Celine Dion still got it! Olympics 2024 Opening

[@ericakinley]

The pianist is Scott Price, Celine’s musical director since 2015. No doubt he has immense pride in not only performing again along side her, but seeing her triumph in such a spectacular return to the stage. This performance for me is the absolute best live performance in my lifetime. I cannot imagine another performance that measures up to this in so many ways and for so many reasons. For Celine personally health-wise and considering the song’s meaning with her loss of Rene; for the city of Paris for whom she sang this song in tribute to the victims of the bombings of 2015; and here, a message to the world of enduring love. Her voice is amazing, but hearing her sing in her native tongue is nothing short of breathtaking - so much passion and power in her voice. Thank you for this gift, Celine. You are so loved and treasured by so man.

[@felixpulgar5222]

No lo ha podido describir mejor erica.... Totalmente de acuerdo con su acertado comentario. Y gracias por sus interesantes aportaciones para mi desconocidas. Repito, muchas gracias.

[@maiko2958]

I see......... You know well....😊 Sincerly................ By Maiko From Japan🇯🇵

[@andrewdavies4216]

Ex canadian soldier has tears listening to her ... that was the voice of an angel returned to us. magnificent and emotional. She out shines the city of lights

[@MrLuis85698]

she is the LIGHT

[@dcar6530]

@@MrLuis85698 yes, she lights up the opening ceremony.

[@anniemiller8927]

The best moment of the opening ceremony ❤️💯🙏 Legendary !

[@Africa-ky1bg]

EXACTLY ~ She has the voice of an Angel. I was blessed to go to a concert of hers many many years ago and Yoyo Ma accompanied her ...and THAT was exactly how it felt ...like you were hearing one of the angels sing. I heard this performance of Celine's yesterday and I think k I have since listened to it about 30 times ...& I am WEEPING every time. EPIC. I've been to Paris. I HAVE stood where she sang ...and it gives me chills everytime.Thank you for a French Quebecer's perspective. Appreciated all you shared.

[@odonaldcoaker6892]

Glad she made Quebec proud...Quebec City is a beautiful historical city..bit of a special secret...as a Newfoundlander we felt the pride of the French with her emotional and amazing performance

[@Dan-B]

Celine is the most famous and successful living French speaking/French descent singer in the world, why would they want anyone else 🤷‍♂️

[@suehead109]

Watch the documentary I Am Celine Dion…..your respect and admiration will sky rocket for this performance, when you see exactly what she has endured due to SPS. I watched the documentary………. For her to give the performance that she did at the olympics was simply stunning. Bravo Celine, you are one very determined and brave lady!

[@DianeSt-Pierre-f1y]

Elle est Québécoise langue maternelle Français

[@daniellaplume3840]

Exactly, 💯 exactamundo

[@jeffersoncabatana]

Edith Piaf sang with heart ❤. Celine soared to the stars✨

[@fabbel1913]

Je suis français et je remercie Québec de nous offrir tant de belles choses.❤❤❤❤❤ Merci Céline, j’ai pleuré en direct. C'était magistral !

[@BrittaS-l1r]

[@keithadams911]

@@BrittaS-l1r pure perfection....and the heavens cried!!!!

[@justjuven4846]

Celine is the best of all time. She's also a Filipino fave and the biggest seller in terms of concert here in the Philippines. You can never go wrong with a Celine reaction esp nowadays that the world is now recognizing how great of a singer she is.

[@forevermore5118]

I’m Irish, with French cousins and my Aunts husband is French. I spent a lot of time in Paris over the years. I am so proud of her and it’s so fitting that they got her to sing! It was the performance of a lifetime!

[@fernandeplourde]

Elle est pas française elle est Québécoise du Canada on parle français

[@gordonchilde2679]

@@fernandeplourdeVive le Québec libre

[@youdonote8909]

Knowing she's battling SP syndrome for 17 years and unable to perform for 4 years straight, she indeed won gold 🥹🥹 Her I AM: CELINE DION documentary was heart-wrenching.

