Photo Gallery: Opening Ceremony starts the Olympic Games in Paris

Athletes from Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas participated in Friday's Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Plus there was a certain celebrity very familiar to Las Vegas (Celine Dion), who belted out a show-stopping song.

Dion, who speaks fluent French, sang Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour.”

Here is the Opening Ceremony in pictures:

Celine Dion performs under the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River. Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY

United States flag bearer LeBron James waves the flag of Greece on the team boat along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The delegation from Mexico cheers as they arrive at the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games. James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

A general view of members of the delegation from the United States reacting in the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games. James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

Performers on a bridge perform as the United States delegation makes their way up the river during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River. Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY Sports