Celine Dion is returning to the stage for 10 concerts in Paris, she announced on Monday.
The shows at La Défense Arena will run from Sept. 12 through Oct. 14. “I’m doing great, managing my health,” she said in a video message posted to social media on her 58th birthday. “I’m feeling good, I’m singing again, even doing a little bit of dancing.”
Dion thanked her fans for their support in the years since she revealed in 2022 that she was battling a rare neurological disorder known as stiff person syndrome, which causes muscle spasms, including constrictions on her vocal cords.
“I’m so ready to do this,” she said. “I’m feeling good. I’m strong. I’m feeling excited.”
The announcement was not a complete surprise. Signs bearing the titles of her songs — “The Power of Love,” “My Heart Will Go On,” “Pour que tu m’aimes encore” and others — mysteriously appeared on banners across the city last week, drawing speculation among fans.
The Canadian singer has long had a deep connection to Paris. She told Vogue France in 2024 that she believed everything about the city was “la vie en rose,” a French expression that represents a blissful and optimistic perspective. “I want to love more when I’m in Paris,” she said. “It makes me love things more.”
“I Am: Celine Dion,” the raw documentary released in 2024, showed the singer grappling with her health and having difficulty singing at a recording session.
That summer, she sang “Hymne à l’amour” at the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics — her first public performance since 2020.
Dion’s voice was a little scratchier than before her illness, Jon Pareles wrote in The New York Times. “But the drama of the moment was matched by the dynamics of her performance, rising to an unaccompanied peak before a triumphant final phrase,” he added. “Yes, she nailed the landing.”
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