Bienvenue à Paris, Celine Dion and Girl Gaga!

Dion took heart stage at a wet Olympic opening ceremony in Paris on July 26 with a strong efficiency to shut the occasion. It marked the primary time she has carried out in public in years following her stiff particular person syndrome prognosis.

She sang Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” after the cauldron was lit. Her rendition acquired quick reward on social media.

In a press release on social media, Dion wrote that she was “honored” to carry out on the opening ceremony and “so stuffed with pleasure to be again in one in all my very favourite cities!”

“Most of all, I’m so completely satisfied to be celebrating these superb athletes, with all their tales of sacrifice and dedication, ache and perseverance,” she mentioned in a slideshow submit of photographs from the occasion. “All of you’ve got been so centered in your dream, and whether or not or not you are taking dwelling a medal, I hope that being right here implies that it has come true for you! It is best to all be so proud, we all know how laborious you’ve got labored to be one of the best of one of the best. Keep centered, maintain going, my coronary heart is with you!”

Earlier, Olympic viewers noticed Girl Gaga carry out a trendy quantity on the opening ceremony.

She serenaded the assembled crowd with “Mon Truc En Plume” in a tribute to French dancer and actor Zizi Jeanmaire. She was joined by a number of dancers holding pink feather followers throughout the efficiency.

Afterward, Gaga wrote on her social media accounts she was “utterly grateful” for the chance.

“Though I’m not a French artist, I’ve at all times felt a really particular reference to French individuals and singing French music — I wished nothing greater than to create a efficiency that will heat the guts of France, have a good time French artwork and music, and on such a momentous event remind everybody of one of the vital magical cities on earth — Paris,” she added.

The ceremony adopted public sightings of each music icons earlier within the week.

Dion, 56, appeared to trace in latest months that she could also be making an look in Paris someday quickly.

She advised Vogue France in April that she had been coaching “like an athlete” to handle her bodily well being and her singing voice, and name-dropped a Parisian landmark.

“I’ve chosen to work with all my physique and soul, from head to toe, with a medical group,” she advised the publication. “I need to be one of the best I could be. My purpose is to see the Eiffel Tower once more!”

Two days earlier than the opening ceremony, Dion additionally revealed on Instagram that she was in Paris, sharing photographs of herself on the Louvre.

“Each time I return to Paris, I bear in mind there’s a lot magnificence and pleasure nonetheless to expertise on this planet,” she wrote within the caption. “I like Paris, and I’m so completely satisfied to be again! Thanks to our great buddies at The Louvre!”

Dion has been open about her well being struggles in recent times. In December 2022, she revealed she had been identified with stiff particular person syndrome, a uncommon neurological situation that may trigger muscle stiffness, sensitivity to noise and contact, emotional misery, and extreme muscle spasms, in line with the Nationwide Institute of Neurological Issues and Stroke.

In Might 2023, the singer canceled all remaining dates of her “Braveness World Tour” as a consequence of her sickness.

The “My Coronary heart Will Go On” singer opened up about her experiences with stiff particular person syndrome, and her efforts to return to the stage, in her latest documentary, “I Am: Celine Dion.”

The documentary, obtainable to stream on Prime Video, captured a number of uncooked, intimate moments, together with one scene by which Dion experiences a extreme, full-body spasm on digicam.

Dion has opened up about her dedication to carry out as soon as extra and join along with her followers.

“I’m going to return onstage, even when I’ve to crawl. Even when I’ve to speak with my fingers. I’ll. I’ll,” the singer advised Hoda Kotb in June in a prime-time particular, her first broadcast interview since her prognosis. 

“I’m Céline Dion, as a result of at present my voice might be heard for the primary time, not simply because I’ve to, or as a result of I have to,” she continued. “It’s as a result of I need to. And I miss it.”

As for Gaga, she was noticed earlier this week in Paris, blowing kisses and waving to followers from exterior a automotive, per video shared to X. She wore a black hat, sun shades and a leather-based jacket as she shaped a coronary heart along with her fingers to the gang.

Earlier this 12 months, Gaga dropped a bombshell announcement on the finish of her HBO live performance particular, “Gaga Chromatica Ball,” teasing new music. As she struck a number of poses within the shadows, “LG7” and “Gaga Returns” flashed across the screen.

On the premiere of her live performance movie, Gaga confirmed her seventh studio album was within the works.

“I’ve written so many songs and I’ve produced so many songs,” Gaga mentioned earlier than hinting at a potential style change for her music. “It’s nothing like something that I’ve ever made earlier than. I like to interrupt style, and I like to discover music. There’s one thing actually stunning about realizing that you can be cherished it doesn’t matter what you do.”

Together with being within the studio, Gaga had additionally been on set filming “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the sequel to the 2019 “Joker” movie.

The film follows the story of the Joker, being reprised by Joaquin Phoenix, assembly his love curiosity, Harley Quinn, portrayed by Gaga. The sequel will reportedly characteristic musical parts and choreographed numbers.

“Joker: Folie à Deux” drops in theaters Oct. 4.

Tune in to the Paris Olympics on NBC and Peacock.