Céline Dion closed out the opening ceremony with her first performance since she announced her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome in 2022. Dion performed “L’Hymne à l’amour” by the French singer Édith Piaf, from a stage at the base of the Eiffel Tower. Lady Gaga kicked off the Olympics opening ceremony performances with a rendition of Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc En Plumes” on a set of stairs along the Seine River. Surrounded by pink feathers, Gaga’s brief set was reminiscent of her Jazz and Piano residency in Las Vegas. It also appeared to pay tribute to Jeanmaire’s performance of the song on the Ed Sullivan Show. After descending the stairs, Gaga kicked on a chorus line and played on a piano.The opening ceremony is among the most ambitious to date. Headed by artistic director Thomas Jolly, the event runs along the Seine River. Olympics officials largely kept the performers under wraps ahead of the ceremony. In an Instagram post, Gaga expressed gratitude for the…
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