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Celine Dion To Pay Tribute To Paris At American Music Awards
Celine Dion will honor the victims of the attacks in Paris at Sunday’s American Music Awards.
ABC and dick clark productions say that Dion will perform a rendition of Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à L’Amour” in French at the ceremony to pay tribute to those affected by last week’s attacks.
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The Colosseum At Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nev.
American Music Awards producer Larry Klein says the ceremony’s producers wanted to show solidarity.
“Hymne à L’Amour” was written by Piaf as a tribute to lover Marcel Cerdan. He died in a plane crash in 1949.
Jennifer Lopez is set to host and perform at Sunday’s fan-favorite ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Other performers include Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, Coldplay, One Direction and Carrie Underwood.
The awards air at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.