By Yvy Cousteau – Published on August 3, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
On July 26, during the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Celine Dion captivated the audience with an unforgettable performance from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. This historic moment moved many spectators, including Carla Bruni.
During the four hours of the interminable Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremonya question obsessed the public and the viewers: Celine Dion Was she really going to sing, as rumor had it? The answer was a resounding yes, as the diva stunned everyone with her performance of the timeless ” Ode to love ” Considering the personal trials she has been through, between the loss of her husband René Angelil et stiff person syndrome which makes her suffer, this return on stage, the time of a song, had an almost poetic dimension. It is perhaps for this reason that Carla Brownlike so many others, was deeply moved.
Paris Olympics 2024: Celine Dion explodes Spotify
The presence of Celine Dion at the Olympic Games got the rumor mill going, but it was worth the wait. The singer captivated tens of millions of viewers worldwide with her masterful cover of “The Hymn to Love” d’Edith Piaf.
The impact was immediate on Spotify, where the listeners of the “I’m alive” climbed by 36% worldwide and by 64% in France. “La Môme” was not left behind: Listening to the original version of “Hymn to Love” exploded by 317% internationally and 285% in France. Celine Dion’s long-awaited return transcended borders, with her listeners coming mainly from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the Philippines and Canada.
Carla Bruni, her poignant tribute to the Quebec singer
On his social networks, l’ex-mannequin shared a touching message that has already garnered over 150,000 likes. She writes: “When I watched the documentary about Celine Dion just a few days ago, my heart sank as I saw how much her illness made her suffer and prevented her from singing. I also thought that it would be unfair to the human race to lose a voice like Celine’s, a voice so incandescent and so sublime, a voice so heavenly. So I jumped for joy last night when she started singing, sovereign, intact and moving for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.. And I heard in her perfect voice something that didn’t exist before, like a slight break, a tiny and luminous crack, a new intimate nuance, the trace of the trials she had to go through. I loved her even more…”
Carla Bruni continues with words that touch the heart: “Never stop singing please dear Celine, never stop taking us elsewhere with your voice and with this incredible light that emanates from you.“These magnificent words perfectly sum up what the majority of viewers felt as they watched this moving performance, glued to their screens.
Paris 2024 Olympics: How did Celine Dion’s selection go?
It took a whole orchestration for Celine Dion to make his big return to the stage in Paris. The last time his voice captivated an audience was on March 8, 2020 in Newark. For the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, the organizers had to jostle for position. According to a source close to the canadian diva“His presence at the opening ceremony was [confirmée] in stages“Basically, the Olympic request didn’t even reach Celine directly and was handled by his American manager.
It is only after his participation in the Grammy Awards last February that the star really considered taking up the microphone again.”This is what worked in favour of the Olympic Games.“, explains another source. It was not a marathon concert but a short and memorable performance, perfect for an event like the Olympics. In short, everything was arranged down to the smallest detail to make the icon shine on this exceptional stage.
