Ariana Grande among celebrities in Paris at Olympics opening ceremony

US singers Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams are among the stars who have arrived in Paris where the Olympics opening ceremony is taking place.

The event is being held in the heart of the city, along its main artery, the Seine, and has seen performances from the likes of pop singer Lady Gaga.

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Pharrell Williams arrives at the Trocadero (Christophe Petit Tesson/PA)

Meanwhile Yes, And? singer Grande, 31, opted for a light pink dress adorned with a bow and white gloves.

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Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo (Christophe Petit Tesson/PA)

The London-born actress, 37, wore an emerald green strapless dress with a hat, gold jewellery and matching green nails.

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Lady Gaga rehearsing along the Seine ahead of the opening ceremony (John Walton/PA)

Alongside her performance, it is reported that she will sing a version of Edith Piaf’s La Vie en Rose with Celine Dion as part of a glittering conclusion to the first ever opening ceremony being staged outside a stadium.

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Nina Dobrev (Christophe Petit Tesson/PA)

The 35-year-old opted to wear a black and red leather jacket, black handbag and white shorts.

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Anna Wintour with Australian film director Baz Luhrmann (Christophe Petit Tesson/PA)

While Wintour wore a blue vertically striped dressed with ballon sleeves, the Elvis director sported a cream coloured ensemble with a cap.

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John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen (Christophe Petit Tesson/PA)

Legend, who sang a version of John Lennon’s Imagine in a video during the 2021 opening ceremony in Tokyo, wore a suit and white shirt while Teigen opted for a khaki-coloured ensemble with gold buttons.

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