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30 april 2004

New mp3 added

Celine will sing in China!!

According to Las Vegas Review-Journal, Celine is considering an offer to perform three concerts in mainland China in October. The offer came from prominent promoter Marc Berman, who was the first to book a major entertainer in China. He put Mariah Carey in Shanghai in November for two concerts that attracted 52,000 fans. Berman said his offer includes two concerts in Shanghai and one in Beijing while Celine is on break. Berman said Celine is the most popular entertainer in the world in the eyes of the Chinese! The autumn break of Celine will be from Monday, October 11 to Tuesday, November 2. Source: Celiniana.com

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29 april 2004

Tracklist of "A New Day...Live In Las Vegas "

1. Nature Boy
2. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
3. Because You Loved Me
4. I'm Alive
5. If I Could
6. At Last
7. Fever
8. I've Got the World On a String
9. Je T'aime Encore
10. I Wish
11. I Drove All Night
12. My Heart Will Go On
13. What A Wonderful World
14. You and I
15. Ain't Gonna Look The Other Way

source: celine community and amazon

27 april 2004

New Video!

Contre Nature Video Clip
Duration: 4:13 seconds
Format: Windows Media Player

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26 april 2004

Photos of Miracle

These are some photos that will be in the Miracle Book (180 pages) :

Vote for Celine

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Sony Music plans to release a compact disc of Celine
Caesars Entertainment couldn't buy this kind of publicity. Sony Music plans to release a compact disc of Celine Dion's songs recorded live from her show at Caesars' $90 million Colosseum June 15. The Canadian diva who now lives at Lake Las Vegas is best known for her Oscar-winning hit "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic" and is in the middle of a long-term contract with Caesars Entertainment, which owns the Palace.
Source: reviewjournal

25 april 2004

New videos

Download extracts from the A New Day Show:

Songs on Miracle

Miracle, as far as we know already will contain two great cover versions - "Une Chanson Douce" and "What A Wonderful World". They shall add Brel's "Un Enfant" or Marnay's "Un Jour Un Enfant".

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs

The American Film Institute will broadcast a new TV special on CBS on June 22 focusing on the greatest songs from the movies. While the list of the best 100 songs is being kept confidential, Céline is listed among the artists that will be featured on this special hosted by John Travolta.
Source: www.celinedion.com

Tony Moran speaks about Celine

"Working with Celine Dion I was vert nervous. It wasn't because she was such a big star, but because everything around her was really big. There were so many record executives and video cameras everywhere, it was really hard for me to get comfartable with so many people watching. When I had to sing to her to show her how I wanted the song to sound, I was so nervous I told Celine she had to turn around because I coudln't sing in her face. She did it-she thought it was cute.
It was really funny and at the end it was a really great experience.READ THE INTERVIEW
source: Sydney Star Observer...

Single Contre nature [SCANS]

Five-time Grammy Award recipient to be honored October 10, 2004

Five-time Grammy Award recipient Celine Dion, who has sold a combined total of over 165 million albums, has been selected to receive the Society of Singers 13th Annual ELLA Award October 10, 2004 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. The event has been moved from the previously announced June date in Beverly Hills to the newly announced date in Las Vegas. The announcement was made by Society of Singers president and CEO Jerry F. Sharell.

The ELLA Award, named after its first recipient Ella Fitzgerald, is given to singers whose contribution to the music world is equaled by his/her dedication to humanitarian causes and community support. The non-profit organization, Society of Singers (SOS), offers comprehensive services to meet the emergency financial needs of professional singers worldwide and works within the entertainment community to advance the vocal arts through scholarships. Society of Singers was co-founded in 1984 by Chairman Emeritus Ginny (Mrs. Henry) Mancini and Gilda Maiken Anderson. Previous ELLA Award recipients include Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Martin, Peggy Lee, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Lena Horne, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Dame Julie Andrews, Placido Domingo and Barry Manilow.

Jerry F. Sharell, SOS, President/CEO said, "The Board of Directors of SOS gave unanimous approval to award the ELLA to Ms. Dion. I consider her a most dynamic performer and passionate human being. Her musical performances are legendary and her contributions to mankind are mega-generous. Above all, she is a marvelous person with a heart as big as Canada! And I am one of her biggest fans."

