Celine Dion and the performance in Paris after two years of absence due to illness: her words full of joy –

  • The 56-year-old singer has Stiff Person Syndrome, which affects one in a million people.
  • She returned to perform live for the first time at the 2024 Olympic Games
  • After singing in front of the Eiffel Tower, she expressed her joy on social media

Celine Dion She can’t contain her excitement and joy at being back performing live – apparently for a fee of around 2 million dollars – a Paris for the inauguration of the Olympic Games.

The 56-year-old singer had not performed live since late 2022. In December of that year, she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndromea degenerative disease that affects the muscles.

For the opening ceremony of the world-class sporting event, however, she returned to the audience in an incredible setting. She sang ‘The Hymn to Love’ of Edith Piaf under the Eiffel Tower while millions of people watched on TV.

Celine Dion, 56, looks out of the window in Paris, where she flew from the US to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics

On X he expressed his full happiness writing: “I am honored to have performed tonight for the opening ceremony of Paris 2024and so full of joy to be back in one of my favorite cities!”.

“Most of all, I am so happy to celebrate these amazing athletes, with all their stories of sacrifice and determination, pain and perseverance. You have all been so focused on your dream, and whether you come home with a medal or not, I hope being here means it has come true!”he added.

The music diva enchanted the audience after two years of absence from the scene

“You should all be so proud, we know how hard you have worked to be the best of the best. Stay focused, keep going, my heart goes out to you!”he concluded.

Celine, who has three sons, René-Charles Angél, 23, and 13-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy Angélil, has been making headlines in recent months with the release of her documentary on Amazon Prime.

Celine the night of the performance in front of the Eiffel Tower

In “I Am: Celine Dion” the Canadian diva shows without filters aspects of her new life that have been unpublished until now. The screams of achethe crises and the tears for a very rare disease – Stiff Person Syndrome, precisely – which affects just one person in a million.

Her life has changed radically, she is trying to react by relying on the care of doctors and an endless amount of hours of physiotherapy every week.

Source: www.gossip.it