throwback photo after emotional Paris Olympics performance

Celine Dion shared a poignant throwback photo of herself as a young girl standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, taken decades before her triumphant return to live performances at the Paris Olympics last week.

The Canadian star left fans in tears as she performed from the French landmark during the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday (26 July), singing a rendition of Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour”.

It marked Dion’s first performance since 2022, when she was forced to cancel her world tour after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare and incurable disorder that causes rigidity in the torso and limbs, along with painful muscle spasms.

At the concert, she wore a glittering white gown as she sang in front of a grand piano while the rain poured down around her.

The “My Heart Will Go On” star has previously said that, at its worst, the condition makes it feel as though someone is pushing down on her larynx and pharynx when she is trying to sing.