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\n\tAfter rumors <\/a>that Celine Dion would be returning to the stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the iconic chanteuse delivered a jaw-dropping performance at the games\u2019 opening ceremony on Friday (July 26).<\/p>\n \n\tThe superstar performed an emotional rendition of \u00c9dith Piaf\u2019s \u201cHymne A L\u2019Amour\u201d from the Eiffel Tower, which was sparkling and lit with the Olympic rings. Accompanied by a piano and rocking a stunning white gown, the singer delivered her effortlessly flawless vocals as she belted the lyrics to the 1950 track, which translates to \u201cThe Hymn of Love.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe performance marks Dion\u2019s first since she cancelled the dates on her North American Courage world tour before revealing she is fighting Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes severe muscle spasms.<\/p>\n \n\tDion previously seeded hope for her return to the stage in her recent Prime Video doc\u00a0I Am: Celine Dion<\/a><\/em>, in which she said of her determination to perform again: \u201cIf I can\u2019t run, I\u2019ll walk<\/a>. If I can\u2019t walk, I\u2019ll crawl\u2026 I won\u2019t stop.\u201d She was also spotted earlier this week greeting fans in Paris outside Royal Monceau hotel near the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es.<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s hardly her first time on the Olympic stage. She previously performed \u201cThe Power of the Dream\u201d at the opening ceremony for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. <\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0Elsewhere in the ceremony, the Olympic cauldron was lit following a months-long torch relay, in which Snoop Dogg, BTS\u2019 Jin and Pharrell Williams participated. Earlier in the day, Lady Gaga took the stage to perform a cabaret-style rendition of the French-language \u201cMon Truc en Plume\u201d (\u201cMy Thing With Feathers\u201d) in a minutes-long, highly choreographed routine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n