25 July 2025 – To mark the one-year anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the live performance of Imagine by Juliette Armanet and Sofiane Pamart will be officially released on 25 July 2025.

Performed on a floating stage on the River Seine, Armanet and Pamart’s rendition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s iconic song was one of the most memorable moments of the ceremony, with Pamart’s grand piano set alight in flames, adding to the spectacle.

Since its release in 1971, Imagine has become closely associated with the Olympic Games, with the song reflecting shared values of peace, hope and solidarity. Its inclusion in the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony continues a longstanding Olympic tradition, with past performances including those by Stevie Wonder at Atlanta 1996 and Peter Gabriel at Turin 2006. The song was also performed at the Closing Ceremony of London 2012, where a remastered video of Lennon was accompanied by the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir and the Liverpool Signing Choir.