A “Dion” from heaven, really? Celine fans – and there are a few to 20 Minuteshave reason to be surprised by the investigation by our colleagues from Liberation. According to the daily, the singer would not have fully performed live The Hymn to Love by Édith Piaf – which was released on streaming platforms on Thursday – during her memorable performance at the Eiffel Tower. Explanations.
“Without a shadow of a doubt”
The teams of Liberation submitted the recording of Celine Dion’s Olympic performance to various experts. According to them, the song The Hymn to Love was indeed reworked in post-production, betraying a playback “without a shadow of a doubt”.
A decryption and a version which goes against the assertions of the organizers of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Thomas Jolly, the boss of the opening ceremony, and Victor Le Masne, the musical director, had assured that the Canadian pop star had sung live at the Eiffel Tower. Requested by Liberationthe organizers did not wish to comment on the subject.
An extraordinary performance
The performance of the singer with 250 million albums sold was one of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, in particular, because it was her first performance since she announced that she had reached stiff person syndrome.
This rare neurological pathology, with no known cure, has forced her to abandon tours and residency concerts in recent years. The 56-year-old Quebecer can live normally between the manifestations of the disease but until now could no longer envisage world tours or her residency concerts in Las Vegas.
Besides The Hymn to Love by Celine Dion, other pieces from the Olympic Games have already been released on the platforms, notably the song Parade composed by Victor Le Masne or Nightcall of the trio Kavinsky, Angèle and Phoenix, as well as My fault (Ah! Ça ira!) by Gojira, with Marina Viotti. Because despite everything, the music is good.
