Celine Dion recalled feeling apprehensive about returning to the Grammys for the first time since she was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune neurological disorder, stiff person syndrome (SPS).
As he reflected on being asked to Present the Album of the Year Award to Taylor Swift During the February ceremonies, the music icon, 56, admitted that she was worried about having an SPS crisis episode on stage if she became too overstimulated.
“It was going to be my first time (at the Grammys) and I didn’t want to feel wobbly,” she said. People.
The My Heart Will Go On singer continued: “I was going to be very, very nervous and happy at the same time.”
‘The applause… am I going to get scared when I see it (the public)? “I didn’t want anything bad to happen,” she explained.
Celine Dion, 56, said she was worried about returning to the Grammys in February for the first time since she was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome. “I didn’t want to feel wobbly.” “I was going to be very, very nervous and happy at the same time,” she told People (pictured in Los Angeles in February).
The hitmaker said that when he was asked to present the award to Swift, 34, “I was honored that they thought of me to present it to Taylor Swift.” It was the fourth time she has won this award, which is exceptional.”
Dion was accompanied to the awards by her eldest son, René-Charles, 23, and said having him around kept her calm.
“I was so proud that my son asked me every two minutes before I went on stage, ‘Mom, are you okay?’ I said, ‘I’m okay, I’m really okay.’
Dion received a standing ovation from the audience as she took the stage.
‘When I felt that love, I had no doubt that (this is what) I miss and what I want. To see that I’m still in this and that they allowed me to be there… I enjoyed every moment.’
Since receiving her diagnosis, the determined singer has followed a treatment plan that includes a combined treatment plan that includes medications, immune therapy, vocal therapy and intense physical rehabilitation five days a week in an effort to one day return to the stage. .
The Power of Love artist opens up about her condition in the upcoming Prime Video documentary I Am: Celine Dion.
Dion had been asked to present Taylor Swift, 34, with the Artist of the Year award: “I was honored that they thought of me to present it to Taylor Swift.” It was the fourth time she had won this award, which is exceptional.
Dion received a standing ovation from the audience as she took the stage. ‘When I felt that love, I had no doubt that (this is what) I miss and what I want. Seeing that I’m still in this and that they allowed me to be there… I enjoyed every moment’
The music icon opens up about her journey with stiff person syndrome and her efforts to return to the stage in the new documentary I Am: Celine Dion, debuting on Prime on June 26.
The singer, who has been performing since she was five, admitted: “I miss my fans so much.”
‘It’s an association. What I give, they give back to me with the emotion that I see on their faces, with their smiles, with their tears,’ he explained.
‘The curtain opens and I feel the adrenaline. It’s pretty amazing, after so many years, that every time the curtain opens, I still feel that.”
I Am: Celine Dion will be released on June 25.
The accompanying soundtrack will be released on June 21.