Céline Dion sings from Eiffel Tower in Paris Olympics performance – NBC10 Philadelphia

Céline Dion’s efficiency from the Eiffel Tower throughout the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony Friday is proof that the guts will go on.

Dion, who had not sang publicly since 2020 amid her battle with stiff-person’s syndrome, shocked the world together with her triumphant return to music.

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The “Energy of Love” singer carried out “Hymne à l’amour” by the French singer Édith Piaf from the bottom of the Eiffel Tower in what was an immediately iconic second.

The Grammy-winning singer just lately detailed her battle with stiff-person syndrome within the Amazon Prime Video documentary, “I Am: Céline Dion,” the place it was revealed that the 56-year-old French-Canadian practically died from the illness.

In the course of the documentary, Dion particulars that she has improved considerably from her early days of her analysis, and that getting again to singing and performing is her most important motivator for overcoming her illness.

“It isn’t onerous to do a present now, it is onerous to cancel a present,” Dion mentioned. “I am working onerous on daily basis, however I’ve to confess — it has been a wrestle. I miss it a lot. The individuals. I miss them. If I am unable to run, I will stroll. If I am unable to stroll. I will crawl. I will not cease.”

Different performers at Friday’s Opening Ceremony included Girl Gaga and French-Malian pop star Aya Nakamura.

Dion’s efficiency marked the top of the Opening Ceremony and the start of the Olympic Video games, and it appears the beginning of a musical comeback as effectively.

USC Dornsife professor Lydia Moudileno explains what’s the significance of a number of the French cultural components included on the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.