Ms. Celine Dion stated, "I'm honored to be the recipient of this year's ELLA Award in my adopted town of Las Vegas! The combination of my show and then receiving the award afterwards will make this a truly special evening for my family, my close friends and for all the SOS members and guests from across the country who will be coming to share this occasion with me."

During her spectacular career, Celine Dion has sold a combined total of over 165 million albums. She is a 5-time Grammy Award winner, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Album for "Falling Into You" (1996); and Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "My Heart Will Go On" (1998). Her Epic recordings have won two Academy Awards: Best Original Song From A Film in 1992, for the title song of "Beauty and the Beast" (with Peabo Bryson), and Best Original Song from A Film in 1998, for "My Heart Will Go On" (From "Titanic"). She has earned seven American Music Awards and, in her native Canada, she has won 20 Juno Awards and an astonishing 39 Felix Awards (Quebec). Her hugely successful show, "A New Day...," an unparalleled combination of performance, passion, and theatrical innovation, has been the hottest ticket in Las Vegas, playing to sold-out audiences since its opening on March 25, 2003 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

The Society of Singers (SOS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1984 by Ginny Mancini. This human service agency offers comprehensive services to meet the emergency financial needs of professional singers worldwide. Eligible applicants have earned their primary living as a singer for five years or more and represent all ages, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, locales and singing styles. The Society also works within the entertainment community to advance vocal arts through its scholarship programs. For more information please consult www.singers.org.
Source:www.celinedion.com

CHILD FOCUS BELGIUM

From the 3th of May until the 15th, Child Focus will organise for the first time a big fund raising under
de motiv"HELP TO HELP". The central pied of this huge action is an auction
that will allow collectors and fans to buy objects from big stars of sports,
cinema, arts and music. That is how a platinum disc of Celine Dion for the
album"1 FILLE 4 TYPES" will be presented. Objects will be shown on the CHILD FOCUS website!
CHILD FOCUS is an organisation "European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children". Source: Belgian News

The Miracle book and calender

on this page it says that the book will be release on 1st of september this year and it's 180 pages, but in France's amazon it says the release date is 7th October
there are 2 covers for 2005 Miracle Calender both will release in October:
the first one

and this one

there's also a Date Book 2004 calender for Miracle which also will release in October.

20 april 2004

Celine on Jay leno

It's a GOOD MORNING back in Hollywood after a look-see at Las Vegas, which continues to be, beyond a doubt, the fastest growing entertainment-based city in the world. At Caesars this weekend were the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation's Ken Scherer and Emilie Kennedy and Michael Douglas (news)' publicist Allen Burry. They were meeting with Caesars executive vice president Joseph Jimenez for an upcoming gala weekend expected to raise over a million-$ for the MPTF. Scherer and Burry will exec produce the weekend, which includes the "Michael Douglas & Friends Presented by Lexus" celeb golf tourney at Caesars' Cascata golf course and a May 1 gala headlining Liza Minnelli (news) and including Kenny G, Richie Samboro and Shelby Lynne (news). An auction at the gala will include Douglas' classic Harley motorcycle -- and a ride with Michael up the Calif. coastline. Jeffrey Katzenberg, MPTF Foundation prez, will auction tix to next year's "Night Before" Oscar party. Among sponsors for the event is Jim Rogers, owner of Las Vegas' Sunbelt Communications and NBC affiliate KVBC. (The golf tourney airs on ABC, July 18 after the British Masters.) Bob Lanning directs and produces the TV'd golf tourney, with Scherer and Burry as exec producers of the weekend event ... By that time, Caesars will have completed a $400 million expansion of suites, a Roman plaza with 70 more premium shops and famous eateries, including Miami's Joe's Stone Crabs ... Vegas has certainly come a long way since my first introduction to the city, when there were a couple of hotels: the Last Frontier (later the New Frontier) and the El Rancho Vegas. Since then, I've opened almost all of the hotels on the then-building strip, from the Flamingo to the Desert Inn, the Sands, the Hilton and Caesars Palace (where I arrived in a chariot to greet stars attending the bow of their first attraction, Andy Williams (news)). Every top star has played there since the opening 38 years ago and now the remarkable Celine Dion (news) stars there in a theater and eye-filling production -- an entertainment that never could have been imagined by the founding dreamers of this city.

