First Time Hearing | Celine Dion - Olympic Opening Ceremony with a courageous tour de force |

[@kevinmarsh516]

Spectacular..all the more so when we remember all Celine Dion has been through in recent years. Breathtaking performance. She really did Piaf, Paris, and herself proud!

[@matthewbyers9574]

She's a godsend. And music can trigger her disorder and send her into a spasm. I was nervous for her. But she proved again why she is the best. I think this is one of her best live performances ever! She's the best!

[@margara77]

The last DIVA!!!!.... the moment she looked at the camera at the end, knowing the whole world was at awe at her!!...She knew it! The world adored her thata night. SUPERB!!!

[@NobodyKnows691]

mariàh too

[@jamespanama]

Yes and Celine richly deserved ALL acclaim .. impossibly strong against strong odds!! But still artistically perfect 👍👍👍💝

[@MaxiLauren-m9z]

Gdy spojrzała w kamerę w głos się popłakałam ❤

[@Coffeecorner2000]

No we still have Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Shirley Bassey too.

[@jlelliotton]

Tens of millions of people around the world cried at this performance.

[@lauralackner6856]

I was one of those millions in tears at her stunning performance.

[@ericakinley]

I was absolutely sobbing.

[@MaxiLauren-m9z]

Ja też ❤ płakałam

[@bluebear1985]

I was one of them. I know that there were rumours of Celine appearing at some point, but it wasn't known when or if she would. As soon as I heard the first couple of notes sung, I knew it was Celine before they even showed her.

[@9eyeswideopen]

This is Celine‘s finest hour. When the angels above heard this beautiful rendition they cried.

[@Koreankimmie]

I cried😭 was scared for her during thre performance as it looked as if she was scared for a moment. But what a beautiful emotional performance. Thank you for this. And for anyone who has not watched her documentary "I Am: Celine Dione" I kindly encourage you. You will be inspired!!🥰🥰🥰

[@cjmusser22]

Two years ago, Céline Dion announced she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disease that causes involuntary spasms and muscle rigidity.

[@kerrythomas6220]

You need not have been scared, she was not singing live. With all that water and electricity, are you kidding? She was lip syncing to a pitch corrected pre recorded track. See Wings of Pegasus for the details.

[@Koreankimmie]

@@kerrythomas6220 I have heard that and it still scared me know how much stimulation was around :(

[@LenStgelais]

​@@kerrythomas6220why do talking to Everybody saying that she does not sing live do you question her ability to sing?

[@kerrythomas6220]

@@LenStgelais She’s been very ill for a long time!

[@LenStgelais]

Céline Dion is STILL at 56years old the best female singer on this planet today the goat she stands alone on top of mount everest she has NO EQUAL wooooow ❤️

[@jahybarrosneto7418]

Legend

[@jonathanrouse36]

Isn’t she just amazing? I so get you and don’t ever forget how good she is. She is the most legendary vocal human of our time.

[@emilie180611]

L'hymne à l'amour... Cette chanson française traversera les années indéfiniment. Céline notre icône ❤Merci à la France pour cette cérémonie incroyable

[@paulmason6474]

This was the best of the best. A living Icon❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lizmagu3189]

I get goosebumps and shed tears everytime i see this. One, because it's so damn AMAZING and two, watching her videos of her suffering in pain from her illness. To see her to be able to perform this so beautifully was inspiring. Plus she looked like a princess, beautiful!! ❤

[@lindaemanuellepugliese6976]

She made history❤

[@glennmenzies9800]

Nick your expressions spoke volumes! Celine came to the Opening, she sang, she conquered !

[@luiscarracedo7793]

This performance added a lot of meanings that made it special. The rare illness that kept her off the stage for 4 years. The song, what the lyrics mean and what it also means to her to have lost her husband. Return, in that way, in such an iconic place. It is an emotional burden that not everyone can overcome. I listened to her with tears in my eyes and chills. In the same way that I saw your eyes shining with emotion.

