The question is on everyone’s lips: will Céline Dion participate in the Eurovision final this Saturday, 37 years after winning the largest tele-hook in the world which propelled her to firmament?
The mystery hovers after the replay Friday during a dress rehearsal of a pre-recorded video of the singer, who suffers from a rare disease. And the BBC claims that its private plane landed in Basel, without knowing if it was on board.
“We are still in contact with Céline Dion. As always, his health remains our absolute priority, “said AFP a competition spokesperson.
World music icon, the 57 -year -old Quebecer has not forgotten that it was Eurovision that launched her international career. In 1988, Switzerland chose it to interpret “do not leave without me” in Dublin. She is only twenty years old and took the trophy, two years before her first album in English “Unison”.
Céline Dion’s health
After her comeback last year at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, the Eurovision fans hope that it can be present during the final which is held on Saturday in Basel.
“Let’s wait to see,” Eurovision director Martin Green told AFP on Friday. The organizers of the largest television musical event in the world have opened the doors to him, but the participation of the Canadian remains a mystery.
Céline Dion revealed in December 2022 that she was diagnosed with steep person syndrome, an autoimmune disease. There is no remedy against this pathology, which is progressive, but treatment can help control the symptoms.
The international star was forced to cancel a series of shows scheduled for 2023 and 2024, declaring that he is not strong enough to go on tour. At the opening of the Paris Olympics, she interpreted “the hymn to love”, the iconic song of Edith Piaf, with the same passion and the same emotion as “the same”.
” I love you “
But a pre-recorded video message broadcast earlier this week during the first semi-final suggests that she will not be able to come.
“I don’t ask better than being with you in Basel at the moment. Switzerland will forever occupy a special place in my heart: it is a country that has believed in me and gave me the chance to participate in something so extraordinary, “said the singer in English in a brief video message broadcast Monday evening just before the end of rehearsals.
“Winning the Eurovision song competition for Switzerland in 1988 was a moment that changed my life,” she said, in this video on which we see it, seated, surrounded by flowers and candles.
She then adds in French: “Music unites us – not only tonight, not only at the moment wonderful. It is our strength, our support and our support in the moments when we need it “, before finishing with” I love you “.
This video message was rebroadcast during a new rehearsal on Friday. “We would have loved so much that she was there with us. Unfortunately, it cannot be in Basel. But we know that his thoughts accompany us, “said the presenters during rehearsal.
But we do not know if it is a just declaration in case, or if Céline Dion’s video message is rebroadcast on Saturday evening.