Celine Dion returns to stage for dramatic performance at Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris

(CNN) — Celine Dion made her return to the stage at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in truly grand fashion.The superstar singer closed the ceremony on Friday immediately after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, with a performance from the first stage of the Eiffel Tower, singing a timeless classic: Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour.”Dion was in excellent form as she belted out the soaring, clean notes, dressed in a stunning beaded white gown with tassels.Immediately following the performance, Kelly Clarkson – who was serving as a commentator on the proceedings for NBC – was at first speechless and then called Dion “a vocal athlete.”The live performance marks the superstar entertainer’s first concert performance since revealing that she is living with stiff person syndrome, “a rare, progressive syndrome that affects the nervous system, specifically the brain and spinal cord,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.Dion, 56, announced in& December 2022& that she was taking time off from professional commitments to focus on her health after revealing her diagnosis. At the time, she said the condition did not allow her “to sing the way I’m used to.” Wow, what a night. Thanks to everyone at @Paris2024...