Who Is Performing With Lady Gaga at the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris?
After a period of speculation, Lady Gaga will officially be performing at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. The singer, who arrived in Paris earlier this week, will reportedly perform a duet at the opening ceremony with another iconic artist. While the official lineup for the ceremony is still under wraps, a number of other musicians have been rumored to join Gaga in welcoming athletes to Paris.
There are a number of artists who could perform alongside Lady Gaga at the Olympics
Several days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, both Gaga and Celine Dion arrived in Paris. In the days since, Dion has posted on social media about her love for the city, and Gaga waved to fans from her car. Though the full details of the opening ceremony are still unclear, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Gaga will be performing at the opening ceremony.
According to The Guardian, Gaga and Dion will perform a duet of Édith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose” together. When asked, French President Emmanuel Macron did not confirm any details about the ceremony, but he expressed his excitement at Dion’s arrival in the city.
“Apparently she has arrived in Paris, it’s great!” he told the channel France 2. “I would be immensely happy if she could be at this opening ceremony, like all our compatriots. I will not reveal anything, what [opening ceremony director] Thomas Jolly and all his teams have prepared. There is also a surprise.”
Though nothing has been confirmed, people have speculated that Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and French singer Aya Nakamura will also perform.
Lady Gaga has not performed at the Olympics before this
While this will be Gaga’s first time performing at an Olympic opening ceremony, Dion will be returning to the event. In 1996, The French-Canadian singer took the stage at the opening ceremony for the games in Atlanta.
She performed the song “The Power of the Dream,” accompanied by David Foster on the piano, the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and the Centennial Choir. The song became an anthem of the games.
This will be Celine Dion’s first live performance in four years
If Dion performs at the opening ceremony, it will be her first live performance in four years. She canceled her most recent tour following her diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome. In April, she spoke about the work she has done to be able to perform again.
“The way I see it, I have two choices. Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself,” she told Vogue France in April. “I’ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!”
