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The announcement comes four months after the
55-year-old Quebecoise singer said she was diagnosed with a rare
neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome that causes
muscle spasms. At the time, the disorder forced her to postpone
some European shows on her "Courage World Tour."
“I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again," the singer -
best known for the "Titanic" movie theme song "My Heart Will Go
On" - wrote on Instagram on Friday morning.
"I’m working really hard to build back my strength, but touring
can be very difficult even when you’re 100%."
The tour's European stretch consisted of 42 shows in seven
cities from late August to early October and another 17 cities
during the spring of 2024. Dion said ticket holders would
receive refunds.
Stiff-person syndrome causes muscle rigidity and increased
sensitivity to sound, touch and emotional stimuli that can
trigger spasms. The condition led the multiple Grammy winner to
postpone her Las Vegas residency in October 2021.
The tour - her first in the United States in 10 years - kicked
off in Quebec City in September 2019. It was accompanied by the
release of her latest album "Courage."
The singer said the album’s title was inspired by the 2016 death
from throat cancer of her husband and manager Rene Angelil. The
couple had three children.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Matthew
Lewis)
(Photo: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz
arrive to attend the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019/20
collection show by designer Alexandre Vauthier in Paris, France,
July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau)
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