Céline Dion and the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games

[incognito]

Does anybody know when the artist(s) performing will be announced?

 

I don’t know about Paris specifically but at some previous ceremonies we haven’t known about everyone until they step out and perform.

[DCCeline]

There's no way Celine will be a surprise. They'll want to capitalize off that. Way too early in my opinion to announce it, I mean, I think they should only do it like two weeks in advance

[scielle]

There's no way Celine will be a surprise. They'll want to capitalize off that. Way too early in my opinion to announce it, I mean, I think they should only do it like two weeks in advance

 

I mean, if it is happening, and they do pre-announce it (both massive ifs), then perhaps my suspicion in the other thread is warranted. That the choice of NBC for a prime-time interview is part of NBC's pre-Olympic buildup.

Edited June 7, 2024 at 02:56 PM by scielle

[Nmj]

 

 

I mean, if it is happening, and they do pre-announce it (both massive ifs), then perhaps my suspicion in the other thread is warranted. That the choice of NBC for a prime-time interview is part of NBC's pre-Olympic buildup.

 

Well that NBC decision did come out of nowhere. Like we said ABC/GMA and Deborah Roberts was their go to girl, for the last 10 years. So there could be something to that theory. Kelly Clarkson (of nbc) will also be in Paris hosting coverage, let’s see if the NBC trend continues and Celine makes an appearance on her show.

[scielle]

Now imagine if JJG came out of retirement to write an Olympic song…🤌

[ryba]

What is she performs there and also surprisingly drops a new French album? it would be the perfect occasion Edited June 7, 2024 at 11:07 PM by ryba

[scielle]

“No comment” from the head of the Paris organizing committee, Tony Estanguet, when asked about Céline (very end of this clip).

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Edited June 8, 2024 at 12:02 AM by scielle

[Nmj]

“No comment” from the head of the Paris organizing committee, Tony Estanguet, when asked about Céline (very end of this clip).

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Not sure if that’s good or bad lol.

[karatedude317]

 

 

Not sure if that’s good or bad lol.

 

I feel like if the answer was no, he’d say no. 🤔

[anewdayhascome]

I mean, unless they are just very mean and teasing us for nothing, if she was not coming, they could always say "Well, of course, we wish Celine could sing if she was not having her health issues... Normally Celine would be the first person we'd contact but since she has been fighting with SPS we just wish her good recovery... If only it was possible, we'd love to have her...., We asked her for the song in 2012, so of course we would ask her again if she was not sick" etc............

[Nmj]

I mean, unless they are just very mean and teasing us for nothing, if she was not coming, they could always say "Well, of course, we wish Celine could sing if she was not having her health issues... Normally Celine would be the first person we'd contact but since she has been fighting with SPS we just wish her good recovery... If only it was possible, we'd love to have her...., We asked her for the song in 2012, so of course we would ask her again if she was not sick" etc............

 

Or he could just like the fake publicity around the possibility of a Celine comeback. It’s bringing extra attention in, look we are talking about it right now.

[Chantemoi]

 

 

Or he could just like the fake publicity around the possibility of a Celine comeback. It’s bringing extra attention in, look we are talking about it right now.

 

BINGO. If they’re not going to confirm the artist, they aren’t going to play the game of “yes or no” with the media - because they aren’t in grade school - they’re professional promoters.

[scielle]

Well, the Paris Olympic Committee came out with a press statement to refute media reports that artists who participate will be paid: https://presse.paris2024.org/actualites/declaration-de-paris-2024-sur-le-cachet-des-artistes-qui-se-produiront-lors-de-la-ceremonie-douverture-4181-e0190.html

Interestingly though, the statement says nothing about the potential artists mentioned in these same reports.

[scielle]

By the way, I've been following the Artistic Director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Thomas Jolly, for a while. What stood out to me is one of his recent productions, as stage director, was a revival of Starmania.

https://www.instagram.com/thoma.jolly?igsh=ZjVuamZveW5yMWwx

There was a profile on him published in Vogue in recent days.

