AS IT HAPPENED: CELINE DION, LADY GAGA HEADLINE OLYMPICS 2024 OPENING EXTRAVAGANZA

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is officially underway after singer Celine Dion capped off an extravaganza of an opening ceremony on Saturday morning.

Moulin Rouge can-can dancers, heavy metal, opera singers, heavy metal, acrobats, Lady Gaga, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Zinedine Zidane, a light show and a hot air balloon, there wasn't a lot the ceremony didn't have.

Despite the rain and hours-long event along the River Seine, Paris got its Games underway in full showy fashion.

It had been expected to be a unique ceremony and it didn't disappoint.

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