From Variety · Elsa Keslassy · · 1m 10s
Celine Dion cries on her Paris comeback night
Four years after stepping away, Celine Dion opened a 16-date Paris residency and broke down in front of thousands.
In brief
Four years after stepping away, Celine Dion opened a 16-date Paris residency and broke down in front of thousands. Dion is back on stage in a real way: 16 shows, a two-hour-plus set, and every hit she is known for. Originally reported by Variety.
The comeback finally starts
Celine Dion opened a 16-date residency at Plenitude Arena outside Paris on September 12, 2026.
Four years away
These are her first major live shows since she stepped back from performing in 2022.
The tears came anyway
She cried in the opening moments of the show, in front of thousands of fans who had waited years for it.
“I had promised myself not to cry”
What she told the crowd
Dion said she was happy to see them and had missed them, then promised to get through the songs without crying.
“But I'm so happy to see you all. I missed you.”
Two hours and twenty minutes
The set ran past 2:20 and skipped nothing, working through the full run of her biggest songs.
Every hit, in both languages
The night included "The Power of Love," "All By Myself," "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" and "My Heart Will Go On."
At a glance
Dion is back on stage in a real way: 16 shows, a two-hour-plus set, and every hit she is known for.
