2 The Power of the Dream Céline Dion

The Canadian icon gave a definitive performance of this rousing ballad at the 1996 Summer Olympics at the opening ceremony, where her silky vibrato and formidable belt were on full display. Later, at the Games’ closer, 10year-old Rachel McMullin was joined by some 600 children from Atlanta for a more earnest, euphonious rendition. Either way, you can’t go wrong.