Celine Dion Brings American Music Awards to tears With Song In Tribute to Paris. Watch Video
- Skid
- Nov 23, 2015
- 1 min read
Celine Dion brought the theater to tears at the American Music Awards as she performed a tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in Paris earlier this month.
The French-Canadian sang Edith Piaf's Hymne a l'Amour as a montage showing of Paris landmarks, including the the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe, and the French capital uniting in the wake of the attacks, played behind her.
Several audience members at at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, were visibly moved as Celine sang the emotional French classic in honour of the 130 people who died in the attacks on November 13.
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One woman had tears streaming down her cheeks during Celine's powerful performance
Moved: Popstar Demi Lovato appeared emotional during the tribute performance on Sunday evening
The Canadian songstress performed a soaring rendition of the French classic as a montage of Paris landmarks, including the the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe, played behind her
Images of candlelight vigils and Paris uniting following the terror attacks that killed 130 people last Friday were also included in the video
Powerful: Several audience members were visibly moved and brought to tears as the Canadian songstress took to the stage.
As the grand finale neared Celine raised her arms in the air as an image of the Eiffel Tower lit up in the French flag's color
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