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From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga & Celine Dion: Inside the Making of the ‘Secretive’ Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Olympics Opening Ceremony was a sight. Here's a look at the making of the show, from Beyonce's surprise appearance to Celine Dion's performance.
An array of highly speculated moving parts hung in the balance, including headline-grabbing appearances from Lady Gaga(who helped open the festivities) and Celine Dion in a stunning comeback performance on the Eiffel Tower to wrap the kick-off celebration. For his own broadcast in Paris, Hyland had a surprise of his own independent of the actual ceremony: enlisting Beyoncé to help introduce Team USA’s highly anticipated appearance on the Seine River during the Parade of Nations, a special video package that aired only in primetime during NBC’s coverage. “The first time I saw it, I literally wanted to run through a wall with red, white and blue,” jokes Hyland of the video that was directed by Beyoncé herself, styled by frequent collaborator Shiona Turini.
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