Celine Dion brings American Music Awards to tears by singing haunting Edith Piaf love song ‘Hymne a L'Amour’ in tribute to Paris

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Tribute: Celine Dion brought the theater to tears at the American Music Awards with her rendition of Edith Piaf's Hymne a l'Amour in a tribute to the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks
Celine Dion brought the theatre to tears at the American Music Awards as she performed a tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in Paris earlier this month.

The French-Canadian sang Edith Piaf's Hymne a l'Amour as a montage showing of Paris landmarks, including the the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe, and the French capital uniting in the wake of the attacks, played behind her.
Several audience members at at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, were visibly moved as Celine sang the emotional French classic in honour of the 130 people who died in the attacks on November 13. 
In honour: The performance paid tribute to the 130 people killed in the bombings and shootings in the French capital on November 13
One woman had tears streaming down her cheeks during Celine's powerful performance 
The Canadian songstress performed a soaring rendition of the French classic as a montage of Paris landmarks, including the the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe, played behind her
American Music Awards producer Larry Klein said the show decided to include a tribute to Paris to show solidarity with France and the families of the victims

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