Interpreter of The Power of the Dream at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, supporter of the Paris bid in 2012 and muse of the Canadian team in 2024, the superstar is closely linked to the Olympic Games. Will she return to the stage (and to the Seine) for the first time in four years?
With 72 hours to go until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the movements of music stars are being closely monitored. Among the divas expected to perform Friday night in Thomas Jolly’s show, Celine Dion arrived in the capital on Tuesday, as announced by RTL. According to information from music journalist Steven Bellery, her private jet, a Bombardier BD-700, landed at Le Bourget at 11:11. Chartered by the star, it took off from Las Vegas, where she lives, last night at 4:32 p.m.
“With 72 hours to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, we can assume that this is no coincidence.”comments Laure Hestin, one of the leaders of the Red Heads, Celine Dion’s main fan club. Is the star coming to attend the Olympic Games with her sons, who are big sports fans, or is she coming on a professional basis? “If she goes on stage to sing, it would be a global event, Esteem Laure Hestin. The last time was in March 2020 on his tour Courage interrupted by the pandemic at a time when all the concert halls in the world had to close their doors.”
“Maybe we’ll wait a little bit?”
A month ago in New York at the documentary premiere Celine Dion Irene Taylor, the star had not closed the door on her possible presence on Friday July 26 at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. “It’s the first time I’ve walked in heels and the biggest crowd I’ve seen in years”she had said humorously, as if the stiff person syndrome from which she suffers had given her a little respite. The special envoys of Montreal Journal had taken advantage of the red carpet to ask him “the” question. “Are you going to sing in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26?” The star responded with a pirouette: “ Maybe we’ll wait a little bit?
In response to the Chained Duck, who explained a month ago that a budget of 2.7 million euros was planned for the fees of musical artists, the Olympic Games Organizing Committee (Cojo) had specified that the singers of the opening ceremony of the Paris Games were not paid. The body had however neither confirmed nor denied the presence of Céline Dion. The star could resume The Hymn to Loveby Edith Piaf. The Cojo has in fact asked the rights holders of La Môme to be able to use this song without specifying who would perform it. Just like La vie en rose .
An Olympic singer
Celine Dion is, it’s true, an ideal candidate for this evening. She has made French-speaking people shine throughout the world, recorded In Paris immortalized by Yves Montand to defend our candidacy in 2012 and sangThe Power of The Dream at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996″underlines Laure Hestin. On the Quebec channel TVA, a show producer was optimistic: “Céline loves big events. It’s an exercise that will have a global spark, we can believe it.”
As the documentary film left the Paris screening on June 18, the Red Heads were more cautious. “Céline recorded a message of encouragement for the Canadian Olympic team, but to imagine that she will make her big comeback in four weeks…” Vanessa Phoenix told us. “The film shows the reality of his illness, added Laure Hestin. The challenge seems enormous. Two scenes where she tests her voice and loosens up her body show that she has remained extremely demanding with herself. Is she ready to put herself in a risky situation for a song in front of more than three billion viewers? She knows that too much emotion, stress and an overstimulated brain are triggers for her spasm attacks.
One thing is certain: Olympics or not, we will see this high-level champion again when she is ready. “I want to sing and dance again, she asserts in a very determined manner in her film.If I don’t run, I’ll walk. If I don’t walk, I’ll crawl. But I won’t stop. I won’t stop.”After so many rumors, the mystery will quickly be lifted. So Celine DionsOn stage or in the stands? Answer Friday July 26 from 7:30 p.m.