Shania Twain is praying for her Canadian crooner Celine Dion after she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome
Five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain is praying for five-time Grammy winner Celine Dion after she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome last December and her career was put on hold.
The 57-year-old from Canada said it must be “terrible” for the 55-year-old from France and Canada not to be able to perform due to the rare neurological condition that can lead to stiff muscles, cramps and frequent falls.
“I’m such a fan of Celine’s voice.” “She’s a unique, extraordinary singer and entertainer,” Shania (born Eilleen Edwards) told Billboard on Wednesday.
“I hope to be able to get in touch with her at some point.” I think it must be so difficult, and I know – just from my own experience – how awful it is when you think something is stopping you from singing or affects the joy in your life.
“So I just pray that she’ll be able to get through it and that she’ll be up there.” [on stage] sing for us all again.’
“I’m such a fan of Celine’s voice”: Five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain (right, pictured in 2003) prays for five-time Grammy winner Celine Dion (left) after she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome and Her career ended on hiatus last December
Twain has suffered from health issues of her own in recent years, which also affected her singing career.
The “Queen of Country Pop” suffered nerve damage to her vocal cords after contracting Lyme disease in 2003 and later had to undergo surgery to perform again.
“The surgery was very invasive and I have a big scar that I’m proud of,” Shania said on The Graham Norton Show.
“I’m very happy to have a scar and not no voice.” The surgery was a miracle and I’m so grateful. Going back into a studio after surgery was a discovery and I re-learned the voice. I can get really loud and now I can swear really loud!’
Twain also told InStyle, “It’s a reminder, don’t take your time for granted.” Don’t take the opportunity for granted. It’s possible that I’ll lose it, that it won’t last. I suspect that whatever prosthesis or brace you get that is synthetic, your body can still give way. It could happen.’
The Waking Up Dreaming singer will join six other music superstars on Jack Martin’s music extravaganza, disguised as the game show “Superfan,” which premiered on CBS Wednesday. However, her episode won’t air until August 16.
Up next, Shania is scheduled to take her 76-date ‘Queen Of Me’ tour to Glasgow’s Ovo Hydro on September 14th.
‘She’s a unique, extraordinary singer’: The 57-year-old Canadian (right, pictured in 1998) said it must be ‘terrible’ for the 55-year-old French-Canadian singer (left) not to be able to cope with the rare neurological condition that can lead to stiff muscles, spasms and frequent falls
Shania (born Eilleen Edwards) told Billboard on Wednesday, “I hope to get in touch with her at some point.” I think it must be so difficult, and I know it — I’m just speaking from my experience.
Twain added, “How awful it is to think that something is stopping you from singing or taking away from the joy in your life.” So I just pray that she can overcome it and that she will be up there [on stage] sing for all of us again’
Compassionate: The ‘Queen of Country Pop’ suffered nerve damage to her vocal cords after contracting Lyme disease in 2003 and later had to have surgery to perform again