DESPITE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE (and chagrin) that the Siegfried & Roy show is no longer, crowds continue to pour into the Mirage hotel to visit Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden, where you can see the magnificent white lions and tigers that were part of the act. Not only do fans line up at the boxoffice, but also at the souvenir shops featuring the famed cats. The first two segs of DreamWorks' "Father of the Pride" animated series, based on Siegfried & Roy, will be shown to NBC execs Wednesday. And "For Roy, with Love," an evening dedicated to Roy Horn, with a special scheduled appearance by Siegfried Fischbacher, will be held at the Henry Fonda (news) theater on Hollywood Blvd. May 1. It's part of the 36h annual Academy of Magical Arts awards show and banquet in association with the Magic Castle, with which Siegfried & Roy have been friend for years. Magic-loving stars skedded to appear (perform?) include Jason Alexander (news), Stan Freberg, Teri Hatcher (news), Tippi Hedren (news), Irene Larsen. Mac King receives the Magician of the Year award ... Talking magic, while in Vegas we caught the inimitable Lance Burton at the Monte Carlo, where he's had his own (SRO) theater for eight years. (He previously performed at the Tropicana and Folies Bergere, a total of 24 years baffling audiences.) One of the props in his show is a copy of Daily Variety. He told me he's been using our paper for years in his "tear and repair" magic act --y'know, where he tears up a page of the paper and magically has it reappear whole. Howcum Daily Variety? "I like the consistency of your paper," he smiled. Burton joins Celine Dion and Jerry Seinfeld (news) on Jay Leno's "Tonight" show when it emanates from the Paris hotel May 12. And he wings in to L.A. to appear at the "We SPARK Cancer Support Center" May 3 at the U. of Judaism hosted by Tom Hanks (news) ... Among the many expansions in Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil, now playing SRO at the Bellagio, has a new show in the works to bow this Fall at the MGM Grand ... The Bellagio recovered from its incredible power failure last week and among the many losses -- including hotel revenue, rooms, casino, shops -- I learned that Le Cirque had lost some of its prized white wines: When the power returned, the surge quick-froze some vintages! ... Lunching at Spago at Caesars, with Angelina and Joe Jimenez and Bernie Yuman, we were interrupted by a phone call to Bernie from Anthony Hopkins (news) in Australia; he was readying to head to the Great Barrier Reef. He just called to say hello to Bernie, with whom he'd hosted "Siegfried & Roy' the Magic Box" Imax movie -- and Bernie later was best man at Hopkins'
Source: Online Staff, STAFF [MPTF heads to Vegas for fundraising 04/19/2004 - Sun Apr 18, 8:00 PM ET ]

18 avril 2004

Celine on Fan de [captures]

Celine appeared on the channel M6 and talked about her new clip Contre Nature:

Thanks a lot to val of celine community!!

15 april 2004

Lavish fund-raiser buoys Opportunity Village
Elizabeth Foyt's social column appears Wednesdays. Reach her at elizabethfoyt@prodigy.net.
Caesars Palace President Mark Juliano and Opportunity Village board member Billy Walters were among the major supporters joining Celine Dion and husband Rene Angelil to present Easter Sunday's spectacular fund-raiser to benefit Opportunity Village.
Every cast member and musician, and all members of the support staff who produce "A New Day ...," donated their talents and services, as did Dion for this special performance.
Proceeds from ticket sales at the 4,100-seat Colosseum and related events that evening will be used to enrich the lives of the mentally challenged, providing training, jobs and social activities and helping to build self-esteem.
Festivities began early with many generously supporting the performance as well as the champagne reception in Caesars' Roman Ballroom.
Nordstroms General Manager Alan Morrell, Greg Olafson, banker Bill Martin, Meredith and Craig Johnson, Rep. Shelley Berkley and husband, Dr. Larry Lehrner, County Commissioner Mary Kincaid-Chauncey, Bucky and Giana Buchanan, Brian and Debbie Munch, J.A. Tiberti and Regent Thalia Dondero were among those who mixed and mingled with the Scintas, who also adopted Opportunity Village after arriving in Las Vegas some five years ago.|
Gina Polovina, president of Opportunity Village Foundation, attended with husband Ira David Sternberg and brought as special guests her maternal grandparents Julian and Iris Smolen. Julian, celebrating his 80th birthday that evening, is a longtime Las Vegas resident.
A select group, among them benefactors of long standing Claudine Williams and Kitty Rodman, attended an elite pre-concert reception with Dion in one of Caesars' luxury suites.
Happily posing for photos with the superstar were Colette Saltz, Frank and Bonnie Martin, Dale and Carl Rowe, Brad Friedmutter with Linda Fresh, Donna and Bob McDonald, Paul Dykstra of GES-Greyhound Exhibition Services and Terri Sturm. Other major contributors stepping into the limelight with Dion were Dick and Lynne Foster, Cliff and Darlene Miller, Larry and Annette Carter, the Morrissey family and representatives from Station Casinos and Mandalay Resort Group.
Proceeds from the event, including a $150,000 direct gift from Dion and Angelil, netted $930,000. It will be used for the development of a third Opportunity Village campus, which will be built in the northwest region of the valley.
Opportunity Village is celebrating its 50th birthday this June. It was founded in 1954 by seven parents who wished to open a larger world for their children.

