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Céline Dion breaks into tears during Paris concert
During a concert at the Plénitude Arena in Nanterre, near Paris, singer Céline Dion was overcome with emotion and broke into tears on stage. The incident occurred on Friday, October 2, during her ninth performance at the venue.
While preparing to perform “Beauty and the Beast” as a duet with her backing singer, Barnev Valsaint, the singer became visibly moved and requested that the musicians stop playing. She paused for several minutes to regain her composure. Dion expressed that she was deeply touched by the connection with her audience and the beauty of the moment, noting that even though she knew the song well, the experience was more powerful than expected.