PARIS, France (CelebrityAccess) — The 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially kicked off on Friday with a little help from music legend Lady Gaga.
Gaga was on hand to perform a rendition of Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc En Plumes” on the banks of the Seine River as part of the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.
According to NBC News, Gaga appeared amid a swirl of pink feathers for the performance, descending a grand staircase inspired by the Grand-Palais, drawing inspiration both from Jeanmaire’s performance of the song on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1965 as well as her own piano jazz residency in Las Vegas.
Celine Dion, who was rumored in the French media to make her return to the performance stage for the first time since early 2022 amid ongoing health issues, did not perform.
Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome in 2022, prompting her to cancel an upcoming tour and a hiatus from performing as she undergoes treatment and therapy for the disorder, which causes muscle spasms and makes it difficult to move the torso and limbs.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will run from July 26 through Aug. 11.
