Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

This photo released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services shows Canadian Singer Celine Dion performing at the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. — Photo: Olympic Broadcasting Services, via AP

Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower.

Nearly two years after revealing her stiff person syndrome diagnosis, Dion belted Edith Piaf's Hymne à l’amour ("Hymn to Love”) as the finale of the roughly four-hour spectacle. Her appearance had been teased for weeks, but organizers and Dion's representatives had refused to confirm whether she was performing.