[@lorialma2235]

I’m neither French nor Canadian and I don’t speak a word of French but I cry every time I hear this. You don’t need to understand the words (although I have since read them in English) to feel the longing and emotion as she sings. Just exquisite! Btw- this did inspire me to check out the original which was also great. Now I know two Edith Piaf songs- this and La Vie en Rose :)

[@tarey05]

Celine brings pride back to humanity with this stellar, awe-inspired performance. In the age of AI and sound technology, no machine can surpass her powerful vocal brilliance, nuanced and artful performance style. Celine's a vocal master, and we who listen and appreciate her remain so deeply moved and proud of her performance. God bless you, dear Celine! You achieved the impossible! ❤

[@BUweB]

Incredible performance. Pure Magic. Edith Piaf smiled from Heaven on Céline Dion. A role model for all of us fighting into Life and Music again. We need Love, Peace & Music. ☮💖☮ Celine Dion - Hymne a l'Amour

[@christinewells-leddon9287]

This is what the Olympics should stand for: courage, determination and the triumph of will over adversity. Edith Piaf would be proud!

[@sirq332]

Just listened to the original by Edit Piaf, and it was divine. I couldn't understand the lyrics except to some familiar French words, but it touches the soul. Celine Dion indeed did justice to the song, and more. ❤

[@d.tr6176]

Just submit the French lyrics to Google Translate.

[@irhasaban3514]

Love from Philippines, Im so happy she's back. God Bless Her!

[@marcelcharest7662]

The pianist who accompanies Celine Dion is Montrealer Scott Price

[@Jespher1]

This is just amazing. Her presence is just like you stop and really listen. Majestic❤

[@badjangforce6813]

CELINE DION IS TOTALLY LOVED❤❤❤ in the philippines...We really loved her so much❤️🫰😘

[@MtNikota]

If Paris 2024 invited Celine Dion, it's because, first she's iconic, but also, her family comes from France, and she was discovered on French TV at 14 years old. Paris is everything for her. She's French by heart and blood as much as Canadian.

[@singtweetypie]

Her French ancestors came to Canada in 1634 - almost 400 years ago. Through those ancestors she is related to Madonna, Xavier Dolan, Jack Kerouac, Alanis Morissette, Justin Bieber, Justin Trudeau, Ryan Gosling, Hillary Clinton, Angelina Jolie and Camilla (Shand), Queen of the UK! Her husband/manager René Angélil discovered her when she was 12 (1980), and she appeared on CDN TV and had a French language album in Canada in 1981, two years before she appeared on TV in France in 1983. In 1984 she sang for Pope John Paul in Montreal. Her 1988 Eurovision win in Dublin Ireland at age 20 brought her to an international audience. The world (and France) loves Celine Dion, and Celine loves them right back, but she is French Canadian through and through!

[@d.tr6176]

@@singtweetypie Thanks for the clarifications.

[@gudulpif264]

That is a HUGE reach 😂 her family is “French” from 400 years ago, and she was very much discovered and embraced by the Quebec public when she was 12. She’s French Canadian through and through, but yes, the French audience love her very much.

[@fernandeplourde]

​@@singtweetypieelle est Québécoise du Canada

[@Carolina-uf2ip]

Her family did not come from France. Her parents were born in Canada as well. She speaks French because she was born in an area of Quebec that incorporated French as well as English speaking citizens but Celin sings in other languages too, German, Italian and a couple others. Rene was born in Canada as well. Being French TV was carried in most other provinces as well she was well known quite quickly across Canada. Actually it’s Canada that was everything for her, Renes funeral and burial was in Canada and it’s where Celin will be buried too. They also married in Canada She has a house just outside Montreal, and another one in Charlemagne that her mom lived in, Celin comes home a lot being most of her family lives here

[@emmanuelgg8957]

Celine has a real link with us in France because she began her great career here after she met Jean-Jacques Goldman who signed her best songs according to me ... and one day, she accepted to try the Eurovision contest to begin her international career and go in USA. That’s why she was here in France for her come back after 4 years ...

[@d.tr6176]

Quite amusing to see the French try to steal her away from Québec.

