Celine Dion returns to the stage.

Five times Grammy Award Winner took the stage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform at the 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab fashion show. Dion closed the show with renditions of “I’m Alive” and “The Power of Love” in a stunning pink dress, it reports. standard.

Her appearance was made to celebrate 45 years of Saab’s career in fashion. It’s one of Dion’s few performances since she unveiled it diagnosis of rigid person syndrome in 2022.

“Being here for the first time is kind of a dream come true,” Dion said on the red carpet before the fashion show, standard. “And Mr. Elie Saab and his entourage and his beautiful family welcomed us here – my manager, my son and all the people I needed to support me being here.”

“His generosity, his talent, has sung with me because I’ve been wearing his dresses, his talent for many, many years,” she added. “So to be here is just wonderful. So we’re very, very privileged and very honored to be here.”

Dion has gradually returned to form since being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, an extremely rare neurological disorder that causes painful spasms and progressive muscle stiffness. Yale Medicine.

When he announced his diagnosis in 2022, Dion said“The spasms affect every aspect of my day-to-day life, sometimes causing difficulty when walking and preventing me from using my vocal cords to sing like I’m used to.”

After her diagnosis, Dion canceled several shows and began a short break from performing – with the intention of finding his way back to the stage.

“I’m going to get back on stage, even if I have to crawl,” Dion told Hoda Kotb about Today in 2023. “Even if I have to speak with my hands, I will… not just because I have to or because I have to. Because I want it and I miss it.”

At the 2024 Olympic Games from ParisDion delivered it first performance from her diagnosis to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. She sang “La Vie en Rose”.