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On the verge of tears, Celine Dion announces that she suffers from a rare disease and postpones her European tour

2022-12-08T16:39:58.980Z


In a video posted on Instagram on December 8, the Quebec star announced, with misty eyes, the postponement of her concerts scheduled for 2023. The rare neurological disorder from which she suffers would prevent her from walking and singing as she wishes.


His fans will again have to be patient.

Celine Dion is postponing her European tour, scheduled for February 2023, for the third time in a row. This time, as in April, it was her fragile health that deterred her.

In a moving video of almost five minutes, the 54-year-old singer directly announces to her fans that she suffers from a “rare neurological disorder” causing her to have muscle spasms.

In video, the first appearance of Celine Dion on French television

Concerts in Paris maintained

"I've always been an open book, but until now I wasn't ready to talk about what I had to go through."

From now on, the singer of

Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore

(1995) puts a word (in English) on her health problems: the

stiff-man syndrome

, or the stiff man syndrome.

Although a large part of his “Courage World Tour”, which was to start in the Czech Republic, has been canceled, his concerts scheduled in Paris between August 26 and October 4, 2023 are for the moment being maintained.

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One in a million

By then, the Canadian superstar surrounded by "an excellent team of doctors", may have found the hair of the beast.

About the disorder from which she has suffered for at least several months, the widow of René Angélil who died in 2016, said: "I sometimes have great difficulty walking, and I cannot always use my vocal cords to sing as I would like it”.

What is this rare disease that “affects one in a million people”?

Neurological pathology combines fluctuating rigidity of the trunk and limbs, painful muscle spasms, as well as a phobia associated with the performance of certain tasks, explains the Orphanet site, a reference resource on rare diseases.

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Real hope to get back on stage

However, the one who received two Oscars for best original song (among countless other awards) does not give up.

“Singing is what I've done all my life.

Not being able to do that anymore is unimaginable.

I long to see you, to be on stage, to perform for you”, she confided moved, facing the camera.

"My children give me the courage and the hope to continue," she added.

A shower of supportive comments from fans swept under the two videos (there is a French version, and an English version).

The one who also thanked her fans for their unwavering support on social networks concluded, as if to nurture this close relationship with her loyal audience: “I love you so much and I hope very very much to be able to see you again soon”.

Source: lefigaro

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