[@gordonchilde2679]

⁠@@d.tr6176Nope, we all know that she’s Québécoise but we also know the Québécois are from French origins since Jacques Cartier and « les orphelines du Roy » 😊 Et comme a dit le grand Charles de Gaulle : « Vive le Québec libre »

[@jamespanama]

I’ve listen over and over again, at least 50+ times and had tears each time.. a fab addiction !! Wow! 🤩 such a huge performance, not soon forgotten.. Edith Piet would surely have been so proud of her song and Celine as singer !! 😘😘😘

[@maiko2958]

Ah.....about Edith Piaff? Ofcouse........Edith Piaff might be proud of brilliant performance of our goddess of music Ms.Celine. By Maiko

[@LenStgelais]

En passant Céline est la seule chanteuse dans l'histoire des olympique à avoir été invités 2 fois A chanter à l'ouverture des olympique et en plus les 2 fois même pas dans son propre pays ça fait juste démontrer le respect que le monde pense de Céline comme chanteuse

[@domgauthier2612]

Elle a chanter à Atlanta 96 aussi...j'étais assez surpris de ça d'ailleurs

[@LenStgelais]

@@domgauthier2612 l'histoire est que c'est à la demande du président des Etats-Unis Bill Clinton et sa femme qui ont insisté et l'ont invité à chanter car elle est et demeure encore aujourd'hui leurs chanteuse favorite voilà la vraie histoire

[@CdeHavillandMosquito]

Et ça en dit aussi beaucoup sur notre propre 'pays'. Non?

[@LenStgelais]

@@CdeHavillandMosquito ça dépend de quel pays tu parles 😂

[@maiko2958]

​@@LenStgelais Thank you to tell me good imformation.....＼(^_^)(^_^)／ Sincerely..................... By Maiko From Japan🇯🇵

[@RadMotoRiderPH]

I was literally crying while watching her performance. It was a heart-pounding performance and I am really proud of her. She's so brave, determined and a strong woman. So inspiring. ❤

[@californiagold3857]

She does not look older than 56. She looks great. You talked too much during this video. Celine was sensational. She is French-Canadian.

[@JamaicaRouge]

But that’s the point of his video- reaction/analyzing lol what’d you expect? Silence?

[@carlarenata08]

totally agree, It was a totally unnecessary comment. She is amazing and so beautiful.

[@rolandecerfontaine9107]

C’est vrai que tu parles beaucoup et ce qui compte c'est pas le physique de Céline mais cette personne exceptionnelle que nous adorons❤❤Pour arriver à chanter comme ça, il en a fallu des heures de travail 😊Merci Céline d’être cette personne exceptionnelle .❤❤

[@mrock828]

One of the few singers that leave a piece of her soul on the stage after each performance! PERFECTION ACHIEVED!

[@artroyo9202]

It is so wonderful to see her sing once again...so happy that she is back on track...Healing took.its place on her...she is a marvelous singer and God still let her be healed so that once again we can hear her voice and for her to share and show Gods talent that was given to her...God Bless Celine...👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗😍😍😍Love from The Philippines..🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭💙💙💙👏👏👏

[@sebastiensavard-3654]

The pianist is proud because he is her pianist and musical director since 2015

[@lesandres23]

Olympics unite nations & that’s why Celine is there…

[@brunamagrini9014]

I am also from Quebec and most of us here speak English and French equally. We can also pull off Parisian and French Canadian 😊

[@eb4501]

The technicality and everything were perfect.

[@josephfaux5777]

Celine is the most famous Francophone singer in the world and she is famous in English as well. Almost everyone on earth knows who Celine Dion is and so that is why she was chosen to sing one of France's most beloved songs. She can sing it perfectly in French and she is an international star. Also even if the French sometimes tease people in Quebec and other French speaking Canadians for their accent, they also refer to Francophones in Canada as their cousins. I've heard that many times traveling in France. Add all these factors together and that is why she was chosen and why people in France were quite happy with it. Also she did a great job.

[@Said-q5k2d]

J'adore l'accent québécois. Et en France, on me taquine aussi gentiment pour mon accent marseillais !

[@Cuben313]

Celine also performed at the opening ceremony for the Atlanta Olympics.

