The 2024 Olympics started off with a bang on Friday, with an extravagant and memorable Opening Ceremony in Paris. The festivities, which honored the history of France and Paris, included some big names performing in the ceremony, which took place in and around the buildings along the Seine River.
The ceremonies were headlined by Lady Gaga at the beginning of the parade of nations and Celine Dion to close the ceremonies after the Olympic cauldron had been lit.
Dion's emotional performance on top of the Eiffel Tower came in one of her first public appearances since being diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome.