Celine Dion’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony performance was a boon for her music on Spotify, the audio streaming giant’s CEO said Tuesday.
Spotify’s Daniel Ek said on X there was a “surge in streams of @celinedion’s music overall” on the platform in the wake of the French Canadian singer taking the stage Friday during the highly watched event.
Her music experienced a 35% increase in streams globally, according to Ek. In the Olympic host country of France, her streams rose a whopping 65%.
Before her Olympic appearance, the singer had not performed in about four years due to pandemic disruptions and later her bout with stiff person syndrome, according to The Associated Press.
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