Celine Dion's showstopping 'live' performance at the start
of the Paris 2024 Olympics was pre-recorded, it was claimed in France today.
Millions were moved to tears when the 56-year-old Canadian superstar
sang Hymne à L'amour (Hymn to Love) in front of the Eiffel Tower.
It was the culmination of a lavish Opening Ceremony mainly
held along the banks of the River Seine - one that President
Emmanuel Macron said was the 'emotional highlight' of the sporting extravaganza.
But on Friday, the highly respected Liberation newspaper quoted
multiple music industry experts who said the July 26th performance was 'without a shadow of a doubt' pre-recorded.
Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening
ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Millions were moved to tears when the 56-year-old Canadian superstar
sang Hymne à L'amour (Hymn to Love) in front of the Eiffel Tower
A grab of a video shows Canadian Singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
In turn, representatives for the Paris 2024 organisers refused to answer questions on the scandal,
despite previously insisting that the performance
was indeed a live one.
'What we heard on TV was a corrected playback,' composer and performer Etienne Guéreau told Liberation.
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In comments that were republished across French media, a sound engineer who asked to remain anonymous said: 'It was
100% playback, you can hear it from the first notes.'
Others said it was 'without a shadow of a doubt' pre-recorded,
as was a performance by Ms Dion in rehearsals.
A YouTuber musician who uses the name Wings of Pegasus said the rehearsal and actual performance also
sounded exactly the same - something that is technically impossible, as there will always be variations
between any two versions of a live song.
The Olympics performance was meant to be a triumphant comeback for Ms
Dion, who has been battling the incurable stiff-person syndrome.
Hymne à L'amour was chosen because it was originally sung by
the late French music icon Edith Piaf.
Thousands of fans took to social media to praise Ms Dion, whose greatest hits include 'My Heart Will Go On', the
theme from the Titanic movie.
The cauldron, with the Olympic flame lit, lifts
off while attached to a balloon, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
One said: 'Ok I'm proper emotional at Celine's performance,
just wow!', while another gushed: 'Queen Celine is back and she sounds fantastic'.
It was in 2022 that Ms Dion disclosed that she had been diagnosed with the neurological disorder
stiff-person syndrome which causes muscles to stiffen and spasm.
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She then made a vow to return to the stage 'even if
I have to crawl', adding: 'My goal is to see the Eiffel
Tower again!'
Around 104,000 people paid for tickets to watch the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony live, with the best seats costing more than £2500.
Despite heavy rain, many sat through multiple acts, including
a pre-recorded one by Lady Gaga, which was shown on multiple screens along
the river, as well as around the world.
But Ms Dion's performance was meant to be a live one,
and it has just been released as such on various streaming platforms.
Ms Dion announced on Instagram on Thursday that the
'live' recording was available on sites such as YouTube and
Spotify.
Fans take pictures of Canadian singer Celine Dion, outside Le Royal
Monceau in Paris on July 27
There is no one quite like Celine Dion!
The perfect end to the #Olympics opening ceremony.
Let the Games begin! #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/0qf8YUb0fL
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 26, 2024
The performance was the culmination of a lavish Opening Ceremony mainly
held along the banks of the River Seine
The Olympic cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics
'God brings together those who love each
other,' Ms Dion wrote in a reference to the song's lyrics.
These are Piaf's words to the love of her life, French-Algerian boxer Marcel Cerdan, who died in a plane
crash in October 1949.
French president Emmanuel Macron spoke about the Dion Olympics performance in an interview with Variety magazine
this week, saying it caused the 'biggest emotion' of all at
Paris 2024.
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