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Four years after she was forced to postpone her European tour due to stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes spasms and muscle stiffness, Celine Dion is getting ready for a major return to the stage in Paris.
Per Variety, Dion will perform two concerts a week throughout September and October at the Paris La Défense Arena. The news was first reported by the French-Canadian outlet, La Presse. However, a clever teaser campaign offered Parisians the first hints of Dion’s return. Posters with iconic song titles, including “Pour que tu m’aimes encore” and “Power of Love,” began appearing on street posts all over the city.
👀‼️ Annonce imminente du retour de #CelineDion ?? Les rues de Paris sont ornées ce matin de 250 panneaux publicitaires contenant des titres de chansons de Céline, “Pour Que tu M’aimes Encore” ou “Power Of Love” ont été aperçus .. Affaire à suivre ‼️👀 #NewsCelineDion pic.twitter.com/YaYzhcu2sO
— NewsCelineDion (@NewsDion) March 23, 2026
‼️🥰 #CelineDion est de retour ‼️ pic.twitter.com/mxEZslAJvb
— NewsCelineDion (@NewsDion) March 23, 2026
This will be Dion’s first full concert performance since she completed her Courage World Tour in 2020. Dion sang “Hymne à l’amour” at the 2024 Olympics and was caught singing backstage at the Grammys, but since her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, she has not performed a full set. “I’m working hard with my sports-medicine therapist every day to build back my strength and my ability to perform, but I have to admit: It’s been a struggle,” Dion said on Instagram in 2022. “All I know is singing.”
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