Europe 1 with AFP 12:06 p.m., December 8, 2022
On her Instagram account, singer Celine Dion revealed on Thursday that she had a "very rare neurological disorder" which once again forced her to postpone concerts on her tour.
Celine Dion revealed Thursday on her Instagram account to suffer from a "very rare neurological disorder", which once again forced her to postpone concerts from her "Courage World Tour" tour in Europe.
Visibly moved in the video message posted on her account, the Quebec star explained that she "has had health problems for a long time".
"Recently, I was diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder, called in English 'stiff-person syndrome'", she detailed.
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A disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle stiffness
This disorder, which is characterized in particular by progressive muscular rigidity, causes Celine Dion to have difficulty walking and prevents her from “using (her) vocal cords” as she would like, detailed the singer.
"It saddens me enormously to have to tell you today that I will not be ready to start my tour of Europe again in February", she continues, saying that she has "an excellent team of doctors" at her side.
This tour was to resume at the end of February in the Czech Republic.
Her summer program is also shaken up and the North American star will notably not be present at the Vieilles charrues festival in Brittany, where she was expected on July 13, after the first two cancellations.
On the other hand, the six concerts planned at La Défense Arena (near Paris) in September 2023 are maintained.
Celine Dion had performed the first 52 shows of the tour before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. The superstar then announced last January that she was canceling the North American leg of this tour due to her problems. health.