Celine Dion will perform at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony

Singer Celine Dion will perform at the 2024 Paris Olympics, marking her return after a long period of "stiff body" disease.

On April 23, the source of TMZ said the singer arrived in Paris to prepare for a performance on July 26 (local time). According to the site, Dion will be paid two million USD to sing a song at the event.

In an interview with Vogue France In April, the singer revealed that she might travel to France in the near future, while also working hard to stay healthy. "I've been working with my body and soul, with the care of my medical team. I want to be the best version of myself. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again," the artist said.

Dion is a familiar face at the Olympics. In 1996, she opened the Atlanta Olympics (USA) with the song The Power of the Dream . The ceremony was watched live by more than 3.5 billion people around the world. Recently, the artist who lent his voice to the video introducing Canada's Olympic athletes was named L"invincible courage , starring Michael J. Fox.

Celine Dion at the Grammy Awards in February. Photo: CBS

Paris Olympics 2024 The 33rd Summer Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11, with some events starting on July 24. There will be 10,714 athletes representing 206 teams competing in 32 events, with 329 events. Vietnam There are 16 athletes participating, competing in 19 events, with the goal of winning at least one medal.

The opening ceremony will take place on the Seine, featuring 3,500 actors, dancers and singers. There will be 160 boats, of which 94 will carry 10,500 athletes, parading along 6 km of the river. The performers and crew members will be on the remaining boats, while the audience will be seated on both banks of the river.

The organizers issued 326,000 tickets for the opening ceremony for seats on both banks of the Seine, of which 104,000 were paid tickets. The program also arranged 80 large screens for the audience to watch from other locations.

Celine Dion, 56, is a Canadian singer. She is ranked as one of the three most influential divas in the world, along with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Celine Dion has won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. In 2016, Billboard honor her as the Queen of Contemporary Music.

December 2022, Celine Dion first speak up about her condition of having Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS) - a very rare autoimmune-related movement disorder that affects the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord). This is a disease that affects only 1 in 1,000,000 people. She lost muscle control and could not control her larynx normally, so she could not sing as before. In May 2023, the singer announced cancel indefinite tour to focus on healing.

Since being diagnosed with "stiff body" in 2022, Dion has rarely attended events. The artist last appeared at a film I Am: Celine Dion with his eldest son, in June.

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