élysées, where Lady Gaga, another potential opening ceremony headliner, is also staying. Specific details about Dion’s performance are being kept under wraps.

For the first time in the history of the summer Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Instead, it will be held along the River Seine with a huge security operation in place.

Athletes will parade in boats through the centre of Paris, before it comes to an end at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The show has been designed by theatre director Thomas Jolly. 

One of Dion’s most recent public appearances included her presenting Album of the Year to Taylor Swift at The Grammy Awards in February, where she also promoted her new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion” chronicling her recent health struggle and journey to return to performing (which dropped on Prime Video on June 25th.)