Adele just celebrated a full circle moment with the Queen of Power Ballads.

The “Easy on Me” singer — who’s coming to an end Residence in Las Vegas – was in the middle of a show on Saturday night when she spotted one of her musical heroes, Celine Dionin the crowd.

In fan-captured images From the emotional moment, Adele couldn’t help but stop her performance of “When We Were Young” to walk out into the audience and hug the tearful singer.

As the crowd went wild, the Grammy winners shared an emotional hug, exchanging a few words before Dion kissed the British siren’s hand and sent her away. Additional pictures I caught Dion dabbing her eyes while Adèle does the same thing on her way back to the stage, sometimes choking as she continued the performance.

Adele made sure to spread the love, calling on her audience to celebrate the Canadian icon. “Forget it for Miss Celine Dion!” she exclaimed, still wiping away tears as Dion stood up for a standing ovation.

Once on stage, Adèle took another moment to celebrate Dion, who she called “one of my favorite people of all time.” She later recognized the significance of crossing paths with Dion while performing at the Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace, the venue originally built for Dion’s first residency in 2003.

Recalling her decision to host her residence in the same place, Adèle said to the crowd“I don’t want to play in a play where Céline was – I want to perform in the play that was built for her. And it was just this room. »

The singer then reiterated her intention to take a long break after her residency ended in November, adding, “I love my life and it’s real. And I’m not saying we’re not real together tonight, but I have so many things I want to do.”

She added: “This is my chance to live or die, this play. It’s just a full circle moment for me, so it’s amazing.”

Adèle’s love for Dion is well documented. Not only she possess a wad of the singer’s used chewing gumbut in 2018, she visited Dion backstage at the same venue during her Power of Love residency. Then she wrote about Instagram“Queen Céline! What a show, an absolute highlight of my life. Thank you very much for the attention paid to your audience and your crazy humor. Happy New Year, lady x.”

In her own post, Dion wrote: “I didn’t get to do all my shows, but I was thrilled that Adèle came to one of them… I love her so much!!”

Dion is also the star who presented Adele with her Grammy for Song of the Year, for her track “Hello,” in 2017. Although in recent years, Dion has seen Dion step away from the spotlight due to her diagnosis of stiff person syndromeShe has been making a comeback since sing at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in July.