Canadian superstar Celine Dion is ready with a new album, the first since her husband’s death, that will feature collaborations* with French stars and uplifting* lyricism*, her label* announced on Monday.

    The album, which will come out on August 26, is entitled “Encore Un Soir.” Dion released the title track — which means “One More Night” in English — in May.

    The pop diva, 48, had dedicated the ballad* to her late husband Rene Angelil, who died in January from throat cancer at age 73.

    Angelil was taken by Dion’s voice when she was a child and became her musical guide and manager, marrying her in 1994 when she was 26.

    The song “Encore Un Soir” was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, a leading French pop star.

    Label Sony Music said that the album will also feature Dion’s first song written by two other prominent* French rockers, Francis Cabrel and Serge Lama.

    “Celine voluntarily* chose uplifting themes that focused on life and positivity,” the label said in a statement.

    Dion will also delve* into her Quebecois heritage with a cover of “Ordinaire” by Robert Charlebois, a major artist of the French-speaking province.

    Dion, who also sings in English, has sold 220 million albums, placing her among the ranks of the most successful recording artists of all time.

    Dion is on a tour that includes nine sold-out shows at the Bercy arena in Paris as well as 10 concerts in Montreal, five in Quebec City and two in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, before she returns to her residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

    (SD-Agencies)