Céline Dion at the 2024 Olympics: a magnificent performance that particularly touched her son René-Charles

On Friday, July 26, 2024, Celine Dion performed L'anthem à l'amour at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. For Paris Match, a close friend of the singer's family spoke about the emotion of René-Charles after his performance.

© BestImage Céline Dion sangé lros of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

IN BRIEF

• On July 26, 2024, Celine Dion sang Edith Piaf's 'Hymn to Love' from the Eiffel Tower for the opening of the Paris Olympics.
• Carla Bruni and Michel Drucker expressed their admiration for Celine Dion, highlighting her resilience and talent despite the tests.
• Discover how Celine Dion moved the world with her unforgettable performance in Paris.

A performance that left its mark…Friday, July 26, 2024, after months of speculation, Celine Dion performed Dith Piaf's love anthem from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. After her performance, it was on X (ex-Twitter) that the singer wrote: “I am honored to have been able to perform tonight (…) and I am so happy to be back in one of my favorite cities! But most of all, I am so happy to pay tribute to these incredible athletes”.

Saturday, July 27, 2024, on Instagram, Carla Bruni had shared her admiration for the interpreter of Pour que tu m’aimes Again. “I heard in her perfect voice something that did not 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 it even more…”, she wrote before adding: “Never stop singing please, dear Céline, never stop taking us elsewhere with your voice and with this incredible light that emanates from you”.

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René-Charles, the first fan of her mère

Speaking to Paris Match, a close friend of the singer's family assured that her eldest son, Rene-Charles, had been particularly moved to see his mother doing again what she loved most in the world. “Their relationship is fusional. We really feel an immense love between the two of them. He was the first to burst into tears when she finished her performance at the Eiffel Tower. And it was she who came to take him in her arms to comfort him”, assured this close one.

Saturday July 27, 2024, on the set of Quel jeux!, on France 2, it was Michel Drucker who had expressed his admiration for Céline Dion, whom he has known for several decades already. “Like everyone else, I saw the documentary of her ordeal, because it is truly an ordeal that she is living… She hasn't sung for four years, at the time I am speaking to you, her plane is landing in Las Vegas with the jet lag”, he had said.

Michel Drucker: “She deserves the gold medal of the courage”

“Behind the scenes, it was amazing. She had her two English makeup artists, she had her therapist, she had her managers. There were about fifteen of them!”, he had confided before specifying: “She was focused. She had a light lunch in her dressing room. She stayed quiet. She wanted to see Paris again because Paris, there are so many memories with her. It was magical because she deserves the gold medal for courage, tenacity”.

According to the host, Celine Dion has “an exceptional mental”. “She has an exceptional mind. You saw what she said in the documentary, she said: 'Even if I have to crawl, I will sing again'. (…) I can't believe she won't sing again, but you can imagine the concentration that is. She has an illness that we don't know about, incurable, she has been fighting for years, she has experienced everything and she is here in Paris. Her heart beats faster when she thinks of Paris”, he had delivered with emotion.