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Celine Dion Returns to Paris Stage After Six-Year Concert Hiatus
Celine Dion has started singing live again after being away from full concerts for six years.
She is performing 16 shows in Paris.
During her first show, she thanked fans for waiting and supporting her.
Dion has stiff-person syndrome, a rare illness that can cause muscle spasms and affect singing.
She said she has learned to live with the condition and wants it to give her a reason to keep going.
She told the audience that music can help people share joy during difficult times.
She sang several of her famous songs.
Her last full concert before the break was in March 2020 in New Jersey.
Celine Dion began a 16-night residency at Paris’s Plenitude Arena on Saturday, September 12.
The performance marked her return to full-length concerts after a six-year absence from the live stage.
Dion spoke emotionally about her support from fans and her promise to return to performing.
She discussed living with stiff-person syndrome, which has caused spasms and affected her vocal cords.
The set included “My Heart Will Go On,” “I’m Alive” and “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.”
- Who
- Singer Celine Dion.
- What
- She made an emotional return to full-length live concerts and began a 16-night Paris residency.
- Where
- The Plenitude Arena in Paris.
- When
- Saturday, September 12; the article does not specify the year. Her last full concert was in March 2020.
- Why
- She returned after a hiatus linked to her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome and to fulfill her promise to perform again.
Key facts
- Residency
- A 16-night engagement in Paris
- Venue
- Plenitude Arena
- Last full concert
- March 2020 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey
- Diagnosis
- Stiff-person syndrome, diagnosed in December 2022
- Reported effects
- Spasms and effects on her vocal cords
- Songs performed
- “My Heart Will Go On,” “I’m Alive” and “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now
- Other recent performance
- She performed “L’Hymne à l’amour” at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024
Quotes
Celine Dion
Canadian singer performing at her Paris residency
“Look around here, all around you right here in this room, we don't know what the person next to us is going through. There are people going through hardships, grief and sorrow. There are people radiating energy and joy. So, let's take that energy and share it. That's what music is for. Tonight, we'll sing, we'll dance and we'll celebrate.”
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“It's amazing we are all together. I made a promise. I made a promise to come back and be back on stage. So, here I am singing for you and singing for me, singing live. Thank you very much for your support and your patience, and if I may say so, I am everything I am because you loved me.”
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