Celine Dion's fans are keeping her going as she deals with the death of her husband.

She said: "I have to say that, coming here after the passing of my husband after not even 6 months, it could have been way easy for me to say, 'You know what, I'm not in the mood of dressing up and having the purse and seeing the fans and having a good time and singing, giving a part of your soul.'

"But knowing that he loved the industry so much - he made me who I am today since [I was] 12-years-old - I went back on stage before he passed, he wanted me to really be the artist I always wanted to be, and I knew that for a long time.

"I don't want to sound pretentious but I think beyond the music, I think I do have a relationship with my fans that are [pushing] me [along], saying, 'You know what, Celine?' They've been such supporters in my good days and my bad days."

And the 48-year-old singer - who has René-Charles, 15, and twins Eddy and Nelson with her late husband - praised her fans for being "considerate for her happiness and her sadness".

She added to Entertainment Tonight: "They are so considerate for my happiness and my sadness, my good and bad moments, and they are [always] supporting me. The fans are supporting not only my music, but who I am. I've been criticised for being an open book for so long, but it's paying off today because they know me well."