The Grammy Awards ceremony, the most prestigious American music awards, had another surprise in store than the winners.
Quebec singer Céline Dion made an appearance on stage when presenting the award for best album of the year to Taylor Swift.
The French-speaking superstar has been particularly rare in public in recent years, particularly since she revealed, at the end of 2022, to suffer from a rare autoimmune neurological disease, Moersch and Woltman syndrome.
Also called stiff person syndrome, it causes the singer to lose control of her muscles.
As a result, his concerts were postponed.
“When I say that I am happy to be here, I really mean it, with all my heart,” said Céline Dion, who arrived accompanied to facilitate her progress on stage.
“Those who have been fortunate enough to attend the Grammy Awards should never take for granted the immense love and joy that music brings to our lives and to people around the world,” continued the Grammy winner. for best album, in 1997.
Celine Dion makes a surprise appearance to present Album of the Year at the 2024 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/oNT4zmBTyk
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 5, 2024
A photo of Celine Dion and Taylor Swift behind the scenes was subsequently released.
It was posted online by the show Entertainment Tonight.
Celine Dion and Taylor Swift backstage at the #GRAMMYs.
pic.twitter.com/cCHxfgzJ89
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 5, 2024
Celine Dion made another public appearance in November 2023. In Las Vegas (Texas, United States), she went with her sons to the locker room of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.
“It’s such a pleasure to meet you,” she said.
At the end of January, Celine Dion announced the upcoming broadcast on Prime video, the Amazon platform, of a documentary on her life, which particularly addresses her illness.
“The last few years have been a real challenge for me.
» “As I get back into my career, I realize how much I missed being able to see my fans.
I wanted to document this part of my life to raise awareness about this little-known disease.
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