Céline Dion and Sonyae Elise backstage at the 2024 Grammys.Photo:Sonyae Elise/Instagram
Sonyae Elise/Instagram
It’s not every day someone gets the chance to sing with music iconCéline Dion, but that’s exactly what happened to singer-songwriter Sonyae Elise at the 2024Grammys.
On Tuesday, thePlatinum Hitwinner, 26, took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes clip from the awards ceremony showing her singing an impromptu duet with the “Power of Love” singer, 55.
Dion showed off her incredible vocals in the video as Elise joined in beside her while Dion’s stylist and friendLaw Roachwatched on.
“Highlights of an ICONIC night🥂 So inspired & proud of my girls,” Elise captioned the montage clip, which also featuredTaylor Swift,SZAandVictoria Monét.
A clip later in the video also showed Dion singing as she stood next to a smilingStevie Wonder, who honored late music legend Tony Bennett during the ceremony.
Dionmade a surprise appearanceat Sunday’s Grammys, held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, amid herstiff-person syndrome diagnosis.
The “My Heart Will Go On” hitmaker took the stage topresent the album of the year award to Taylor SwiftforMidnights, marking the fourth time Swift, 34, had won in that category.
“It was an amazing night for her. She’s doing well, and the hope is that she can continue to do more and ease back in,” a sourcetold PEOPLE of Dion’s public return.
Sonyae Elise and Céline Dion.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Images
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Images
Dion confirmed she’d been diagnosed with the rare neurological disorder in December 2022.
“Everybody was stopping her. She had a beautiful moment with Oprah and sang with Stevie Wonder. They were just riffing,” the source added. “Victoria Monét also stopped her. Everyone was so gracious.”
Céline Dion and Sonyae Elise sing backstage at the 2024 Grammys.Sonyae Elise/Instagram
Dion’s appearance came days after the superstarannounced the upcoming release of her new documentary,I Am: Céline Dion,which set to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Dion has largely remained out of the spotlight since announcing her diagnosis, but she made arare public appearance at a hockey gamebetween the Vegas Golden Knights and the Montreal Canadiens in Las Vegas in October 2023.
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The outing marked the Canadian icon’s first public appearance in three and a half years.
Chantal Machabée, vice president of hockey communications for the Canadiens,told PEOPLEthat Dion was “smiling and being so happy” at the game.
Dion even sang “a few notes,” Machabée added. “It was an incredible moment. She’s an amazing woman.”
In May, an insidertold PEOPLEthat Dion was “focusing on her health” so she could perform live again aftercanceling her concert datesthrough April 2024 amid her diagnosis.
source: people.com
