Celine Dion Set To Return at Paris Olympics After Major Health Battle

Celine Dion is set to return to the stage during the Olympics for the first time since being diagnosed with a debilitating Stiff Person Syndrome that has sidelined the iconic singer for the past two years.

CELINE DION WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STIFF PERSON'S SYNDROME IN 2022

New video shows the Titanic "My Heart Will Go On" singer arriving in Paris and greeting fans outside her hotel with a big smile on her face as she continues to struggle with the autoimmune neurological disorder that has sidelined her from performing and appearing on stage. 

Although details remain very hush, hush, Variety is reporting that Celine is set to make her return in dramatic fashion during Friday's Olympic Summer Games opening ceremony. It would be the second time that Dion has appeared at the Olympic Games after showing off her incredible voice in front of a world record-setting 3.5 billion viewers at the Atlanta, Georgia 1996 Olympic Games.

Performing in Paris couldn’t be more fitting for the Quebec singer who speaks both English and French.  During an interview with French Vogue in April, Celine was asked about her struggle and persistence to overcome her Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis. She alluded to her dream of being able to see and sing at the Eiffel Tower again one day.

"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!"

It appears that Dion’s dream is soon going to become a reality as, for the first time ever, the Olympic Games opening ceremony will be held outside a stadium. Instead, the city's notoriously polluted and feces filled Seine River will replace the typical track that an individual country’s athletes would walk out on after being introduced. This year’s athletes will instead arrive via various boats, water vessels and platforms across the French capital and just feet away from the Eiffel Tower.

This year's Opening Ceremony is set to be the largest as far as attendance and geographical coverage goes throughout the Games’ history. And when you talk about athletes that have had to sacrifice, persevere, and work hard to get to the ultimate goal of the Olympics, Celine Dion is the perfect choice to honor them - because she’s been going through her own battle herself.

You can watch the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics at 1:30 p.m. ET, Friday on NBC.