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Also, the musical director of the ceremonies is one Victor Le Masne, also musical director of that revival of Starmania.

Both he and Thomas are elder millennials so would have grown up with Celine being everywhere and appreciating her cultural impact.

https://press.paris2024.org/news/press-release-paris-2024-unveils-the-official-musical-theme-of-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-composed-by-victor-le-masne-for-the-ceremony-welcoming-the-olympic-flame-to-marseille-on-8-may-4530-7578a.html

[scielle]

Consider the source before lending this any credence but the Daily Mail picked up on the story, and while most of the article is the same as what we got from French press in these last few days, they also have this quote:

“A Paris 2024 spokesman said of Ms Dion: ‘We will all need to stay patient to keep the surprises we have in store, which are going make this ceremony unforgettable.’”

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Edited June 8, 2024 at 11:02 PM by scielle

[souriredezora]

i think with this disease , they probably have a backup plan for another singer and will wait until the last day; god forbid something happens to her a day before , if she can - she will sing, if she can't, no one will even know that she was planning to do it.

 

a new french album would be amazing

and jj coming out of retirement would be equally great

 

it would be nice to see celine collaborate with younger artists , for example singer pomme is a big fan of celine , she could have written a song for her.

[scielle]

i think with this disease , they probably have a backup plan for another singer and will wait until the last day; god forbid something happens to her a day before , if she can - she will sing, if she can't, no one will even know that she was planning to do it.

 

Yes, another reason I think even if she is part of the plan, it won’t be announced.

But, what could be announced is some kind of an official Olympic single. While a performance might be too much to hope for, I feel like the Paris 2024 organizers would have asked her to be involved in some way, and recording an Olympic song seems like something she could do. She did one for their bid campaign, right?

Perhaps that’s what all the hints being dropped are about. Would the official Olympic social media accounts be posting about her randomly like that without reason? Remember we’ve been wondering why the odd late June doc release date. Perhaps an Olympic song release is somehow timed around the doc release. I think that’s entirely plausible.

[Nmj]

 

 

Yes, another reason I think even if she is part of the plan, it won’t be announced.

But, what could be announced is some kind of an official Olympic single. While a performance might be too much to hope for, I feel like the Paris 2024 organizers would have asked her to be involved in some way, and recording an Olympic song seems like something she could do. She did one for their bid campaign, right?

Perhaps that’s what all the hints being dropped are about. Would the official Olympic social media accounts be posting about her randomly like that without reason? Remember we’ve been wondering why the odd late June doc release date. Perhaps an Olympic song release is somehow timed around the doc release. I think that’s entirely plausible.

 

If this documentary comes and goes and NOTHING happens shortly after it, like an Olympic song/ performance or Las Vegas announcement etc. we will all be scratching our heads. This June date still makes no sense, unless Amazon prime had a slow month and single handedly choose this month. I’m not sure how it works with these type of deals… once it was sold off to Amazon, do they have the final say or do they collaborate with the artist (Celine) and the Irene’s company?

[scielle]

 

If this documentary comes and goes and NOTHING happens shortly after it, like an Olympic song/ performance or Las Vegas announcement etc. we will all be scratching our heads. This June date still makes no sense, unless Amazon prime had a slow month and single handedly choose this month. I’m not sure how it works with these type of deals… once it was sold off to Amazon, do they have the final say or do they collaborate with the artist (Celine) and the Irene’s company?

 

It’s usually up to the distributor to set the strategy (they paid for the right, after all) but if they could ride on the coattails of promo done by others of course they’d do it. Might be collaborating with Sony on release timing but not Vermillion - Irene was responsible for production. Once that’s wrapped it would be out of her hands.

