{"id":114309,"date":"2024-07-26T22:11:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/celine-dion-makes-comeback-at-paris-olympics\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T22:11:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T22:11:30","slug":"celine-dion-makes-comeback-at-paris-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/celine-dion-makes-comeback-at-paris-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Celine Dion makes comeback at Paris Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-07-26\" datetime=\"1722031890\" pubdate=\"\">26 July 2024<\/time>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celine-dion\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,celine-dion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celine Dion<\/a> made her musical comeback during the Olympics opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Celine Dion performed in Paris<\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old star stopped performing live after she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome &#8211; a progressive neurological disorder that affects her muscles &#8211; in December 2022, but Celine made her long-awaited return during the spectacular opening ceremony in Paris on Friday night (26.07.24).<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning star closed the ceremony &#8211; which also featured an eye-catching performance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/lady-gaga\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,lady-gaga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lady Gaga<\/a> &#8211; with a rendition of Edith Piaf&#8217;s &#8216;L\u2019Hymne \u00e0 l\u2019amour&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Celine perform on a platform under the Eiffel Tower, which was adorned with the Olympic rings.<\/p>\n<p>The event featured a a flotilla that went along the Seine river in Paris, and was witnessed by a host of world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n<p>\nCeline was spotted in Paris earlier this week, sparking speculation that she would perform during the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd Macron recently admitted that she would be a welcome addition to the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to French broadcaster France 2, Macron said: &#8220;Apparently she has arrived in Paris, it&#8217;s great!<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I would be immensely happy if she could be at this opening ceremony, like all our compatriots.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nDespite this, Macron suggested that he didn&#8217;t actually know whether she would perform or not.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe added: &#8220;I will not reveal anything, what [opening ceremony director] Thomas Jolly and all his teams have prepared. There is also a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I am not responsible for his schedule.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn June, a source revealed that Celine had been offered the chance to perform at the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe insider told The Sun newspaper&#8217;s Bizarre column: &#8220;Celine has made no secret of her desire to make it back to the stage, and Paris would be the perfect opportunity for her to do that.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Unlike other offers which are full shows, making an appearance at the opening ceremony would see Celine performing just one song.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/celine-dion-makes-comeback-paris-olympics-1403581.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26 July 2024 Celine Dion made her musical comeback during the Olympics opening ceremony. Celine Dion performed in Paris The 56-year-old star stopped performing live after she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome &#8211; a progressive neurological disorder that affects her muscles &#8211; in December 2022, but Celine made her long-awaited return during the spectacular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1505,2607,564],"class_list":{"0":"post-114309","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-make-up","8":"tag-celine-dion","9":"tag-emmanuel-macron","10":"tag-lady-gaga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}