Céline Dion is in Paris, three days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, where she is expected to perform, according to RTL, which confirms information from BFMTV.
Céline Dion suffers from a neurological disease PHOTO: Archive
The 56-year-old artist took off from Las Vegas, where she lives, on Monday, at 4:32 p.m., on board a Bombardier BD-700 rented by VistaJet, an airline with which she usually travels.
According to BFM TV information, the singer is staying at Royal Monceau, in the 8th arrondissement. She is also going to do a trial at Dior, in view of the opening ceremony, sources from her entourage told BFM TV, writes news.ro.
The rumor of Céline Dion attending the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics has been circulating for months, but it was never made official. She could sing “L’Hymne à l’amour” by Édith Piaf.
The performances of the artists will be recorded for fear of a breakdown or a technical problem.
The Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, did not want to confirm or deny “Télématin” the singer’s participation in the performance directed by Thomas Jolly.
“I’m not going to say yes or no,” she stated on set “Télématin”.
Céline Dion, who suffers from stiff person syndrome, a neurological condition that affects her voice and forced her to retire from the stage, has not been on stage since March 8, 2020 in Newark, United States.
For the opening ceremony, several names of artists are being circulated: Aya Nakamura, among them. For the moment, only the presence of Marc Cerrone has been confirmed.