 

You can see for instance re the Roger Federer doc - Amazon is premiering it at Tribeca and it goes live on Prime Jun 20th, just before Wimbledon (where he reigned), so that timing is definitely not random.

 

[Nmj]

 

 

Yes, another reason I think even if she is part of the plan, it won’t be announced.

But, what could be announced is some kind of an official Olympic single. While a performance might be too much to hope for, I feel like the Paris 2024 organizers would have asked her to be involved in some way, and recording an Olympic song seems like something she could do. She did one for their bid campaign, right?

Perhaps that’s what all the hints being dropped are about. Would the official Olympic social media accounts be posting about her randomly like that without reason? Remember we’ve been wondering why the odd late June doc release date. Perhaps an Olympic song release is somehow timed around the doc release. I think that’s entirely plausible.

 

 

 

It’s usually up to the distributor to set the strategy (they paid for the right, after all) but if they could ride on the coattails of promo done by others of course they’d do it.

 

So that would mean IF Amazon did indeed work in collaboration with Sony or Celine’s team that back in April when the documentary release was announced or likely some time before that, they already knew about something coming after June. It’s possible for sure but seems unlikely to me that Celine’s team would be looking so far into the future whether it was Olympic appearances or Vegas residency with the uncertainty of SPS. Or if they did hopefully that means she’s been stable for sometime and they are confident as can be about about her future. So many questions.

Edited June 9, 2024 at 04:08 AM by Nmj

[scielle]

Well, if it’s just a single, that doesn’t require her physical participation, so relatively low risk. But yes, even something like that would be planned months in advance.

[Chantemoi]

Well, if it's just a single, that doesn't require her physical participation, so relatively low risk. But yes, even something like that would be planned months in advance.

 

Months… or even years perhaps? For fun, I may start a rumour that Céline recorded PLMALS in French for the Olympics.

Edited June 9, 2024 at 04:42 AM by Chantemoi

[mirage]

 

 

Consider the source before lending this any credence but the Daily Mail picked up on the story, and while most of the article is the same as what we got from French press in these last few days, they also have this quote:

A Paris 2024 spokesman said of Ms Dion: We will all need to stay patient to keep the surprises we have in store, which are going make this ceremony unforgettable.

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Love how this can mean anything.

 

With the MET gala it was definitely us who made things up. (Though I honestly think she would have attended, but something came up)

But this time it's even press who add more fuel to it.

 

 

 

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[Céline RO]

With the MET gala it was definitely us who made things up.

 

Sorry but that was one occasion where I don’t think we got ahead of ourselves or blew things out of proportion at all. We had good reason to believe she would attend. It was as good as confirmed.

[george_matei]

 

 

Sorry but that was one occasion where I don’t think we got ahead of ourselves or blew things out of proportion at all. We had good reason to believe she would attend. It was as good as confirmed.

Nobody confirmed it actually.

[mirage]

 

 

 

Sorry but that was one occasion where I dont think we got ahead of ourselves or blew things out of proportion at all. We had good reason to believe she would attend. It was as good as confirmed.

 

We definitely got ahead of ourselves, especially with comments on Law his insta. It seemed very likely she would attend.

But there was no confirmation at all.

Or you mean that account who published a list with names who would attend? That list contained a lot of people who supposedly would show up but didn't.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[marc-02]

I have a feeling this will just be like the MET thing, everybody getting ahead of themselves and poof! So I'm not getting my hopes up.

[PuraVida]

Celine's rumoured participation has caused a ton of conversation online. I would love to see her at the Olympics again...enough time has passed since 1996 to make this quite an occasion in its own right. Impossible to know, but there's a non-zero chance that it would be the last "world stage" performance of her career.

[scielle]

Oh definitely fanning the flame and I think most of us here readily admit it. Could very well turn out to be nothing.

But it’s fun to dream and the speculation is such sweat torture. 🤭

[Shamrock_1982]

I’m guessing she will perform on the Eiffel Tower on the level just below the Olympic rings