Sunday night was the perfect setting for the great music party with the 2024 Grammy Awards. A celebration in which there were winners for all tastes, but which put the icing on the cake by announcing the Album of the Year category. year, which presented an artist at the height: Céline Dion.
The Canadian reappeared by surprise to present the coveted award - which she herself received 27 years ago from two greats like Diana Ross and Sting - after several years away from the media spotlight due to illness. However, she surely never thought that she was going to be one of the stars of the night: Dion announced Taylor Swift as the winner, who completely ignored the singer when she took the stage.
The artist announced Swift as the winner, making her the first person to win the gramophone in that category four times; But when the Lavender Haze singer came on stage, she basically snatched the trophy out of Dion's hands and proceeded to give her speech, ignoring the singer.
Obviously, it was a gesture that many spectators who watched the gala live realized, and they did not take long to comment on social networks.
"Taylor Swift just took the album of the year trophy from Céline Dion without blinking and/or acknowledging that a legend was giving her the award. How shameful for my soul," wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter).
"Taylor Swift will never live ignoring CélineDion at the Grammys," wrote another. "Doesn't Taylor Swift recognize Celine Dion, a legend, at the Grammys?" asks a third, in agreement with those who consider that doing that to someone of the Canadian's stature was "a crime."
It must be said that both later greeted each other with a hug, so any misunderstanding is ruled out. Additionally, when Céline Dion appeared on stage just before presenting the award, Taylor Swift could be seen dancing to the Canadian song That's The Way It Is.
Nerves play tricks.
Céline Dion reappeared by surprise after several months away from the stage, because in 2022 she herself announced that doctors had diagnosed her with "stiff person syndrome", a rare autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system and that she explained that she suffers from "a of every million people".
Dion explained that he had been suffering from health problems for years, and it was difficult for him to face this "challenge" or talk about how he was coping with his illness. "This rare disease is what has been causing the spasms I have been having," she said, adding that these spasms "affect all aspects of my daily life, sometimes causing me difficulties when walking." The syndrome also affects her vocal cords, "not allowing me to use them as I am used to."
At the moment, all of their shows are rescheduled for this year, but there are no confirmed dates at the moment. However, she is confident that she will be able to return to the stage. "I'm working hard to regain my strength and ability to perform. All I know how to do is sing. It's what I've done my whole life. And it's what I like to do the most."