[@maeva1196]

Bien sûr que le pianiste est fier, c'est son chef d'orchestre et pianiste depuis sa 2e résidence au Caesar Palace à Las Vegas. Il s'appelle Scott Price et vis au Québec aussi. Il l'a suivi à Paris.

[@germanacosta1985]

MAGNIFICA, INSUPERABILE DONNA E CANTANTE UNICA L'ADORO ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@aut0maniak]

By french people the most french singer of maybe 21 century Is canadian... I just love the choice ❤

[@coletteethier6988]

Quelle prestation, quelle grâce, quel phénomène 🏆🫶👑 Fière que notre Québécoise !!! Merci de la mettre à l’honneur, elle le mérite. Elle reçoit de partout dans le monde des hommages suite à sa prestation magistrate !!! 🎶🫶🤩 malgré sa condition de santé, le reprend le flambeau de la scène pour rejoindre son public. Diva Céline ! 😇☮️🙏

[@felixpulgar5222]

Paris y el universo entero a los pies de esta divina dama de la musica CELIN DION. Esta insuperable, unica actuacion quedara para recuerdo imborrable de la historia de la musica.

[@RonaldShrum]

It was so beautiful I did cry

[@jeffdebrugesperols9427]

slimane à une voix magnifique aussi, c'est par ce qu'elle est de la région française du canada et aussi par ce que c'est en France que sa carriere à commencée, de plus elle aime la France et la France l'aime c'est normal qu'elle soit là

[@SweetSlytherinGirl-Jennifer]

Céline, while proudly belonging to Quebec and Canada, is a global phenomenon. Her voice stunned the entire world that night, and given her perseverance and faith that she would sing again, I think she was exactly who needed to close out that night. She embodies everything the Olympics stand for.

[@rivka4me]

The Sparrow took Paris once again by storm… this time in the person of Celine Dion. bravo! Welcome back

[@charlesbarlow]

Celine is spectacular. The best. I have not stopped crying ❤🇨🇦❤️🇫🇷

[@franxu76games46]

Céline is absolutely adored in France. Her album D’eux was a massive success in France. Choosing her for the opening ceremony made perfect sense.

[@ChrisTheAppleOne]

She was also chosen to sing the 1996 Olympics in the USA in Atlanta!! I was curious on that too, and learned that it was due to her GLOBAL popularity. And even still, she’s probably one of the most well known singers around the world!

[@AriaArah]

Nothing but the best from Queen Mother Celine Dion. She is a QUEEN, ICON, LEGEND, GOAT. The most undiva of all divas!

[@incroyablefacil4569]

I am not Canadian, and even not French speakibg. But Celine.. Her talent, her artistism are incredible. And we are happy People cause we can see and hear such beautiful Lady. She has a beauty inside

[@gloriaohara3213]

As a Canadian..we are bursting with pride. I was in tears the whole time❤❤❤❤

[@luiscarracedo7793]

I think she sang in the opening because she is currently the greatest singer in the world in French. Apart from perfection, it is a symbol of resilience, of not giving up and fighting for your dreams, something that is shared with the Olympic spirit. How beautiful Montreal, I loved that city when I visited it years ago..... Canada should be proud of Celine, France should feel honored

[@nuriahernandez4544]

Celine belongs to the world

[@rexdugos2832]

The legendary Celine. Thanks God She is So back in Good Health.. 🥰

[@rivamentez1627]

Lara Fabian isn't French either. She's Belgian. But there is no comparison when it comes to the success and popularity of Celine in France (and in general). She is the best-selling francophone artist of all time and two of her French albums are the no1 and no2 best selling francophone albums of all time. Not to mention that she still holds the no1 selling album in France and her colabs with JJG and other French artists from decades ago still remain very popular in France. Quite literally, she's royalty there, not just another singer with a big voice.

[@xwiirastusx]

13:10 Neither is she Swiss, but she won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1988, representing Switzerland.

