“Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” meme: meaning, origin and common card

What does the “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” meme mean?

The meme distils a moment of shared awe: a world-famous voice, a Paris landmark and a Piaf song to end the night. It stands for emotion, pride and goosebumps at a spectacular finale. People use it to describe a climactic ending, to salute a performance that stops everyone in their tracks, or to tease something too solemn. It also recalls the national pride many felt that evening.

Where does the “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” meme come from?

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July 2024 in Paris, on the Seine, from the Pont d'Austerlitz to the Trocadéro gardens. Céline Dion sang “L'Hymne à l'amour”, a song by Édith Piaf, to close the evening. Wikipedia confirms her performance concluded the ceremony. The scene, set at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, was widely remixed into clips, edits and parodies in the days that followed, and the image of the singer facing the illuminated city became a symbol of these Games.

1. 26 July 2024Paris Olympics opening ceremony, closed by Céline Dion singing “L'Hymne à l'amour”.

How to use the “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” meme

• Post a big finale with “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower”
• Call a show-ending moment an Olympics 2024 style apotheosis
• Edit her voice over a photo of a local landmark
• Recall the opening ceremony to stir a group's emotions

The “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 2304
Rarity	Common
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3496
Recycle value	5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@grimshal

How to get the “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower comes out of the Memes FR pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.

The reprint of the “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” card

The “Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower” card was reprinted as Rare (No. 4,131). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was common. Its face reads “Reprinted card · Higher rarity”.

Every printing is dealt in the packs of the Memes FR pack, each at its own rarity: the higher it is, the rarer the card is to pull. Copies of the first printing already pulled stay as they are, and any printing counts toward completing a set.

MyMemeCards reprints a meme when it deserves more than the rarity of its first printing, such as a classic that became iconic after it came out: the reprint gives it a place among the most sought-after cards without taking anything from the players who already had it.

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