LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Celine Dion speaks onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )
Cover Celine Dion紀錄片預告片發布 (Photo: Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Celine Dion speaks onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )

在這部Amazon Prime出品的紀錄片《I AM: CELINE DION》中,Celine Dion首次談起自己罹患罕見神經系統疾病「僵人綜合症」的經歷。

預告片的一開頭,就讓人重新被Celine Dion的歌喉震撼。公認擁有橫跨5個八度的出色音域,Celine Dion不僅僅是《鐵達尼號》、《美女與野獸》的主題曲演唱者,更從1980年代末起就攬獎無數,成為世界樂壇最具生命力的歌者之一。

然而世事難料,2022年12月,當時54歲的Celine Dion在個人IG帳號公開分享自己確診患有罕見的精神系統疾病「僵人綜合症」,這令她的基本身體活動受到影響,更因此不得不取消了一系列歐洲的巡演計畫。

「開一場演唱會不難,難的是取消一場演唱會。」Celine Dion在預告片中提起這段經歷,依然難掩表情中的痛苦與遺憾:「我每一天都很努力(恢復),但是我必須承認,這實在是太難了⋯⋯」她在《I AM: CELINE DION》紀錄片的預告片中講述道。

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Celine Dion罹患的「僵人綜合症」是一種很罕見的精神失調症狀,主要影響軀幹肌肉,還有可能造成痙攣,導致姿勢畸形、脊柱前凸等症狀。對於視唱歌為生命的Celine Dion來說,病症更影響到了她的聲帶,令其無法按照自己習慣的方式發聲。

直到今年2月的格林美頒獎典禮上,Celine Dion突然驚喜現身,為Taylor Swift頒發「年度專輯」的獎項。她在舞台上的狀態良好,也讓一眾歌迷暫時放下心來。

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Celine Dion attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Above LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Celine Dion attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Celine Dion and Taylor Swift attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Above LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Celine Dion and Taylor Swift attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Celine Dion attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Celine Dion and Taylor Swift attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

紀錄片最後,Celine Dion眼含淚光,熱切表達了自己十分想念舞台和觀眾,更表明自己「絕不會就此停下。」

「如果我跑不動,我就用走的。如果我走不動,我就用爬的⋯⋯」

「當女孩遇到一雙喜歡的鞋子,她總能想方設法穿進去。從6碼到10碼,儘管給我就好。」

提起自己過去開演唱會的經歷,Celine Dion的眼睛神彩奕奕。重回舞台的熱切希望,相信也成為她抵抗病魔的最大動力。而這過程中,都有哪些觀眾不得而知的幕後故事,且等紀錄片在6月25日於Prime Video首播。

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Cathy Huang
Content Editor, Chinese, Tatler Hong Kong
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