Celine Dion returns to the stage after battling rare illness
The Canadian singer opened up her 16-show residency in Paris at the Plenitude Arena. The entire series is sold out. (Image credit: Aurelien Morissard)
The Canadian singer opened up her 16-show residency in Paris at the Plenitude Arena. The entire series is sold out.
(Image credit: Aurelien Morissard)
Singer Celine Dion performs during the opening concert of her 'Celine Dion Paris 2026' residency at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption
Celine Dion returned to the stage Saturday nearly four years after announcing she had been battling a rare, painful condition.
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"I had promised myself not to cry," Dion told the crowd, according to Variety . "Thank you so very much for coming. If it's your first time in Paris, I hope you fall in love with it just like I did. Finally, it's amazing we are all together. I made a promise to come back, to be back on stage. So here I am, singing for you and singing for me, singing live!"
Videos posted online show Dion wearing a black dress and her hair in a bun singing hits "Because You Loved Me" and "Power of Love." Dion also sang "My Heart Will Go On," an iconic classic from "The Titanic" movie soundtrack.