Slowly but surely, Celine Dion is making its comeback. And this delights fans since the Canadian diva has been fighting for several years against a rare disease, stiff person syndrome, which she describes her daily life in the documentary “I am: Céline Dion”. To prove that she is on the upward slope, she multiplies the remarkable appearances, between the Grammy Awards, a video for an American football match or even congratulations after a magnificent cover of “My Heart Will Go On” by Kelly Clarkson. But the strongest moment took place on July 26. As the grand finale of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, which saw Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura, Gojira and Juliette Armanet parade, Celine Dion performed with intensity “The Hymn to Love” by Edith Piaf from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower.
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“I don’t care if you love me.”
A performance as powerful as it is symbolic, since it was the first live performance of Celine Dion for four years. And more than two months after this performance which left its mark, the Quebec star finally decides to formalize his reunion with the public. After the Gojira song, the remix of “Nightcall” by Kavinsky or the “Parade” by Victor Le Masne, Celine Dion in turn releases on streaming platforms his powerful cover of “The Hymn to Love” heard during the Olympics. “ The blue sky over us may fall / And the Earth may well fall / I don’t care if you love me / I don’t care about the whole world » she intones on this orchestral version, her voice touching the hearts of more than a billion viewers on July 26.
If the song, with some applause from the audience as a bonus, is available on streaming platforms, no clip accompanies it. We can easily imagine that a video of his live performance on the Eiffel Tower will soon be shared on his social networks. Is this release of “The Hymn to Love” a way to Celine Dion to test the waters before his big return? According to persistent rumors, the artist is preparing a new residency in Las Vegas, but also an album in French which would mark his comeback with Jean-Jacques Goldman. Patience…
