Celine Dion is interviewed during the TGL presented by SoFi match between the Atlanta Drive GC and the Jupiter Links Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 04, 2025. Carmen Mandato/TGL/TGL via Getty Images
Celine Dion proved she’s still got it during a rare interview in front of some of the biggest athletes in the world.
The legendary singer, 56, made an appearance at the TGL match between the Jupiter Links and Atlanta Drive at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on Tuesday, March 4.
TGL, an acronym for Tomorrow’s Golf League, is a 3-on-3 golf league launched earlier this year by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Matches take place within the confines of an indoor, custom-made arena roughly the size of a football field.
Dion, who was diagnosed with neurological disorder stiff person syndrome in December 2022, was asked about her health during an in-match conversation with ESPN’s Mary Smith.
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“I’m doing really great, thank you so much for asking,” Dion said with a big smile.
Dion was in attendance with her three sons — René-Charles, 24, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 14 — who she described as “big golfers.”
“They’re very passionate about the game,” Dion explained. “I used to play golf when I had time. Then I had kids and I took a little break and here I am. But it’s a great passion, as a mother, to see my own children play this game … It’s such a beautiful and great game. You can be in competition with yourself, you can play with your best friend, you can play with your mom, you can play with your neighbor.”
Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club talks with singer Celine Dion after their TGL presented by SoFi match against the Atlanta Drive GC at SoFi Center on March 04, 2025. Carmen Mandato/TGL/TGL via Getty Images
Dion was asked what song from her catalog “best represents” her golf game, which drew a chuckle from the 5-time Grammy winner.
Instead of simply answering the question, Dion did an improvised riff on the lyrics to “My Heart Will Go On,” her iconic song from Titanic.
“Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that my ball will go on,” Dion sang impressively with some help from ESPN’s Smith, 48.
Dion was impressed with the reporter’s vocal chops, grabbing him by the arm and saying, “You’re not bad!”
The surprise performance stopped everybody in the arena in their tracks, including a beaming Woods, a member of the Jupiter Links, and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who attended the match as a spectator during his bachelor party festivities. (The NFL star is currently engaged to actress Hailee Steinfeld.)
The impromptu moment marked the first time Dion has performed in public since her rendition of “L’Hymne À L’Amour” atop the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
Dion has been forced to step back from performing after her stiff person syndrome diagnosis, which causes painful spasms. In the 2024 documentary I Am: Celine Dion, the singer dramatically showed how the neurological disorder had greatly impacted her ability to sing.
However, in a June 2024 interview with Today’s Hoda Kotb, Dion said she vowed to return to the stage.
“Even if I have to crawl,” Dion said. “Even if I have to talk with my hands, I will. I will.”