Celine Dion’s final Last Vegas residency show included a touching tribute to her late husband and manager, René Angélil, who died at age 73 in 2016 after battling throat cancer on and off for 18 years.
According to E! News, the 51-year-old Grammy-winning singer performed her 1,141st and last concert at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace on Saturday after 16 years. As she sang a cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, photos of moments from her past shows were screened, as was a photo of her and her late husband. Their three sons, René-Charles, 18, and 8-year-old twins Eddy and Nelson, then joined her onstage during an emotional final curtain call.
“I’m both proud and humbled by what we’ve accomplished at the Colosseum since we began 16 years ago, when René and I first shared this dream,” Dion says. “This entire experience has been a huge part of my show business career…one that I will cherish forever. I have so many people to thank, but the most important ‘thank you’ goes to my fans, who gave us the opportunity to do what we love.”
After the concert, Celine Dion celebrated the conclusion of her residency with friends at Caesar’s Palace’s OMNIA nightclub, where she also hung out with resident headliner DJ Tiësto and danced with her pals by the DJ booth and sipped Grey Goose vodka late into the night.
Celina’s next studio album, Courage, is set for release in November.
