Art and culture
After 4 years of absence… Celine Dion defies her illness and sings at the Olympics – video
After a four-year absence from the stage due to a rare and delicate disease, the Canadian international artist Celine Dion defied her health condition and performed a singing segment at the opening of the Olympic Games yesterday in France, performing the song "L'hymne à l'amour" ("Ode to Love") by Edith Piaf.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commented on Celine Dion’s appearance at the opening of the Olympics, on his personal page on one of the social networking sites, noting that she “overcame a lot of difficulties to be here tonight. Celine, it’s great to see you singing again.”
It is worth noting that Celine Dion performed at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, and it was the most watched concert in history, garnering 3.5 billion viewers around the world.
