Night one of Dion's long-awaited comeback, a 26-date residency in Paris, featured a tearful "On Ne Change Pas," an a cappella Everest and an opera aria under falling snow.
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Céline Dion reacts as she appears on stage at the start of her first concert of her residency at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on Sept. 12, 2026.
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The house went dark 47 minutes behind schedule, and 30,000 people went quiet. Céline Dion walked out in a black gown, crossed her hands over her face like a prayer, and began to sing the opening notes of “On Ne Change Pas,” accompanied only by pianist Scott Price and four violinists. She had been gone six years.
