Watch Queen Celine Dion Work The Runway With Dazzling Performance Vis Elie Saab Fashion Show In Riyadh.

Watch Queen Celine Dion Work The Runway With Dazzling Performance Vis Elie Saab Fashion Show In Riyadh. 

"Celine Dion continued her slow re-emergence after a nearly two-year break from the public eye due to her battle with the debilitating Stiff-Person Syndrome to perform a dazzling two-song set on Wednesday (Nov. 13) at the “1001 Seasons of ELIE SAAB” event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The celebration of the Lebanese designer’s 45-year fashion career found Dion, 56, taking the stage among a parade of statuesque models while wearing a flowing pale pink floor-length sequined gown with a billowing cape and her hair pulled back in a bun. Dion walked slowly down a set of winding stairs at the back of the stage as a series of veiled models wearing similarly floor-sweeping glittery dresses paved her way.

After the models slow-sashayed out of her way, Dion commanded the stage, performing her titanic 1994 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “The Power of Love” as the stage behind her flashed with digital waves of golden light. Her signature power vocals sounding undiminished, Dion belted out the tune to the accompaniment of a piano and an orchestral track, punctuating the soaring lines with her trademark dramatic hand gestures in a performance that left no doubt that, despite her health struggles, the singer is still in full command of her unparalleled instrument.

As if further proof were needed, Dion hit a series of extended notes with such force at the end that even she seemed pleasantly surprised and pleased, striking a defiant, forceful pose before bringing her hands up over her heart as the room burst into applause. Dion didn’t take much time to linger in the moment, as a polyrhythmic beat quickly bubbled up, accented by sprightly horns to set up the night’s big finale.

Clapping and bouncing in place as she encouraged the crowd to put their hands together, Dion then busted another fan favorite, 2002’s “I’m Alive,” as the final group of models walked by, with some extending their hands to greet the pop superstar. Moving around with ease and smiling broadly, Dion seemed energized by the group of white-clad dancers who joined her, shimmying her hips near the end and spreading her arms wide as a gospel choir rose up behind her singing the song’s inspiring chorus." - Billboard.com