The star sang the iconic track at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards
Celine Dion brought the house down at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. The 49-year-old star took to the stage to sing her iconic track , in recognition of 's 20th anniversary, and moved the audience to tears with her emotional and powerful performance. Celine, who looked sensational in a sculpted white gown featuring huge statement shoulders, at times struggled with her own emotions, but was note-perfect throughout the entire performance.
Celine Dion gave a powerful performance of at the Billboard Awards 2017
After finishing the song, the star – who lost both her husband and her brother Daniel within just a few days of each other early last year – mouthed thank you to the rapturous crowd, who gave her a long standing ovation following her performance. "It's going to be hard to top that moment," host Ludacris admitted, while co-host Vanessa Hudgens confessed that she was crying.
Celine Dion - BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS 2017Celine's performance came just one year after she was honoured at the Billboard Awards with their Icon trophy, presented to her by oldest son Rene-Charles. Speaking after the 2017 ceremony, Celine told : "To be honest with you, it's an honour. My husband [Rene Angelil] always told me that I wanted to have a career as long as I sing my whole life. Twenty years later, I'm at the Billboard Awards, and I was here last year singing , receiving the Icon award – my son gave it to me, and it was pretty emotional. To be here, it's still emotional because I can still feel and see that happened last year."
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