[@lonwaslien104]

Real rain and a live performance. Moved me to tears ❤️ Thanks Nick.

[@el_Ferlo]

Hi Nick! So, Céline was incredible, loved how moved you were watching her perform, I still can't believe how lucky we are to still have her among us. She will always be the best, as a singer and also as a person. Would love to see you react to more of her performances. And, I wanted to also point out how beautiful you look 🫣

[@alhudayusuf2070]

i didn't stop crying for at least 15 minutes the first time i watched her performance

[@suzannebastien2918]

She has been suffering from "Stiff Person Syndrome" for years now, there is a documentary about it that came out not long ago. You will be shocked and will realize just how much this performance meant to her.

[@kerrythomas6220]

She’s not singing live.

[@LenStgelais]

​@@kerrythomas6220so whats the problem? Do you think that she can't sing that song anywhere anytime and twice on sunday? I mean this is nothing compared to the big songs she Sings usually you are talking about the best female singer on this planet today my friend 🙄🙄🙄she has NO EQUAL

[@carolgoldstein-oconnell7671]

@@kerrythomas6220how can you tell???

[@nadlaem2617]

Live or not, this is her actual voice! After watching the documentary this performance is just epic!

[@celinel9750]

@@kerrythomas6220 She was. Forget about all the bashing, she actualy refused to NOT be live. Their are take from the nignt befor were she sang in a different key and after seting with Scot Price ( the pianist) she decide to take higher. Scot confirmed it- they were live.

[@remypriou5608]

Même les anges du ciel pleuraient !... Instant unique qu'il fallait vivre. Comment rassembler les humains quand la guerre est si présente dans le monde.

[@hayeck38]

Céline was really amazing this night . even under the pouring rain her voice kept reasoning in paris streets

[@Koreankimmie]

yes!!!

[@kerrythomas6220]

She’s not singing live, that would have put her life in danger with all that water and those electrical cables!

[@LenStgelais]

​@@kerrythomas6220so again whats the problem of singing in playback?

[@kerrythomas6220]

@@LenStgelais Nothing if they hadn’t lied and insisted Celine was singing live!

[@kerrythomas6220]

Especially since it was pitch corrected!

[@jessicarechani875]

Celine came, ate, and left no crumbs

[@scottwallace1]

I feel so fortunate to have watched that live as it happened (on tv, that is). Truly an all time great live musical performance. Even more so when you understand what she’s been through.

[@jamespanama]

Yes they’re all wonderful.. Celine was masterful spot-on for that magic moment, on Ethel marvel, harkening back to dear Edith Piet !! ❤

[@jaywilliams-hm4ym]

I really loved your reaction to probably the greatest musical moment at least in the last 50 years. The venue The Voice the person can only be described as historic. Thank you friend. 🩵🩵🩵

[@Glowithin0]

I literally wept watching this on the Olympics. Oh my gosh, you must watch the documentary, I Am Celine. Heartbreaking and so inspiring. She is a powerful woman in every way. I just love her. The rain was real.

[@NoFakeNewsWorld]

Pas que la pluie !

[@nickking649]

If the sun should tumble from the sky, if the sea should suddenly run dry, if you love me, really love me, let it happen.

[@lindafoster2141]

So blessed to see our beautiful lady, we didn't know if she ever would sing again.❤❤❤ check out the song and see what it was written. So sad...

[@christophedurante6212]

Real rain and she was singing from the first tier of the Effeil tower.

[@aerocap]

Absolutely fantastic! 🙏

[@vgreco253]

All the reacts to this video at YT, have impressed me to tears...

[@davebishop5159]

I like your emotional responses watching the videos, I have the same reaction. You are enjoyable to watch.

[@elainethorne4200]

Crying what beautiful Celine Dion xx

[@sylvainwlusek6805]

Je ne sais pas trop ce que tu racontes... Mais elle a chanté cette chanson avec son cœur et ca sur la tour Eiffel ce qui est une chance inédite. Personne n'a eu ce privilège. Mais je partage ton émotion😊

[@mihaelastamate8455]

Have goosebumps every time i listen this performance

[@olivier5183]

You also have to imagine that lyrics are even more incredible than this epic performance of Céline ... Nobody can resist to both together 😢😢😢

[@heatherdwbh]

I am sooo happy she could preform it was proly so hard happy crying right now

[@lonnear5195]

We need this on Spotify, amazing!

[@LenStgelais]

With this performance Céline Dion is the ONLY singer male female or group that have sang in 2 opening cérémonie of the olympic and imagine not even in her OWN country thats how much shes loved around the world 🌎

[@malcolmgallop341]

Sarah Brightman has sung at 2 Olympics also

[@LenStgelais]

@@malcolmgallop341 yes but much différent she has sang in duet one Time on the opening the other in the closing cérémonie as we all know theres 4 Times more poeples Who's Watching the opening cérémonie compared to the closing cérémonie Céline Dion has has sang ALONE in 2 différents opening cérémonie of the olympic theres a big différence hère

[@Anonymous-l2p]

KD Lang…..very young in Calgary 88, sang Hallelujah in Vancouver 2010. Admittedly, both times in Canada. She blew the roof off in Vancouver!

[@LenStgelais]

@@Anonymous-l2p once again not the same thing she at the opening cérémonie the second time at the closing cérémonie wheres their 4 Times less poeples Watching on télévision and also those 2 times in her OWN country so very différent from Céline Who sang both Times at the opening cérémonie where the most watched cérémonie of the olympic and those 2 times not even in her OWN country very différent

[@kimmann-tg8gx]

Stunning! Thank you, Nick and Rich, for this video.

[@nickforell1]

Thank you too!

[@serkering8712]

The blue sky could fall upon us And the earth could crumble down I don't care, as long as you love me I don't care about the whole world As long as love fills up my mornings As long as my body trembles beneath your hands I don't care about my problems My love, since you love me verse I'd go to the end of the world I would dye my hair blonde If you asked me to I'd go take off the moon from the sky I'd go steal fortune itself If you asked me to verse I would disown my country I would disown my friends If you asked me to I could as well be laughed at I'd do it no matter what If you asked me to verse If one day life tears you away from me If you die, and you are far from me I don't care, as long as you love me Because I would die too We'll have eternity for us In the blue of all immensity In the sky there are no more problems My love, do you believe we love each other? outro God reunites those who love each other

[@paulc9643]

The hug the world needed.

[@japnikki]

It is such a beautiful song, she did Edith Pia very happy! J’adore Céline! It’s real rain!

[@polskityton6062]

love her song SOUL from 2019, what an amazing song it is :)

[@stanisawduda9316]

amazing lyrics, amazing song, just wow

[@philipfrancis1396]

Celine is epic. And I think I have fallen in love with you 😍 your personality is magical, now I've embarrassed you and myself ❤

[@sibelius66]

As french, I can say u Iam still crying listening this great song ...

[@speeddrawingamateur688]

The iconic thing was that everyone were watching just to see her and whe the ceremony come to an end and she dodnt apeared it was so disapoiting! But then in the very last seconds of the ceremony she apeared and it was unbelievable!

[@SweetSlytherinGirl-Jennifer]

I was blessed to see her live in one of the last concerts in 2020 before the pandemic shut everything down and before Stiff Person Syndrome forced her to completely cancel her tour. She is by far the best female vocalist ever, in my humble opinion, and my favorite singer of all time. I bawled my eyes out when I saw this for the first time.

[@jahybarrosneto7418]

Legend

[@christopherconner86]

More Céline Dion live reaction videos, please!! :)

[@西岡貴司]

yes, that was epic !

[@francisfree2010]

Nick I love your reaction. So genuine. 🤎🤎

[@nicolaasc.bbrits2929]

Please watch her documentary...this performance will mean a lot more to you after you've watched the documentary. In her documentary she spoke about 2 wishes that she still has. The first wish was to see the Eiffel tower and the second is to be back on stage after years struggling with a terrible disease. And then this performance, both wishes was Granted by the Grace of God at the same time. I am tears again. But i am so happy for her.

