Exclusive: Celine Dion Opens Up About Singing New Song for 'Beauty and the Beast' 26 Years After the Original

21 February 2017 8:18 PM, PST | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »

Celine Dion says it's a "privilege" to sing a new song for Disney's upcoming live-action Beauty and the Beast.

Nearly 30 years after the movie's 1991 release -- and Dion's iconic duet with Peabo Bryson -- the singer opened up to Et's Cameron Mathison about falling "in love" with the animated film, and how her late husband, Rene Angelil, convinced her to sing a new song -- titled "How Does a Moment Last Forever" -- for the new movie.

"30 year later, they [came] back to me," Dion told Et while promoting "The Celine Dion Collection" of handbags, luggage and accessories with the Bugatti Group, which was unveiled at Project Women in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and will be available at select retailers across the globe in September.

"I saw the [new] movie, it's great, but there was something inside of me that was shaking little »

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