Celine Dion has released a recording of her performance of Hymne a l’amour at the Paris Olympics.
Dion’s rendition of Edith Piaf’s song during the opening ceremony in July marked the Quebecois singer’s return to the stage after announcing her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome in 2022.
Stiff person syndrome is a progressive illness that can cause muscle rigidity and severe spasms as well as affect a person’s vocal cords.
It forced Dion to first postpone and then cancel all remaining dates on her Courage World Tour for 2023 and 2024. Her Paris performance was widely heralded as a triumphant comeback.
This is the second single Dion has released since her diagnosis, after dropping Love Again last year to coincide with the release of the movie of the same name. That song was recorded several years earlier.
Hymne a l’amour (Live aux Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 / Live from the Olympic Games Paris 2024) is now available for streaming and download on all major platforms.
WATCH l Dion returned to the stage at Summer Games in July:
Céline Dion was the finale of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday — marking her first public concert in four years since battling stiff-person syndrome. She sang Edith Piaf ’s Hymne à l’amour from the Eiffel Tower.