Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Lady Gaga Set To Perform

Paris Olympics 2024 is all set to open at 11:00 PM IST on July 26. Lady Gaga is one of the performers slated to perform live at the event. However, it is still a speculation as the final line-up of the event is kept under the wrap. 

Lady Gaga to perform at Paris Olympics 2024? 
Singer-songwriter and actor Lady Gaga is set all to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Earlier, fans had speculated that the Shallow singer would take the stage on the River Seine in Paris alongside Celine Dion, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and French singer Aya Nakamura. However, the ceremony's lineup of performers has mostly been kept under wraps. 

As per the reports, speculations started when Gaga and Dion were seen landing in Paris ahead of the Olympics, a worldwide multisport event. The A Star Is Born actor was spotted waving to admirers outside her car in the French capital, according to social media footage. Gaga, a Grammy and Oscar-winning performer, was busy with the shoots of her upcoming film Joker: Folie A Deux, where she plays Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck/Joker, and headlining her Las Vegas residency show, called Enigma + Jazz & Piano. Talking about Joker: Folie A Deux, it is a sequel to the 2019 film Joker which is set to release in theatres on October 4, 2024, after premiering at the Venice Film Festival. The first 'Joker' movie won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2019.

Celine Dion battling stiff-person syndrome will return to the stage at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony 

Legendary singer-songwriter Celine Dion, who has been battling a rare neurological condition called stiff-person syndrome, is expected to make her return to the stage at the Olympic Games. The singer is rumoured to be taking to the Paris Olympics stage during the opening ceremony on Friday, reports Variety. It will mark the pop legend’s first performance since halting her touring schedule and stepping away from the spotlight after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome in December 2022.

As per Variety, the singer arrived in Paris at the Royal Monceau Hotel near the Champs-Elysees, where Lady Gaga, another potential opening ceremony headliner, is also staying. Specific details about Dion’s performance are being kept under wraps. The Canadian singer teased that a comeback may be imminent in an April interview with Vogue France, in which she said: “I’ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again.” She also said that she was working every day to get stronger. She told Vogue France: “For four years I’ve been saying to myself that I’m not going back, that I’m ready, that I’m not ready… As things stand, I can’t stand here and say to you: ‘Yes, in four months’,” she said. “I don’t know… My body will tell me.”

The ceremony, which will take place outside of a stadium for the first time in history, will showcase Paris’ iconic locations and bring together 3,500 actors, dancers and musical performers

(With inputs from agencies)