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Canadian singer Celine Dion has not performed for some time due to a health problem. Her arrival in the French capital raises the possibility that she could be one of the surprises on Friday, and could be one of the highlights of Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.

Dion is one of the greatest international artists of recent decades. Her career has reached major milestones. She was already a star when she performed the theme song for the film Titanic, "My heart will go on". Following this, she became one of the most famous and world renowned artists.

In 2022, she received bad news and was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disease. It was discovered in the middle of the 20th century, but since then, no cure has yet been found. Patients receive palliative treatments, but they are less effective when the disease progresses.



What SPS causes is involuntary muscle spasms. It affects Dion's walking and singing. She recounted this in a documentary entitled "I am: Celine Dion", released by Prime Video last June.

Dion had to suspend her concerts because of this syndrome. Though the artist does not want to give up. She says she hopes to return to the stage to thrill her audiences. She is 56 years old and wants to say a lot more in front of the microphone. Rumours began to swirl and her return could be at the opening ceremony of the Paris Games. A very special place to reconnect with the public to show her artistic quality again.

The media say so. From her entourage nothing is confirmed. They prefer silence. Fans are excited, but they will have to wait until Friday. Dion is enjoying Paris, a city she loves. Dion is having to manage her illness, her musical hiatus, and her role as a mother of three children, two of whom are still teenagers. That's what appears in the documentary, based on a year in the singer's life. On Friday there could be a surprise.