When Celine Dion appeared on the Eiffel Tower, it was a goosebumps moment.
Raindrops glinted off the grand piano accompanying her, after performers had been battling the weather all evening — but it took nothing away.
A solo figure in a gown of diamonds sparkling beneath gigantic white Olympic rings, her distinctive voice soared across the Seine. The imagery was exquisite, surely one of the defining moments of Paris 2024 as she sang the French love song L’Hymne à L’Amour.
I spent time recently with Dion in Las Vegas, having been granted a rare exclusive interview about her recovery and hopes for returning to the stage.
One afternoon in May, my BBC team and I arrived at the beautiful Lake Las Vegas, an oasis