[@CarolePlouffe]

I keep thinking that this magnificent performance must have been physically and emotionally draining for her. She is a wonder. By the way, I think I’m in love with her pianist, Scott Price. 6:04

[@dee4435]

The song was about a woman's lover who died in an airplane crash as he was flying to go be with her. She was devastated.

[@BERTONI704]

Fantástico y grandísimo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@saviomoura9663]

Love Celin🎉❤

[@3l3llala13]

It was real rain. Not to take anything way from Celine's moving performance, but every vocal for the opening and closing ceremony was pre-recorded.

[@WVMUSIC_NL]

That is real rain

[@mtav30]

Nope, it was raining cats and dogs that day. And to think, they had cleaned the river Seine for the Triathlon event, and due to the rain during the opening ceremony, the river was rendered unsuitable for swimming.

[@el-tb6tf]

umm how could you not know? been know for years...

[@DaltonsFriendswood]

It was raining for real.

[@kerouac2]

First performance by Céline Dior in 4 years due to her health.

[@stephnicole8242]

❤❤❤

[@jamesby]

Real rain - the whole ceremony was under heavy shower

[@leseize26]

Such a first time....

[@manolo1918]

Wowwww

[@eddi5190]

taylor swift can fill stadiums,but only celine can perform on the eiffel tower, perfect in the dress in the rain and at the Olympics....syhe works hard for this moment an she look like an angel

[@wendellnelson1118]

Nice video, but I wish the audio had matched the video.

[@xxKanuKxx]

I grew up in Quebec in the 80s and 90s. I love Celine - for quebecers she feels almost like a member of our extended family, This performance was very moving to watch live. Realizing after the fact that she did not sing it live was fine - it didn't change the experience for me. If you watch her documentary, it's clear that she wants to deliver for her fans above all else - and she is almost ashamed that her voice has permanently changed. She just wanted it to be amazing for her fans. And it was. Truth is important. This was a recorded performance - this has been proven beyond doubt. Let's not pretend it was something it wasnt, but just appreciate it for what it was.

[@christianterraes8334]

Peut-être en faire l hymne de l humanité. C est l Amour qui chante. C'est ce qui nous sauvera tous. Paris la ville de l'amour éternel mais pour toute l Humanité. 🙏❤❤❤ Céline est un amour.

[@themortgageguyniagara]

You should listen to Lara Fabian - Je Suis Malade

[@josevaldivia9366]

Hola por favor reacciona a otras canciones de ella que son increíbles, coml por ejemplo when i need you, to love you more, the power of love, river deep Mountain high, i surrender, etc etc ....muchas gracias por tus reacciones

[@kerrythomas6220]

Have you listened to what they’ve done to her voice on her re released greatest hits album? They have totally destroyed her beautiful voice by pitch correcting her vocals on the new album. Fil, on Wings of Pegasus devoted a whole episode to Celine and pointed out the difference between some of her old hits and how they sound on the rerelease. They basically took the emotion completely out of her singing with pitch correction. Check out Fil’s channel, he does vocal analyses of many different artists, especially from the past, I think you’ll really enjoy what he has to offer.

[@LenStgelais]

​@@kerrythomas6220😂🤣😂🤣🤣this is a hater right here shes talking to Everybody questioning her ability to sing you REALLY should be ashamed of yourself dishing on Céline like that knowing what shes gone through 🙄🙄🙄

[@barbiesorensen-iy7dk]

Celine is our Canadian Star. incredible voice, love ballads. What is up with your mike interferes with the video. Never saw a set up like that before. lol Makes it hard to watch.

[@heatherdwbh]

She had to re-train he body to beable to sing again

[@cdnbearguy]

so obviously you had not been watching the entire opening ceremony...poured rain the entire evening...full on rain on the piano.....

