“It was very nerve-wracking, but at the same time, a big honor,” the superstar said of the emotional on-stage appearance
’s appearance at the 2024 was an emotional one.
The pop icon, 56, graced the cover of on April 22 and, in a now-privated for the magazine, recounted her in February amid her .
“It was very nerve-wracking, but at the same time, a big honor,” she said of taking the stage to a standing ovation while presenting the award for album of the year to for Midnights.
“That magic. That excitement. To see the fans, to see the crowd. To see show business again. It took a lot, a lot out of me,” she continued. “But my son, — R.C. — came and gave me his support.”
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The “My Heart Will Go On” singer also said that presenting the Grammy for album of the year, which she took home in 1997 for Falling into You, was “an honor, because [Swift] is having the time of her life and I’m the one who’s presenting it to her.”
“But it’s always very, very touching when you have a standing ovation,” she added of the moment.
Recalling the look she wore during the monumental moment — a mustard Valentino coat, which she wore over a dusty pink gown, also Valentino — Dion told Vogue France, “I was like, ‘?’ “
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Dion, who was , recalled hearing, “Oh yeah! You can do whatever you want in fashion, have a good time, wear that coat, own that coat, go for it.”
“And it made me feel better for a moment, to hold onto this coat, to hide myself a little bit from all these little things,” she said before breaking into her song, “Imperfections.”
“I got my own imperfections,” she sang, before adding, “So, we did it.”
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After Dion’s surprise emotional appearance at the Grammys in February, a source exclusively told PEOPLE that
“She’s doing well, and the hope is that she can continue to do more and ease back in,” the insider added of Dion, who backstage after presenting.
Dion’s return to the stage — and public eye — came days after the superstar announced her new documentary, , which will give fans an intimate look at her life following her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis. It is set to premiere April 16 on Prime Video.
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“People will see everything she went through,” the source told PEOPLE of the documentary, adding that Dion is excited to lean back into her music career this year.
“She’s taking things step by step,” the insider said. “[Her illness] is incurable, but she’s honestly doing well and looks incredible.”
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