Celine Dion makes acting debut, releases new music after Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis

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Celine Dion's heart will go on, in the form of making music and movies, despite her Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis. The Grammy-Award winner is making her debut on the big screen in the film "Love Again," for which she also recorded a slew of new songs for the soundtrack.This will be Dion’s first release of new music since announcing in December that she suffers from the incurable neurological disease.

Dion, who will star as herself in the film, says she "had a lot of fun doing this movie," which finished filming in early 2021. "And to have the privilege of appearing with the beautiful and talented actors Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan in my very first feature film is a gift that I will cherish forever," she explained in a press release obtained by Fox News Digital. "I think it's a wonderful feel-good story, and I hope that people will like it, and like the new songs too," she continued.

On Thursday, the studio released a lyric video for Dion's song that matches the movie title, "Love Again." The film features 11 songs from the 55-year-old singer-songwriter, which are described as being "woven into the narrative of the film and its characters."  The romantic comedy follows Mira Ray (Chopra Jonas) who has just lost her fiancé.

She "sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number…not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns’ new work phone," a synopsis details.