[@jonathanrouse36]

Wait, you didn’t know about her stiff person syndrome oh my God I’m sorry I love your reaction but have you been living under a rock everybody in the world knows about that oh my God Lord Jesus OK yikes…..all right well, thanks for reacting to this. OK you might want to watch her prime video documentary. I am Céline Dion and a document. This entire journeys has been through his gut, wrenching and painful.

[@KyleDaley-h2h]

Celine Dion his has been dealing with stiff person syndrome

[@vktran1914]

La maladie d' Edith piaf était la même que Céline 🙏

[@leseize26]

Did tou ever translate ????

[@timbolester]

How could he have NOT known about her illness? SMH

[@gailseatonhumbert]

Sorry but just go listen to Wings of Pegasus and The Fairy Godmother. Both have concluded that it was not live at the Olympics.

[@vincesnetterton5868]

Pre recorded and pitch corrected

[@Linerwood2000]

She can't sing like that anymore but this is a nice rendering.

[@marcoscelesia5536]

There's something I don't understand of you people who do reactions. Nick, you didn't know that Celine is afflicted by a incurable, progressive neurological syndrome? Really? A month ago she released a sort of documentary about her plight. EVERYBODY was shocked at the sight of Celine writhing in pain. You guys should react to songs you haven't heard before. Granted. But there are things you can't NOT know.

[@richzip]

What does it matter whether he knew it or not? I knew what Celine was going through, but I didn't know about the documentary until this performance.

[@lorabelland7507]

Would have been nice to see her instead of your face.... just saying... so I will not be subscribing to your channel.😮

[@nickforell1]

It is a reaction channel. The original exists lol

[@tomordha1]

She is an amazing singer. But it was prerecorded and she was miming!

[@timkoster694]

Lip sync

[@kerrythomas6220]

You do realize Celine is lip syncing to a pitch corrected pre recorded track. There’s even a cellphone recording from the previous night of her rehearsal. Do really think as sick and frail as she is, under those conditions,with all that water and electricity running through those cables, they’d run the risk of some electrical malfunction or her microphone cutting out in front of a telecast of a billion people? Go to Wings of Pegasus for Fil’s technical analysis of Celine’s courageous performance. Even most of her most avid fans realized that in her physical condition, she couldn’t have sung this pitch corrected song, even in her best days!

[@sueblack-garland6743]

Seriously, who even cares whether it's 'corrected' or not. (Every singer has the option of correcting minor vocal flaws.) Wings of Pegasus takes great joy in pointing out flaws as if singers aren't human beings. Again, who cares if it's not 'perfect'? If it moves you, it's good. The true inspiration with Celine is that she DID this song, and it sounds amazing. Kudos to her.

[@kerrythomas6220]

@@sueblack-garland6743 You miss the whole point in what he does. A singers natural voice is so much better than the pitch corrected crap we have to listen to. He gets no joy in pointing out “flaws” and is constantly saying he much prefers a singer’s raw vocal to the pitch corrected perfect version. The problem is, Celine was presented to the world as singing this live, when anyone with an IQ above the level of a chimpanzee, knew that couldn’t possibly be true, especially considering the weather conditions and the state of her health. How dare you question the ethics of one of the only honest people in the music industry today!

[@Jespher1]

Hahaha what a grumpy little man you are . It’s still her voice . And she is going back to Vegas for resorts world recidency cause she is back vocally. No one performs live at the Olympics . Gosh …….

[@Tydan]

Bullshit.

[@AAAA-hm6xq]

Exactly, it happens all the time these days and as you say, there's no way they would take a chance on such a big occasion including her voice breaking on the high notes. In fact, it's pretty obvious when you watch her acting the role although it's well done. Some people have cognitive bias and don't want to accept that this is not live as it spoils their expectations and would involve taking Miss Dion down from the high pedestal that they put on for this moment. (Not doubting her voice in her prime of course) Wings of Pegasus is very switched on and is spot on with his observations, however, if we suspend belief for a few minutes, I'm sure we can accept that it was a dramatic and emotive "production".