On Monday, March 30th, Celine Dion announced her return to the French capital with ten concert dates next autumn. The last time she was in Paris was for the Olympics in 2024, accompanied by one of her sons, René-Charles.
It’s the announcement her fans have been waiting for. This Monday, March 30th, Celine Dion announced her return to the stage with a series of ten dates in Paris from September 12th to October 14th. The last time she was in the French capital, it was for the opening ceremony of the Olympics in 2024, where she gave an incredible performance from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. At that time, she was accompanied by her son, René-Charles. Battling the stiff person syndrome, Celine Dion had not performed in concerts for 4 years and was only just starting to return to the public stage, often by the side of her eldest son. But throughout her fight against the disease, the singer could count on the support of her three children: René-Charles (25 years old), Nelson, and Eddy (16 years old). “I’m not really a singer. My life is about being a mom. That’s what I love above all. It’s my greatest reward. I’m willing to take risks with my music. But I take no risks with my family,” she told People in 2007.
Eldest son, René-Charles
On January 25, 2001, after several attempts at in vitro fertilization, Celine Dion and René Angélil became parents to a little boy whom the singer called a “miracle child.” She named him René-Charles, in honor of her husband whom she married in 1994, and vowed to shower him with as much care as possible. “I’m a full-time mom. That’s my priority. Then, in the evening, I’ll sing a few songs,” she told People as she began a residency in Las Vegas to enjoy a stable lifestyle and care for her child during his early years. If when he was young, René-Charles was mainly interested in sports – his mother attended each of his hockey games – today he follows in Celine Dion’s footsteps. In 2018, at the age of 17, he unveiled two songs under the stage name Big Tip, broadcast on SoundCloud, which reached the first and second places in the R&B & Soul New & Hot ranking of the platform. The artist shared an Instagram story in which he said he was “voiceless” in face of the number of listens to his tracks, reported People. Initially, the eldest of the siblings kept the mystery around his musical passion. “I just wanted to keep it a secret. But she (Celine Dion) loved it. She was a bit stunned at first because she had never heard anything from me,” he told the Montreal Gazette in May 2018, after playing his songs to his mother for the first time.
Twins Nelson and Eddy
Nine years after the birth of René-Charles, Celine Dion and René Angélil welcomed twins on October 23, 2010. The singer decided to pay tribute to her producer Eddy Marnay by giving one of her sons his name. The other references Nelson Mandela, whom she had the chance to meet during one of her tours. “Celine and René want their children to be inspired by their names, because they were so inspired by these men,” a representative of the Quebec star said at the time, reported People. While the boys can rely on their mother’s presence no matter what, they grow up without their father. Nelson and Eddy were only 5 years old when René Angélil passed away from throat cancer on January 14, 2016. Although they appeared at his funeral, wearing hats to conceal their faces and long hair, or posed in 2017 with their mother in Paris outside their hotel, the 16-year-old twins are now more discreet.
