Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Celine Dion Makes Emotional Paris Stage Comeback After Six Years
Celine Dion has started performing full concerts again after being away for six years.
She began a series of shows in Paris.
Reports describe the residency as either 16 or 26 performances.
Dion thanked her fans for supporting her while she was away.
She became emotional and cried because she was happy to see the audience.
Dion has stiff-person syndrome, a rare illness that can cause muscles to tighten and spasm.
The condition has also affected her voice and made singing difficult.
She said she has learned to live with the illness and wants to keep performing.
She sang some of her most famous songs, including “My Heart Will Go On.”
Celine Dion returned to full-length live concerts in Paris after a six-year absence from the stage.
She began a Paris residency on Saturday, September 12, though reports differ on whether it includes 16 or 26 shows.
Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome in December 2022, a rare neurological disorder that has caused spasms and affected her voice.
During the performance, she thanked fans for their patience and said she had promised to return to the stage.
Her 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 Paris residency.
- When
- Saturday, September 12; the year is not specified in the reports. Her last full concert was in March 2020.
- Where
- Paris, at a venue identified in reports as the Plenitude Arena and Paris La Défense Arena.
- Why
- She returned after a six-year hiatus linked to stiff-person syndrome and to fulfill her promise to perform again.
- Residency length
- Reports describe either 16 or 26 Paris shows.
- Venue
- The reports refer to the Plenitude Arena and Paris La Défense Arena.
- Last full concert
- March 2020 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.
- Diagnosis
- Stiff-person syndrome, disclosed by Dion in December 2022.
- Health effects
- The condition has caused muscle spasms, stiffness and effects on her vocal cords or voice.
- Songs performed
- “My Heart Will Go On,” “I’m Alive” and “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.”
- Recent performance
- She performed “L’Hymne à l’amour” at the Paris Olympics in 2024, with reports differing on whether it was the opening or closing ceremony.
