Celine Dion sang at the closing ceremony on the opening day of the Olympics in Paris. Standing within the Eiffel Tower, surrounded by fireworks, Dion sang “Hymn to Love,” written by the great French singer Edith Piaf.
Here is a full description of this thrilling performance:
Situated on the iconic Eiffel Tower, which was adorned by the Olympic rings, the French Canadian singer serenaded the world with Édith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour” (“Hymn to Love”) after the Olympic cauldron was lit.
Dion is afflicted with a rare disease called “stiff person syndrome” that could cause her to go into a seizure at any moment. She thought it ended her career four years ago.
What courage to perform this thrilling song before an international audience of millions of people!
Born to a French-Canadian family in Quebec, Dion is the youngest of 14 children.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Closing ceremony. . . Do you mean opening ceremony?
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It was the closing ceremony of the opening ceremony or, in other words, Dion was the closing act of the opening ceremony.
In any case, Celine Dion was magnificent, incredible and she knocked it out of the park. I did not know that she was one of 14 kids. They should erect a statue to her mother for carrying and birthing that many human beings, amazing.
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Thanks for the clarification.
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Truly amazing! And rather miraculous as well, because after seeing her documentary, which came out earlier this year, “I Am: Celine Dion,” I thought she would not be able to sing ever again, let alone in a public performance: https://www1.0123movie.stream/movie/i-am-celine-dion-2024/
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“Power of a Dream” was NOT what Celine Dion sang. She sang that song for Atlanta,1996.
For Paris, she sand Hymn d’Lamour (bad French spelling on my part), which translates to “Hymn to Love.” You are correct on the song writer
it WAS a magnificent performance, just not the one you think
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TOW:
Omg: you are right.
I read from one of the articles that it was “Power of a Dream.”
I just googled and found you were right!
It was “Hymn to Love.”
“Situated on the iconic Eiffel Tower, which was adorned by the Olympic rings, the French Canadian singer serenaded the world with Édith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour” (“Hymn to Love”) after the Olympic cauldron was lit.”
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It’s all good. She has performed in a couple of Olympics, so it’s a natural thing.
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I changed it. I rely on others , like you, to catch my errors so I can correct them.
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A triumph of the human spirit, and so beautiful. Thank you, Ms. Dion. And thank all the gods for your astonishing gift.
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Considering she is struggling with a rare neurological disorder, this performance was a triumph.
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It certainly is.
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Wow! 👍💙👍
thank you, Diane.
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