Starting on Saturday, September 12, 2026, the Canadian megastar will perform a five-week concert series at La Défense Arena in Paris. The singer, who has the condition, will perform a total of ten concerts through October 14.
"This year I'm getting the best birthday present of my life. I get the chance to meet you and perform for you again in Paris, starting in September. I feel good, I'm strong, I feel excited. A little nervous of course, but most of all I'm grateful. See you soon," Dion says in the video.
58-year-old Dion was diagnosed with the neurological disorder stiff-person syndrome in 2022, which causes involuntary muscle contractions, and was forced to cancel her world tour in 2023.
In July 2024, she made a triumphant appearance at the opening of the Paris Olympics when, wearing a white, glittering dress, she sang Edith Piaf's "L'hymne à l'amour" standing on the first platform of the Eiffel Tower.
Many had hoped that Céline Dion would appear at the Eurovision Song Contest final in Basel, Switzerland, this spring, where she won the competition for Switzerland in 1988. Instead, she sent a video message.
Correction: A previous version incorrectly stated that Dion canceled her Eurovision Song Contest appearance due to a bout of illness.
