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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sammy Gecsoyler

Céline Dion ‘so full of joy’ after return in Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Céline Dion singing in the Paris rain
Céline Dion sang Édith Piaf’s Hymne à l’amour on the Eiffel Tower during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Photograph: AP

Céline Dion has said she is “so full of joy” after making a triumphant return to the stage in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

The star, who has been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a neurological disorder, sang Édith Piaf’s Hymne à l’amour on the Eiffel Tower for a global audience of millions in her first live onstage performance since early 2020.

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