Céline Dion Cancels European Tour Due to Health Reasons

2023-05-26 12:12:33

The artist, suffering from a rare neurological pathology, had already announced in December that she was canceling or postponing the concerts planned in Europe between February and July 2023.

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Published on 26/05/2023 14:12

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Singer Celine Dion at the start of her tour — Singer Celine Dion at the start of her “Courage” tour, on September 18, 2019 in Quebec (Canada). (ALICE CHICHE / AFP)

For health reasons, Canadian singer Céline Dion is canceling some forty concerts scheduled in Europe until April 2024, the organizers of her “Courage World Tour” tour announced on Friday May 26, in a press release sent to AFP.

The Quebec star, suffering from “Stiff-Person Syndrom” (stiff person syndrome, SPR), a rare neurological pathology against which she “continue treatment”had already announced in December that it was canceling or postponing concerts scheduled in Europe between February and July 2023. “Unfortunately, these spasms affect my daily life on many levels. I sometimes have a lot of difficulty walking and I can’t always use my vocal cords to sing as I would like.” she then explained.

“I’m so sorry to disappoint you again. I’m working very hard to regain my strength, but touring can be demanding and difficult, even when you’re at 100%, confides the artist on his Instagram account. It would be unfair to you to postpone the concerts once again, and although it breaks my heart, it is better to cancel everything now, until I am really ready to go back on stage. know that I’m not giving up… and above all, I can’t wait to see you again!”, she adds.

On the artist’s Instagram account, it is stated that “tickets purchased for canceled dates will be refunded to the original point of sale”. “For questions regarding tickets, ticket holders should contact their original point of sale.it is also specified.