The venerated French daily newspaper Libération, popularly known as Libé, leveled the charge against Dion in an article titled, “Did Celine Dion lip-sync during the Olympic opening ceremony?” The outlet cited multiple music industry professionals who alleged her performance was “without a shadow of a doubt” pre-recorded.

Dion's Olympics performance marked her return to the stage since her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis Sixty-one years after French singer and entertainer Edith Piaf's death, Céline Dion is honoring her legacy and marking her own return to music.