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

Céline Dion’s efficiency from the Eiffel Tower in the course of 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 along with her triumphant return to music.

What music did Céline Dion sing in the course of the Paris Olympics?

The “Energy of Love” singer carried out “L’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.

Throughout 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 essential motivator for overcoming her illness.

“It isn’t exhausting to do a present now, it is exhausting to cancel a present,” Dion stated. “I am working exhausting daily, however I’ve to confess — it has been a wrestle. I miss it a lot. The individuals. I miss them. If I can not run, I will stroll. If I can not 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 properly.

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