However, on March 20, 2015, the hitmaker announced that she will be returning to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in late August 2015.
On January 14 this year, Dion canceled the rest of herJanuary performances due to her husband’s and her brother’s death from cancer. She resumed the residency on February 23 to a sold-out crowd and rave reviews and lasted until November this year.
In October last year, Dion announced on social media that she had begun working on a new French album, posting a photo by the side of Algerian singer Zaho.
Dion’s French single, “Encore un soir,” was released on May 24 this year. Four days before, she also released a cover of Queen’s song “The Show Must Go On,” featuring Lindsey Stirling on violin.
She performed “The Show Must Go On” at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards also in May and received the Billboard Icon Award in recognition of her career spanning over three decades
The singer’s new French album was officially released in August this year and it features 15 tracks performed in French. She also said that she made the personal choice of the songs which is why the tracks have more uplifting lyrics.