Celine Dion saved the ... which she sang entirely in French on the riverbanks of the Seine, after it was marred by sound issues. As France's tricolour flag erupted from the Pont d'Austerlitz ...

That was followed by the lighting of the Olympic cauldron and an iconic return performance from Celine Dion on the ... red smoke in the colors of the French flag rose over the top of Austerlitz ...

It was capped off by the long-awaited return of Celine Dion to the world stage ... and red smoke — reflecting the colors of the French flag — then appeared over the Seine.