If this is still just a rumor, we bet that it will put Céline Dion fans in a trance: in its edition of Wednesday June 5, 2024, Le Canard chainé suggests that Emmanuel Macron would have designated the Canadian singer to participate in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, reports Europe 1.
Relying on an internal document from the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (COJO), the weekly even asserts that the State is preparing to sign a check for 2.7 million euros to afford “two major artists” on July 26.
“Two” artists? Can we conclude that the participation of Aya Nakamura, praised by some, criticized by others, is not called into question?
In any case, two sources “close to the matter” would have denied the information to AFP, specifying that the artists present at the ceremonies (opening and closing) would be chosen by the OCOG and not by the President of the Republic.
Will the Celine Dion rumor nevertheless be confirmed? If this is the case, it will not be a first for the superstar, recalls Europe 1: the singer has in fact already participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Atlanta (United States), in 1996. And At the time, his performance was followed by 3.5 billion viewers!
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There remains the question of the state of health of the 56-year-old artist who, suffering from stiff person syndrome, had to cancel his European tour. The one who said, in March 2024, “determined to one day return to the stage”, will she do so during this global event that is the Olympic Games? Let’s admit that it would suck…