The secret had been well kept.
So much so that we can see the astonishment among the guests of the Grammy Awards all standing, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish in the lead, seeing Celine Dion arrive on stage on the arm of her son René-Charles.
Large beige coat, emotional and tense smile, the 55-year-old Canadian star had not officially appeared in public for months, even years.
Her latest messages on social networks only confirmed that she was ill and forced to permanently cancel her world tour, which had already been postponed many times.
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But this time, it's really her, on this Sunday evening, who appears on the stage of the biggest musical ceremony in the world, in Los Angeles, to award the album of the year prize.
“When I say I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart.
Thank you all, I love you,” she says to the audience of stars in front of her before presenting the trophy to Taylor Swift.
A return which almost eclipsed the new triumph of the American pop star.
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