2026年9月12日 / 美国东部时间下午6:54 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/法新社
当地时间周六，席琳·迪翁眼含喜悦的泪水，在巴黎举办的售罄演唱会上实现了重返舞台的梦想，此前她曾与一种罕见的神经系统疾病抗争多年。
这位58岁的法裔加拿大歌手以1990年代法语抒情曲《我们永不改变》（On ne change pas）开启了自己六年来的首场完整演唱会， visibly moved（ visibly moved在此处译为“ visibly moved”不太对，修正为“ visibly touched，明显动容”）明显动容，面对3万名着迷的观众深情演唱。
“这当然是喜悦的泪水。能见到你们我太开心了，”迪翁在巴黎西部座无虚席的Plenitude Arena场馆内向观众飞吻说道。
加拿大歌手席琳·迪翁于2026年9月12日在巴黎西部Plenitude Arena驻场演出的首场表演中亮相。图源：托马斯·桑森/法新社通过盖蒂图片社
她重返舞台的举动彰显了一场非同寻常的复出：僵硬性人综合征（stiff-person syndrome）这种无法治愈的疾病会导致肌肉僵硬和痉挛，曾迫使她取消演出，并让她多年来都不确定自己是否还能再度登台。
“这条路比预想的要崎岖得多，”她用法语和英语说道。
“但我始终紧握远方那束微弱的光，在群山深处。”
“今晚，我想为你们歌唱，为自己歌唱，为生命歌唱，”她补充道。
台下观众以女性为主，大多身着亮片连衣裙和上衣，脸颊闪着亮片，T恤上印着这位巨星的形象或是致敬她热门金曲的图案。
“能来到这里太不真实了！”38岁的伊丽莎白·兰德丽说道，她是魁北克人，现居住在迪翁家乡夏尔马涅附近。
“我原本确信我们再也见不到她了，更别说她还能开启这样一系列的演唱会。”
法国《巴黎人报》称，美国前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马“低调出席了这场首场演唱会”。
就在演出开始数小时前，这位史上最畅销歌手之一在她下榻的豪华酒店外与仰慕者见面，酒店距离凯旋门步行仅需片刻。
2026年9月12日，席琳·迪翁在法国巴黎附近的Plenitude Arena驻场演出首场表演中献唱。图源：萨米尔·侯赛因/华盖创意通过盖蒂图片社
来自巴西圣保罗的粉丝阿尔贝蒂娜·卡布拉尔表示，她几乎无法用言语表达自己的心情。
“能来到这里、能走进演唱会现场、能如此近距离地见到席琳，这太不可思议了，”她说，“而且她状态很好，她很开心。”
巴黎为迎接迪翁不遗余力，吸引了来自全球各地的数千名粉丝，其中一些人甚至从远在法属波利尼西亚的塔希提岛飞抵巴黎。
连日来，巴黎举办了服装比赛、大型卡拉OK派对以及在塞纳河上的致敬巡游活动。
9月11日周五，标志性的奥运主火炬台在杜乐丽花园上方升起，呼应了2024年巴黎奥运会开幕式上，迪翁惊喜现身埃菲尔铁塔上演唱伊迪丝·琵雅芙的《爱的颂歌》的场景。
这句歌词“只要你开口，我愿为你摘下月亮”，连同这位歌手的名字，被用巨大的字体投射在气球上。
通往场馆的郊区火车站被临时更名为“席琳站”。
从伦敦赶来的克洛伊和凯蒂·里德奎斯特夫妇花了约2000美元购买门票，他们表示迪翁重返舞台的演出物有所值。
“她就是传奇，”克洛伊说道。
预计这位巨星的驻场演出将带来数亿欧元的经济收益。
她将在9月和10月举办16场售罄演出，拉开26场驻场巡演的序幕，随后在5月再进行10场演出。
未能抢到门票的粉丝们找到了其他方式一睹偶像风采。
迪翁经常走出皇家蒙索酒店与等候在外的粉丝见面，有时还会和他们一起唱歌跳舞，一直持续到凌晨时分。
在长达四十年的职业生涯中，迪翁已售出约2.6亿张英语和法语专辑，代表作包括《爱已重回我心》（It’s All Coming Back to Me Now）和《因为你爱过我》（Because You Loved Me）。
迪翁在2022年底透露自己被诊断出患有僵硬性人综合征。根据美国国家神经系统疾病与中风研究所的数据，这种罕见疾病被认为是一种自身免疫性疾病，患者的免疫系统会错误地攻击自身健康细胞。
该机构表示，这种疾病会导致“躯干、手臂和腿部肌肉僵硬”，以及“对噪音、触碰和情绪困扰的敏感度升高，这些都可能引发肌肉痉挛”。
据美国国立卫生研究院数据，女性的患病几率是男性的两倍，而且这种疾病被认为会随时间推移逐渐恶化。虽然症状可以通过药物治疗，但目前尚无治愈方法。
根据约翰·霍普金斯大学僵硬性人综合征中心的数据，这种疾病的患病率约为每百万人口中有1至2人患病。
迪翁曾形容这种疾病让她感觉像是被人勒住喉咙，痉挛剧烈到曾让她肋骨断裂。
她表示自己经过了数年“像运动员一样”的训练，每周数次练习芭蕾和普拉提，同时接受嗓音治疗，终于重返舞台。
Celine Dion overcomes rare neurological disorder to perform first concert in 6 years
September 12, 2026 / 6:54 PM EDT / CBS/AFP
Celine Dion wept tears of joy on Saturday as she fulfilled her dream of returning to the stage after years battling a rare neurological disorder, with a sold-out concert in Paris.
