Some of the biggest music performances from the Olympic Games, from Torvill and Dean's victorious ice dance to Boléro to the Spice Girls reunion in London.
Dion and more. The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics didn't disappoint with the big moments.
The Olympic Games have produced some of music's most memorable performances on a global stage, from pop mega-stars like Queen and Céline Dion to classical music royalty like Pavarotti, and Montserrat Caballé. Mercury and Caballé performed the song together twice in front of a live audience, but Mercury died eight months before the Games performance. Their recording was instead used over a travelogue of the city at the start of the international broadcast.
In another notable appearance, Gladys Knight sang Georgia on My Mind, a Ray Charles classic, but also the official song for the state of Georgia, of which Atlanta is the capital. Simone Young conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing music especially for the games by Australian composers including Richard Mills and David Stanhope.
It was fitting that the Italian tenor's final public performance would be at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he performed his signature aria, Nessun Dorma.Tears are visible in the tenor's eyes as he sings the final word, vincerò, which means I will win in English. Lang Lang said it was an honour to perform. "I'm part of a new generation in China enjoying a very different way of life from our parents. We love American culture and classical music, but we also have strong Chinese traditions," he told Reuters.
Poignantly, the ceremony also paid tribute to Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, who was projected on screens performing from the band's 1986 Wembley Stadium concert. This was followed by band mates Brian May and Roger Taylor performing We Will Rock You with Jessie J on vocals.
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