The star, who hails from the Canadian province of Quebec, was affected in a video clip she posted on her account, in which she explained that she had been suffering from “health problems for a long time.”
“I was recently diagnosed with a very rare neurological disease, Stiff Person Syndrome,” she said.
Because of this disease, which translates into a progressive stiffness of the muscles, Celine Dion began to suffer from walking difficulties, while the disorder also prevented her from “using her vocal cords” in the way she wanted, according to the singer.
“It saddens me a lot to have to inform you today that I will not be ready to complete my tour in Europe during February,” she added, stressing that an “excellent team of doctors” is taking care of her health condition.
Dion was scheduled to resume the European tour at the end of February from the Czech Republic.
Dion performed the first 52 concerts of the tour before the spread of the Corona pandemic in early 2020.
Then, last January, the Canadian star announced the cancellation of her concerts in North America as part of this tour due to her suffering from health problems.
‼️ Celine Dion reschedules Spring 2023 shows to 2024, and cancels 8 of her summer 2023 shows. ‼️
“It hurts me to tell you that I won’t be ready to restart my tour in Europe in February.” – Céline
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— Celine Dion (@celinedion) December 8, 2022
Since the beginning of her artistic career, Celine Dion has received a huge number of honorary titles and awards. About the most important of them:
In 1988, she won first prize in the Eurovision Song Contest for the movie “Ne partez pas sans moi”.
Subsequently, she won 12 World Music Awards including the Special Merit Award throughout her career: the Legend Award.
She won two Oscars, in 1993 for his song “Beauty and the Beast” and in 1998 for “My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic.
5 Grammy Awards in the category “Album of the Year”.
21st Juno Award (the most important award in the musical arts in Canada).
In 1998, she was honored with an Officer of the National Order of Quebec and the Order of Canada.