[@momotonton8993]

Chanter "l'hymne a l'amour",en Français, sa langue maternelle a Paris, la ville de l'amour, la pluie qui tombe rajoute a la dramaturgie du moment un coté romantique , la tour eiffel THE monument iconic éclairé tout en sobriété et cette performance époustouflante de Céline Dion devant le monde entier qui montre a tous qu'elle est une battante at qu'elle est de retour....Bref tout y était, c'était parfait

[@guylainehubert7803]

Bur Celine is the best . And people of the world wanted to know if she is still having her voice. To sing Hymne à l'amour, she's the best. We know now that even her desease of stiff persone syndrom she still have a marvellous voice. It's a matter of not having crises. The olympics was the occasion to let kwow the wolrd she is still the best. People were worring ans now the feel better, they feel less worring even she may suffert a lot. Bur she has not lost her voice. I repeat. She has not lost her voice. CÉLINE, TU ES LA MEILLEURE, LA PLUS GRANDE. NOUS SOMMES FIERS DE TOI, NOUS T'AIMONS. PRENDS SOIN DE TOI CHÉRIE. Guylaine de Joliette au Québec.

[@Chris-ho2de]

J'ai écouté cette performance plusieurs fois et chaque fois, j'ai envie de pleurer d'émotion. Céline, tu es la meilleure!

[@justgotlucky2740]

Love you Celine ❤

[@Said-q5k2d]

Performance émouvante de la plus grande chanteuse actuelle de langue française (n'oublions pas la grande Edith Piaf). A ce propos, les Français n'oublient pas que Céline est québécoise. C'est même un motif de fierté pour les Français de voir la langue française si vivante et si bien valorisée par leurs cousins québécois. Pour les amoureux de la chanson française les frontières ne sont pas physiques. Elles sont plus étendues. D'ailleurs Lara Fabian que vous citez est belge comme Jacques Brel, Maurane, Arno ou Angèle. Céline est québécoise comme Robert Charlebois, Dianne Dufresne, Félix Leclerc. Tous font partie du patrimoine de la chanson de langue française.

[@daytonsouthall1137]

She does not look older then 56. Botox and good skincare has normalized people looking younger than they actually are. She just simply looks her age and doesn’t want to hide it, good for her

[@daisyserranophvblog9878]

Thank God that she is able to Sing against on the Stage..We love you Celine ❤️😘 Thank you Ovela for reacting this video of her..❤

[@scribblit]

Magnificent! ❤

[@tonycyrille]

Bonjour, effectivement Céline n'est pas Française. Mais francophone! Qui de mieux pour représenter notre belle langue? Elle a montré au monde entier qu'elle est bien la plus grande chanteuse de tous les temps. Elle n'a pas fini de nous étonner. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@MooBo-x6i]

Visited Montréal in 2001 and found a CD store with whole section dedicated to her. Still buzzing from that trip today.

[@JohnandDebbieMusielak]

French speaking American here…..She’s the only French speaking singer who could sing in the style of Édith Piaf! That’s the bottom line. In full disclosure, I idolize Céline. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@artdecco1743]

Qu'importe d'où l'on vient, qu'importe si on ne comprend pas les paroles, cette chanson vous prend aux tripes. Cette interprétation de Celine Dion est l'une des meilleures qu'elle est faite. Elle vous fait fondre le cœur. Son pari est gagné, nous avons tous pleuré. Bravo Mme . Céline. ❤

[@JazzMe1208]

Just watching over the phone made me tears and having goosebumps how much more in reality ❤❤❤

[@ruupeni]

All of the world was tears in eyes listening to this!

[@eduardogutierrez6315]

Love Lara but Celine is Celine, number 1!

[@ronaldnunez8921]

Maraming salamat, Merci beau coup, Ovela, for featuring this on your channel. Celine Dion is one of the most favorite and most popular Western artists here in the Philippines. Many of us Filipinos know and sing her songs such as "My Heart Will Go On" from the Titanic movie, her duet "Beauty and the Beast" from the Disney film, "Because You Loved Me", just to name a few. Her concert in the Philppines was a sold-out event. Many Filipinos love her and consider her one the best female vocalists of the planet. And it is just heartwarming to see her perform live at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This manificent performance despite her battling with her illness and being out of the scene for some time. I've also felt the chills watching this. One for the record books. 🥰👍👍🎉

[@derkatze1971]

La reine est de retour dans la ville lumière !!!!🙏

[@BrittaS-l1r]

[@ironmantran]

Celine may return in 14 days to close the Paris 2024 !

