Watch: Céline Dion Says She’s Still “Living The Life” Amid Stiff-Person Syndrome Battle
Celine Dion is coming back to the public eye now.
The “My Heart Will Go On” singer turned heads with an ultra-rare appearance in Paris ahead of her performances in the French city next month.
For the Aug. 28 outing, Dion kept it as chic as ever in a beige trench coat and sunglasses. She wore her signature slicked back bun and oversized sunglasses as she greeted fans and photographers outside her hotel.
But this appearance is just a prequel to what will be an even grander comeback for her. After all, Dion’s appearance comes five months after she announced she’d gifted herself residency in the city of love as a 58th birthday present.
“This year, I’m getting the best birthday gift of my life,” Dion told fans in a March 30 video announcing the Plentitude Arena residency. “I’m getting the chance to see you, to perform for you.”
The Grammy winner—mom to René-Charles, 25, and 15-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy with her late husband René Angélil—will hit the stage in September for the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics and will continue the string of shows through May 2027.
During preparation for the event, Dion—who shared her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome in 2022—told Harper’s Bazaar in an interview published earlier this month she was hoping to give her fans everything she had. As she put it, “It’s been so long, I would like to offer them something to show how I’ve missed them.”
Meanwhile, it has not been an easy couple of years for Dion behind-the-scenes. After her health diagnosis, “The Power of Love” singer admitted she’s been working extra hard to ensure she can keep performing.
“The way I see it, I have two choices,” Dion explained after her Olympics performance. “Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself.”
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And while her fans would certainly understand if she chose the latter, Dion’s heart couldn’t go on that way.
“I’ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team,” she emphasized. “I want to be the best I can be.”
For a deeper look into Dion’s health battle, keep reading…
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