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Celine Dion making $2 million to perform one song at 2024 Paris Olympics: report
By Eric Todisco,
8 hours ago
It’s all coming back to her now.
Celine Dion is reportedly making her music comeback at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Friday — and she’s getting paid a hefty sum.
The “All By Myself” singer, 56, will receive $2 million to perform one song during the ceremony, according to TMZ .
Variety was the first to report of Dion’s rumored performance.
The Grammy winner, who has stepped away from the spotlight due to her stiff person syndrome , was spotted in Paris Tuesday at the Royal Monceau hotel, where she was swarmed by fans.
Kotb, 59, said they were walking around Dion’s property where they shot their sit-down interview for NBC News, and Kotb asked the signer when her next performance is. At that moment, Dion asked her off-camera team, “Can I tell her?” but according to Kotb, they yelled back, “No! No!”
“Whether it’s the Paris Olympics, wouldn’t that be spectacular? Celine Dion at the Paris Olympics … that would be amazing, but I don’t know. I know she’s going to be performing live again,” Kotb said.
“She’s gonna perform again. There is always going to be a date and time to perform,” the “Today” anchor added.
Dion has kept largely out of the public eye since 2021 when she said she’d been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome , an extremely rare neurological disorder that causes debilitating muscle spasms.
“I’m going to go back onstage, even if I have to crawl. Even if I have to talk with my hands, I will. I will,” she shared. “I am Céline Dion, because today my voice will be heard for the first time, not just because I have to, or because I need to. It’s because I want to and I miss it.”
“I Am: Celine Dion” on Prime Video gives a glimpse into Dion’s struggles with stiff person syndrome and the difficult work of returning to the stage.
She told NBC News that she nearly overdosed on Valium that she was prescribed to control the symptoms of the disease so she could perform.
“It could have been fatal. I did not question the level, because I don’t know medicine,” she told Kotb. “I thought it was going to be OK. It worked for a few days, for a few weeks, and then it doesn’t work anymore.”
“I cannot believe how fortunate I am to have my fans in my life. Thank you,” Dion said as she began to cry. “This is my love letter to each of you. I hope to see you all again very, very soon.”
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