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Celine Dion Delivers Tearful Speech on Opening Night of Paris Residency: ‘I Had Promised Myself Not to Cry’

Variety · September 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM

Celine Dion Delivers Tearful Speech on Opening Night of Paris Residency: ‘I Had Promised Myself Not to Cry’

Celine Dion shed tears as she kicked off her eagerly anticipated 16-date residency tonight at Plenitude Arena on the outskirts of Paris, marking her first major series of live shows since stepping away from the spotlight in 2022.

“I had promised myself not to cry,” Dion told thousands of adoring fans in the opening moments […]

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Celine Dion Delivers Tearful Speech on Opening Night of Paris Residency: ‘I Had Promised Myself Not to Cry’

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