Celine Dion to make $2 million to perform one song in Paris Olympics 2024 comeback: report

Celine Dion will reportedly get paid $2 million to perform during Friday’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

According to TMZ, the Grammy winner, 56, stands to earn the big paycheck for just one song.

Dion was spotted checking into the Royal Monceau Hotel in Paris on Monday, with a source confirming to Page Six that she is expected to perform.

Celine Dion will reportedly perform at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday. NHLI via Getty Images

She will reportedly take the stage for only one song during the opening ceremony. AFP via Getty Images

Per TMZ, Dion will make $2 million for the performance. AP

Dion taking the stage later this week would mark her first public performance in years.

In 2021, the “My Heart Will Go On” singer halted her Las Vegas residency due to muscle spasms.

She then revealed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes painful and progressive muscular rigidity and stiffness.

In her recent documentary, “I Am: Celine Dion,” the “Power of Love” singer gave greater insight into her secret health battle, including showing footage of her having a seizure for several minutes.

Dion was spotted arriving in Paris on Monday. Best Image / BACKGRID

Dion stepped away from performing after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. Prime Video

After the incident, sports medicine therapist Terrill Lobo — who was treating her — warned that she likely suffered a seizure because her brain “was overstimulated” by her going into the recording studio.

“Well, what am I gonna do?” the “All By Myself” singer then asked.

“… If I can’t get stimulated by what I love, and then I’m gonna go onstage and, like, you’re gonna put the pulse oximeter on me and you’re gonna turn me on my back?”

Despite the dire prognosis, Dion is determined to perform for her fans once again.

Dion suffered muscle spasms and seizures as a result of the neurological disorder. Prime Video

However, she is determined to get back onstage. Prime Video

In recent months, the “I’m Alive” singer has made strides to get back into the limelight.

She made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Grammy Awards in February to present the award for album of the year to Taylor Swift.

Then, in March, the mother of three attended a Bruins game, where she was seen playing air guitar.

Dion also posed on the cover of Vogue France and made her red carpet comeback to promote her doc.

Dion has not performed in public in years. WireImage

The Grammy winner has said that singing with stiff person syndrome feels like “somebody is strangling you.” Getty Images

As part of her promo tour, the “That’s The Way It Is” singer had a sit-down with Hoda Kotb, in which she described what it was like to sing with stiff person syndrome.

“It’s like somebody is strangling you,” she admitted in the candid interview. “It’s like somebody is pushing your larynx/pharynx this way. …. It gets into a spasm.”

Reps for Dion and the Paris Olympics did not immediately return Page Six for comment.

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