KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Five-time Grammy winner Celine Dion made a surprise entry at the 66th Grammy Awards amid concerns about her deteriorating health due to the stiff-person syndrome.
The 55-year-old singer received a standing ovation and roaring cheers from the audience as she stepped onto the stage at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
“Thank you, all. I love you right back. When I say that I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart.
“Those who have been blessed enough to be here, the Grammy Awards, must never take for granted the tremendous love and joy that music brings to our lives and to people all around the world,” Dion said.
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She presented the final award of the night, the Album of the Year Grammy, to Taylor Swift for Midnights.
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
Earlier, Dion was spotted entering an elevator alongside her fashion stylist Law Roach to attend the music industry’s biggest night out.
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“Celine Dion is in the building!! Looking healthy, beautiful and amazing,” Chris Gardner posted on X (formerly Twitter) after capturing Dion’s entry.
In December 2022, Dion revealed her struggles with the stiff-person syndrome — a rare neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms and stiffness — and cancelled all her upcoming tour dates in May 2023.
Dion said the disorder would sometimes cause difficulties when she walks and also affected her vocal cords.
In December 2023, her sister Claudette disclosed that Dion has lost control over her muscles but is still working hard to battle through the disorder.
A documentary film, titled I Am: Celine Dion, that sheds light on her ongoing health condition is expected to stream on Amazon Prime.
Dion won her first Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal for her Beauty and the Beast duet with Peabo Bryson in 1992.
Her Titanic theme song, My Heart Will Go On, won the Record of the Year Grammy in 1998 and remains one of her evergreen hits.
