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Céline Dion is a prisoner in her own body and rare disease may rob her of her voice

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Céline Dion has been unable to control her muscles because of stiff person syndrome. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Céline Dion has been unable to control her muscles because of stiff person syndrome. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Her voice has been lauded for decades, an extraordinary asset that includes a five-octave vocal range and the ability to reach an E6 – an incredibly high note just above the soprano C.

She also has the ability to project her voice in all registers, which allows it to pierce through the heaviest accompanying instruments and has seen award after award come her way. Five Grammys, a Golden Globe, several Billboard gongs, numerous American Music Awards . . . the list goes on and on.

But Céline Dion’s voice might forever be silenced, lost to a devastating disease that’s trapping her in her body and robbing her of the ability to sing.

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