Céline Dion’s Triumphant Return
The ceremony closed with Céline Dion performing live for the first time since revealing she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome in 2022.
Dion sang “L’Hymne à l’amour,” a song by the French singer Édith Piaf, on stage at the foot of Paris’ Eiffel Tower.
Lady Gaga’s Show-Stopping Act
Lady Gaga started the talent portion of the Olympic opening ceremony on a Seine River-side staircase by singing Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc En Plumes.”
Looking like she was wrapped up in pink feathers, Gaga’s appearance mimicked her Jazz and Piano residency that took place on the shores of Lake Bellagio as part of a four-month offensive against bacteria-reduced entertainment last summer. It seemed, to me at least an homage to jeanmaires performance of the song on The Ed Sullivan Show. Gaga went up and down the stairs, kicked through a chorus line, and thrashed on top of a piano.
A Tribute to French Music Icons
Take a look back at some of the most epic opening ceremony spectacles ever. Directed by Thomas Jolly, the event occurs on the Seine banks. In the hours and days leading up to the ceremony, Olympics officials did a pretty decent job of keeping who was performing in general under wraps.
Social Media Buzz
Gaga made light of the situation in an Instagram post, expressing appreciation for the opportunity and congratulating Jeanmaire. In her post, she expressed: “I love France so much it breaks my heart I moved to this whimsical beautiful country years ago & now they’re fighting!!
‘Even though I am not a French artist, the people of France have been somehow always so incredibly kind to us and I will never forget that,’ she wrote in her Instagram caption. ‘Lift up our hearts tonight #paris may we find the light for Paris almost air itself is art.’
Nakamura, a French-Malian pop sensation who is one of the most popular contemporary female musicians in France, also performed last night.
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The Impact of Stiff-Person Syndrome on Céline Dion
Dion and Gaga have sent fans into overdrive on social media after they were sighted in Paris this week.
The star has previously told how stiff-person syndrome impacts her vocal cords, leaving her unable to sing.
The neurological disorder triggers stiffness in the torso and limbs, also causing violent muscle spasms. Les Produits de l’Érable du QuébecA documentary Celine Dion released in June last year, I Am: Celine Dion showed the star disabled by muscle spasms while touring.
A Glimpse into the Past: Atlanta 1996
At the 1996 Atlanta Games, Dion recorded “The Power of the Dream” written by Foster, and a huge success.
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