Grammy Awards: Celine Dion's surprising return to the limelight

Glamorous and vivacious, Celine Dion returned to the spotlight Sunday night at the Grammy Awards.

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And at the end of the evening, surprisingly, “one of the greatest voices of all time” arrived on stage wearing a large coat, in the arms of her son René-Charles, to present this year’s Grammy album to another legend, Taylor Swift.

As soon as his name was announced by host Trever Noah, countless stars and the audience gave him a standing ovation. This display of affection affected the Quebec singer, who put her career on pause at the end of 2022, after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome.

“When I say I'm happy to be here, I really mean it, from my heart,” she said before turning directly to the artists.

“Those of us fortunate enough to be here at the Grammy Awards should never take for granted the immense joy and love that music brings to our lives and to people around the world.”

Taylor Swift ignored her

Celine Dion then recalled that she received the same Grammy Award 27 years ago for her album It falls on youFrom the hands of the legends Diana Ross and Sting.

Then I got a victory midnightFor Taylor Swift, who won Album of the Year for the fourth time, a record in Grammy history.

So excited, Swift, who just sang The power of love When the Quebec star arrived on stage, he snubbed Celine Dion by picking up the Grammy Award, much to the ire of the singer's fans My heart will go on On social networks.

But the two stars became friends behind the scenes, as a photo appeared on the Internet in the minutes after the end of the show, with them embracing each other.

And now?

During her short speech, Celine Dion did not give any idea about her future.

Last fall, after her surprise appearance in the Montreal Canadiens locker room and at a Katy Perry concert, a Las Vegas journalist predicted that she would return to the stage in the spring, at the Resorts World Theater.

However, no updates have been published about his health condition since his illness was announced.