Celine Dion tour cancelled: Singer cancels 2023 planet tour more than Stiff Particular person Syndrome situation

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Celine Dion has cancelled the remaining dates of her planet tour, telling fans she is not sturdy sufficient to carry out following her diagnosis of an incurable neurological situation.

The Canadian singer told fans on Friday (26 May well) she was “tremendously disappointed” to “let them down”.

Dion, 55, mentioned in a statement: “I’m operating actually challenging to construct back my strength, but touring can be incredibly hard even when you are one hundred per cent.”

She added: “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you when once again. It is not fair to you to preserve postponing the shows, and even even though it breaks my heart, it is finest that we cancel anything now till I’m actually prepared to be back on stage once again.

“I want you all to know, I’m not providing up… and I cannot wait to see you once again!”

Her announcement comes following she posted a video in December final year explaining she has stiff particular person syndrome, which she says impacts “every aspect of my day-to-day life”.

The situation impacts her capability to carry out and sing, as nicely as to carry out standard activities, due to “spasms”.

“Unfortunately, these spasms influence every single aspect of my day-to-day life, at times causing issues when I stroll and not enabling me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m utilised to,” she mentioned.

Dion mentioned she has a “great group of doctors” operating challenging to support her get superior, but admitted it has been a “struggle”.

“All I know is singing. It is what I’ve accomplished all my life and it is what I appreciate to do the most,” she mentioned.

Celine Dion: ‘These spasms influence every single aspect of my day-to-day life’

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Dion had 42 dates left to play on her Courage Planet Tour, but tickets will be refunded by means of the original point of sale.

Ticketholders are advised to make contact with their original point of acquire to request refunds.

It was to have been Dion’s initial international tour without the need of Rene Angelil, her husband and manager who died in 2016.