The 58-year-old French Canadian singer appeared visibly moved as she opened her first full concert in six years with her 1990s French-language ballad “On ne change pas” (“One Doesn’t Change”), singing to a crowd of 30,000 enthralled fans.
“These are, of course, tears of joy. I’m so delighted to see you,” Dion said, blowing kisses to the audience at the packed Plenitude Arena on the western edge of Paris.
Canadian singer Celine Dion reacts as she performs during her first concert of a residency at the Plenitude Arena west of Paris on Sept. 12, 2026. Thomas SAMSON /AFP via Getty Images
Her return to the stage underscored a remarkable comeback after stiff-person syndrome, an incurable condition that causes stiffness and cramps, forced her to cancel shows and cast years of uncertainty over whether she would ever perform again.
“The path was rockier than expected,” she said, speaking in French and English.
“But I held on to a faint ray of light in the distance, deep in the mountains.”
“Tonight, I want to sing for you, sing for myself, sing for life,” she added.
The largely female crowd sported sequined dresses and tops, glittered cheeks and T-shirts emblazoned with the star’s image or nods to her biggest hits.
“It’s unreal to be here!” said Elisabeth Landry, a 38-year-old Quebecer who lives near the star’s hometown of Charlemagne.
“I was convinced we’d never see her again, especially not embarking on a run of concerts like this.”
French daily Le Parisien said former first lady Michelle Obama was “discreetly attending this first concert.”
Just hours before, one of the best-selling singers of all time greeted admirers outside her luxury hotel a short walk from the Arc de Triomphe.
Celine Dion performs on the opening night of her residency at the Plenitude Arena on Sept. 12, 2026, near Paris, France. Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images
Albertina Cabral, a fan from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, said she could barely put her feelings into words.
“It’s unbelievable to stay here and to go to the concert and to see Celine so close,” she said. “And she’s feeling good, she’s happy.”
Paris spared no effort in welcoming Dion, drawing thousands of fans from across the world, including some who flew in from as far away as the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.
For days, Paris played host to costume contests, giant karaoke parties and tribute cruises on the Seine.
On Friday, the iconic cauldron rose above the Tuileries Garden, echoing the diva’s surprise appearance up the Eiffel Tower to perform “Hymn to Love” by Edith Piaf during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in 2024.
A lyric from the song, “I’d go and fetch the moon if you asked me to,” along with the singer’s first name, was projected in big letters onto the balloon.
The suburban train station serving the arena has been temporarily renamed “Celine.”
Chloe and Katy Rydquist, who traveled from London, had spent around $2,000 on their tickets, saying Dion’s return to the stage justified the cost.
“She’s a legend,” Chloe said.
The star’s residency is projected to generate hundreds of millions of euros in economic benefits.
She kicks off her 26-date run with 16 sold-out shows in September and October, before returning for another 10 in May.
Fans who missed out on tickets have found other ways to catch a glimpse of their idol.
Dion has regularly stepped outside the Royal Monceau hotel to greet waiting fans, at times breaking into song and dance with them well into the early hours.
Over her four-decade career, Dion has sold around 260 million albums in English and French, with hits including “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” and “Because You Loved Me.”
Dion revealed in late 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the rare disorder is believed to be an autoimmune condition in which your immune system attacks the healthy cells of your body by mistake.
It can cause “stiff muscles in the torso, arms, and legs,” as well as “greater sensitivity to noise, touch, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms,” according to the NIH.
It impacts twice as many women as men, the NIH said, and is also believed to be a progressive disorder that worsens over time. While symptoms can be treated with medication, there is no cure.
According to the Johns Hopkins Stiff-Person Syndrome Center, the disorder is estimated to impact only one to two people per one million in population.
Dion has described it as making her feel as though she is being strangled, with cramps so intense they have left her with broken ribs.
She has returned to the stage after what she has described as years of training “like an athlete,” doing ballet and Pilates several times a week, as well as voice therapy.
