Celine Dion made a rare public appearance shortly before her much-anticipated comeback performance. On Tuesday, the My Heart Will Go On singer was spotted in Paris , three days before her scheduled performance at the Olympics opening ceremony . In the photos, Dion, 56, is seen smiling while wearing a black suit, and waving proudly to onlookers.
Celine Dion's Stiff Person Syndrome symptoms seen in unearthed 2008 tour footage DWTS' Derek Hough 'barely able to watch' Celine Dion's seizure in doc after wife The vocal powerhouse was also spotted out and about the day before at the Royal Monceau hotel near the Champs-Elysees, where Lady Gaga was also staying. The July 26 performance will come after Dion took a hiatus following her diagnosis with Stiff Person Syndrome in December 2022. Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder characterized by muscle stiffness and painful spasms.
Dion’s Stiff Person Diagnosis led her to officially cancel her Courage World Tour in April 2024, a decision that was chronicled in her recent devastating Amazon Prime documentary, I Am: Celine Dion. "I’ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder and I wasn’t ready to say anything before. But I’m ready now," Dion explained while on The Today Show.
“It’s not hard to do a show. It’s hard to cancel a show. I’m working hard every day but I have to admit, it’s been a struggle,” she added.
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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." Dion went on to say: "I've chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be.
My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!" Dion first wowed at an Olympics ceremony in 1996 in Atlanta when she sang her song The Power of the Dream to a record-breaking 3.5 billion global viewers..