[@beingme_]

I'm very happy for Celine.

[@MrFox-xr9cc]

To be fair to France: barely any country has (a) singer(s) at the same level as celine dion. That combined with her history of loss and illness, still showing up and standing strong, representing the fight and competition part of the olympics.

[@christianterraes8334]

Chers frères et sœurs du Québec vous pouvez être fier de votre Céline.

[@sasasamuel]

THE ONE AND THE ONLY... BEST EXPRESSION TO THIS!!!

[@a.life.reimagined]

She is French Canadian. Her family is from France. Get your facts right buddy. Her momma and her poppa were French. They spoke French in the home.

[@tarzanisno1]

❤! BRAVO ! BRAVO ! BRAVO ! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@olderandwiser333]

Not only is she making a spectacular comeback from devastating physical illness that actually prevented her from singing at all, for years, but she is singing it with all of her own personal passion for the love of her life whom she lost not that long ago. Merveilleuse!! Oh et je suis Canadienne aussi. Bonjour!

[@robertparadis6840]

Pour votre information, le mot KANADA est d'origine autochtone (amérindienne) et désignait l'estuaire du fleuve st-Laurent, la Nouvelle-France. Le drapeau du pays (excluant la couleur rouge) portant une feuille d'érable désigne principalement le territoire de la Nouvelle-France (le Québec). Donc, ce dit pays le cadna-da est un oppresseur-colonisateur du territoire d'un Peuple d'une langue d'origine française qui est encore aujourd'hui discrédité et discriminé sciemment par l'agresseur invétéré wasp. Votre amalgame Québec/cadna-da fait preuve d'une ignorance de la réalité en plus de l'histoire. Même si j'admire le talent gigantesque de Céline Dion et que j'applaudis très fort sa prestation à l'ouverture des Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024, je ne peux pas me réjouir d'entendre nos cordes vocales s'exercer dans la langue primitive des gens se pensant avoir tous les Droits dont celui de nous écraser, de nous voler, de nous faire tort sans gêne ou hypocritement par tous les moyens détournés. 😡👹😡

[@cristopherjordan4089]

Céline ♥️🙏💪🏻

[@RaymondBankston-z8j]

Beautiful

[@olavtryterud1349]

Lara Fabian is´nt French - she's Belgian/Canadian :)

[@jillmorgan403]

Celine Dion's performance saved the Olympics opening from what the gays and drag queens did that night which were full of evil, shame, profanity, piggery, insults and mockery. Thank you so much Celin Dion from being an angel that night where chaos and satan's forces were all around Paris. She's God sent that night.....

[@heliedecastanet1882]

Throughout centuries, heterosexuals did lots and lots and lots of worst things 🙂 Gays and drags will never be able to compare with all the horrors fellow straight people have achieved. (p.s : be careful : Celine Dion is a famous support of LGBT people so… She is not really a friend of yours)

[@ializarg]

If you are surprised that Celine Dion sings (in her mother tongue) in Paris without being French, I don't even want to imagine what you will think when you find out that a couple of hours before Lady Gaga also sang in French...

[@LenStgelais]

Im french canadian and i saw Gaga sing in french and let say that i saw her BUT did not comprehend what she was saying she need a lot a lot of work before french poeples can understand what she is saying in french im sorry to say but its the truth

[@danielcharest1587]

Lady Gaga's mother is fullly bilingual English/French, so is Lady Gaga.

[@DanielleGagnon-p8v]

@@danielcharest1587I am french from Québec and I have to say that Lady Gaga’s French is from okay. We can hardly understand what she says. But at least, she did it. Bravo to her.

[@ializarg]

@@LenStgelais I agree. I live in Donostia / San Sebastián (Basque Country) 25 km from the border with France, I speak French and it's a language with which I am very familiar. With honorable exceptions, almost all Anglo-Saxon artists (singers, actors, etc.) fail when it comes to speaking or singing in other languages. Sometimes it even gives the sad feeling that they don't seem to put in much effort when they should for their profession or their art. I don't mind anyone speaking with their accent in another language (in fact I like it) but in artists I look for a certain professionalism and sensitivity towards their art.

