Celine Dion Surprises LOreal PFW With Im Alive

Celine Dion closed L’Oréal Paris’s annual Paris Fashion Week show with a surprise performance of her 2002 hit “I’m Alive” beneath the Eiffel Tower on Monday, Sept. 28, BBC News and France 24 (AFP) reported.

Both outlets place Dion on the runway at the end of LOréal’s opening-night spectacle, where she emerged in a black gown — BBC describes a ruched full-length velvet look; AFP calls it sleek black — to rapturous applause before belting the song. She was later joined by L’Oréal ambassadors including Viola Davis, Simone Ashley, Aja Naomi King, and Eva Longoria, both reports agree. AFP notes she performed smiling with her hair loose, a detail that matches the emotional pitch of a song literally titled around being alive.

The appearance sits inside Dion’s much-watched return to live performance. France 24/AFP notes a 26-show Paris residency, with 16 dates across September and October and a further 10 planned for May 2027. BBC places her recent comeback show in the French capital as her first full concert since a 2020 New Jersey date cut short by the Covid pandemic, and notes her 2022 diagnosis with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological condition that has shaped public discussion of her stage return.

Choosing “Im Alive” for a Fashion Week close under the Eiffel Tower reads as deliberate messaging: a career-defining pop anthem reframed as a live statement after years away from full-scale touring. Neither BBC nor AFP invents backstage quotes about that symbolism; they stick to the sequence — surprise runway appearance, performance, ambassador join — and let the song title and setting do the editorial work.

Paris Fashion Week women’s spring/summer collections run through Oct. 6, both outlets say. AFP flags that houses including Dior, Tom Ford, Schiaparelli, and Givenchy still had major shows ahead when Dion closed L’Oral’s night — leaving open the chance she could still appear in other front rows as the week continues. BBC’s wider PFW roundup also notes concurrent day-one fashion moments elsewhere in the city without treating those as part of Dion’s L’Oréal set.

For lifestyle and red-carpet readers on Lifestyle, verified as of Sept. 28–30 coverage: dual BBC and France 24/AFP reporting confirms the surprise “I’m Alive” close under the Eiffel Tower, the black-gown silhouette, the ambassador lineup, the residency frame, and PFW’s Oct. 6 end date. No invented stage banter or unconfirmed wardrobe-house credits beyond what those two wires describe. This package is distinct from LIVE Hailey Bieber Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy dress coverage and does not rehash that look.