{"id":1224,"date":"2026-03-31T20:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/1224\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:36:06","slug":"celine-dion-announces-paris-residency-after-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/1224\/","title":{"rendered":"Celine Dion Announces Paris Residency After Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Grammy-winning vocalist will perform 10 shows at Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena from Sept. 12 through Oct. 14, marking her first performances since stepping back due to a rare neurological condition.<\/p>\n<p>Celine Dion is returning to the microphone and stage this fall with her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/national-international\/celine-dions-stiff-person-syndrome-diagnosis-symptoms-prognosis-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">stiff-person syndrome<\/a>,\u00a0announcing a five-week limited engagement in Paris.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/entertainment\/entertainment-news\/celine-dion-concerts-paris-amid-stiff-person-syndrome-battle\/3869062\/\">NBC LA <\/a>said, The Grammy-winning star said Monday that she will perform 10 shows at Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena from Sept. 12 through Oct. 14, marking a major milestone after years away from touring due to the rare neurological disorder she disclosed in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In a video message delivered beneath the Eiffel Tower on her 58th birthday, she thanked fans for their support and said he feels \u201cstrong\u201d and \u201cexcited\u201d to return to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Dion told fans, \u201cOver the last few years, every day that\u2019s gone by, I\u2019ve felt your prayers and support. This year, I\u2019m getting the chance to see you, to perform for you once again in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shows, titled \u201cCeline Dion Paris 2026,\u201d will feature her catalog of hits in English and French. <\/p>\n<p>The creative director developing this production is Willo Perron.<\/p>\n<p>Dion has largely\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/entertainment-news\/celine-dion-says-singing-with-stiff-person-syndrome-is-like-somebody-is-strangling-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">stepped back from performing<\/a>\u00a0since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/entertainment\/entertainment-news\/celine-dion-cancels-world-tour-amid-battle-with-stiff-person-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">canceling her Courage World Tour<\/a>\u00a0as her condition progressed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dion has sold over 260 million albums worldwide, remaining one of the bestselling artists in pop history, known for hits including \u201cMy Heart Will Go On\u201d and \u201cBecause You Loved Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-altfont has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-a392843e06eac12cec56e735f4f8219f has-lg-margin-top\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\">Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n<p>Artist presale registration for the Paris shows runs through April 2, with ticket access beginning April 7.<\/p>\n<p>The La Defense Arena has a capacity of 40,000 spectators and was one of the venues used for the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grammy-winning vocalist will perform 10 shows at Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena from Sept. 12 through Oct. 14,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[366,1172,862,1173,1174,30,1175],"class_list":{"0":"post-1224","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-paris","8":"tag-celine-dion","9":"tag-concerts","10":"tag-eiffel-tower","11":"tag-live-music","12":"tag-musical-residency","13":"tag-paris","14":"tag-paris-2024"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}