[@LenStgelais]

@@danielcharest1587 purhaps but certainly not gaga sorry

[@kindregards4721]

I agree, she deserves an honary gold medal.

[@initiate22000]

This is a singing commentary. Don't comment on her "age" or "appearance." It's childish!

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

on the other hand you are doing everything in Canada to make French disappear, it is quite normal that Celine comes to France to sing in French....and what a masterpierce ! and don't be so stupid, France has just offered Celine the biggest platform she could have dreamed of in her wildest dreams for her return! a platform of 1500 million people watching her sing at the same time, all the singers prostituted themselves to have such a chance! don't forget either that this service cost France 2,000,000 euros!! many might find this indecent given the circumstances! so lower your tone a little!

[@TheBenwarwa]

Bravo Celine, tu as touché le cœur de millions de téléspectateurs et le mien aussi. J’écoutais aussi l’orchestration magistrale de Victor le Masne et des choeurs qu’on a entendus avant que Céline commence à chanter. On oublie souvent ces personnes qui font les arrangements musicaux des chansons qu’on entend. Merci Victor le Masne.

[@Moonystrangecat]

Lara Fabian n'est pas Française non plus, je crois qu'elle est Belge. Celine est internationale

[@sylvierousseau125]

Elle est QUÉBÉCOISE ❤

[@erikav5405]

Céline a un lien très particulier avec la France , elle a débuté sa carrière internationale dans ce pays et y est très aimée . Elle fait partie de la famille.. Son album d'Eux est totalement en Français et est une pure merveille. Merci Jean-Jacques Goldman ! Thomas Jolly le metteur en scène du spectacle d'ouverture des J O a dit lors d'une interview que le choix s'est arrêté sur Céline car elle sait chanter l'amour et a un fort lien avec le peuple français.. Elle a été invitée. Prestation époustouflante qui touche au coeur et quelle joie de la revoir sachant toute la volonté que ça lui demande pour faire ce pourquoi elle est faite : CHANTER. Avez vous vu son film I am Céline ?

[@CDCPH582]

Why not Lara Fabian? Because like Celine, she's not French either 😂

[@Boucherstephanesbgmail.comStep]

Lara Fabian is from belgium by the way. But thank you for respecting Celine.

[@prakaklef]

Love this so much, I was in tears the first time I watched it. Great reaction, so informative. I gotta say though Lara Fabian is great but there's only one Celine Dion and only a handful of singers living or dead compare.

[@didipat6472]

CELINE DION parle français depuis sa naissance ❤️🇨🇵 elle a appris l'anglais avec René

[@d.tr6176]

Elle a appris l'anglais à l'école comme tous les Québécois. René Angélil, un Québécois dont le père était syrien et la mère, canadienne d'origine syro-libanais était aussi francophone. Tous sont chrétiens.

[@didipat6472]

@@d.tr6176 le français est sa langue maternelle c'est ce qu'il fallait retenir c'est normal qu'elle chante en français

[@Sophal27]

Dude, Lara Fabian sang at the olympic ceremony , she sang Jesuits malade.

[@zblip22]

Canada saved France again

[@boredidiot9897]

Saw her recent video when she was ill on the bed and seeing her in her musical habitat makes me smile

[@olivierblouin5326]

Lara Fabian is Belgian btw. So still not French. As you said she totally killed it. I'm not that big of a Celine fan, but being from Montreal, seing her ON the Eiffel tower sing this song made me weep.

[@BrittaS-l1r]

Celine sang in french for the ESC many years ago - and won. Celine is a star all over the world

[@jimmylucas67]

Alors déjà, certes Céline Dion n'est pas française, mais chante et a chanté énormément de fois en français. Et quelle autre pays pour mettre davantage en valeur cette langue? Je veux pas être méchant, mais le Canada parle largement plus l'anglais que le français... et c'est pas le Québec qui pourra mettre autant en lumière la langue, autant que la France. Et chanter dans la tour eiffel, devant des milliards de téléspectateurs, la France fait aussi un cadeau à Céline Dion. Je ne savais pas que tu étais de mauvaise foi. Visiblement je me suis trompé. Et pour info, lara fabian est belge 😩