D-29. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games teams are busy putting the final details in place for the opening ceremony. Although it will take place on July 26 on the Seine, it still remains shrouded in mystery. We just know that a first artist has been confirmed, that a huge international pop star has been approached, and that Aya Nakamura should indeed perform a song by Edith Piaf. But what about Celine Dion? For several weeks, rumors have been growing more and more insistent about the arrival of the Canadian star for this opening ceremony. The main interested party herself left the mystery hanging during the preview of her documentary “I am: Céline Dion”: “ There, you’ve come so far! This is the first time I’ve walked in heels and you’ve reached Paris! Maybe we’ll wait a little bit. You’re taking me to Paris, I’m… like dreams, you know ».
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“It’s within the realm of possibility”
According to other rumors, everything depends on the health of the interpreter of “I’m Alive”, who has been fighting for years against a rare disease. So, will he come or not come? Questioned this Wednesday morning in the program “Télématin”, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, also remained evasive: “ Was that what you were trying to tell me? ” she replied immediately to Thomas Sotto: ” Look, it’s within the realm of possibility. I’ll tell you, I wish it with all my heart. It’s a hypothesis, but there is a boss: Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the ceremony ” She also explained that she is ready to swim in the Seine and assures: ” We will be ready on the big day. We must not be asked to be ready before the time! ».
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A few hours later, the question was asked again on BFMTV. Here too, same answer: “ I was asked the question this morning, I said that it was part of the hypotheses, that it was within the realm of possibility and that personally, I would like it. Now, as I have always said, this type of decision is made by Tony Estanguet and Thomas Jolly. When I say I wish it, it’s [pour] the artistic dimension that it embodies “. Note that other rumors mention the return to the stage of Céline Dion for a residency in Las Vegas and possibly concerts in Europe in 2026. To be continued…