New wallpaper!!

Redbook Magazine Scans

Céline is featured on the cover of the May edition of Redbook Magazine available on newsstands now. The cover story deals with celebrity mothers.

Thanks to Celinesmile and Alex!

Céline On 'Fan de'

Fans who live in France will be able to see Céline on the M6 program 'Fan de' airing on Saturday, April 17. Céline's appearance was taped in late March in Las Vegas. Check your local listings for more information.

"Contre nature" In Canada

You'll soon be able to hear Céline's latest single "Contre nature" from her French-language release '1 fille & 4 types' on Canadian radio stations. The previous single "Et je t'aime encore" is currently ranked in the top 10 on the Québec charts for airplay. Check out the Music section to listen to clips from '1 fille & 4 types.'

Céline on TV in the US
04/17/04 : 12:30 pm ET BIO Star Central Bon Jovi, Jon Bon Jovi, Celine Dion Info
04/18/04 : 04:00 pm ET OVA The Rhythm of Life Celine Dion, Mark Knopfler, Brian Wilson Info
04/19/04 : 07:00 pm ET VH1 VH1 All Access Woody Allen, Mariah Carey, Cher, Celine Dion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, The Strokes, Billy Bob Thornton, Justin Timberlake Info
04/20/04 : 09:00 pm ET OVA The Rhythm of Life Burt Bacharach, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones, Bernie Krause, Brian May, Paul McCartney, Bobby McFerrin, Stewart Copeland, Dionne Warwick, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder Info
04/21/04 : 01:00 am ET OVA The Rhythm of Life Burt Bacharach, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones, Bernie Krause, Brian May, Paul McCartney, Bobby McFerrin, Stewart Copeland, Dionne Warwick, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder Info
04/23/04 : 10:00 am ET ETV Revealed with Jules Asner Celine Dion Info

Source : Music station

Coulda Woulda Shoulda new Single in Sweden!

A Swedish guy posted this on CC:
"Hy @ All,
A friend of me really likes listen to the internet Radio and listened to radio station in Sweden! The Radio Moderator played CWS for 5 seconds and said that this is the new Single of Celine Dion...
I can't descrobe how happy I am now. I really like this song a lot. i just hope it's doing a great job there so that Sony will release it in whole Europe... HOPE SO"!!!
COULDA WOULDA SHOULDA, bit I didn't do that... "

11 april 2004

Live CD From A New Day...!

Sony Music will bring Céline's songs from her spectacular show A New Day... to a worldwide audience by releasing a live CD on June 14. The album will be out on June 15 in North America. The official tracklisting and title of the CD will be revealed soon. Fans can look forward to a few surprises! Check back on www.celinedion.com for more info.

Céline Listed On VH1's The Greatest!

Tune in to VH1 as they count down The Greatest Women of the Video Era this weekend. Céline's success has not been overlooked as she is listed alongside other great female artists. The show airs on VH1 on Monday, April 12 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Celine on Redbook magazine

Celine on the cover of Redbook under " Music's hot moms" with Martina McBride, Toni Braxton, Cyndi Lauper ... The issue will be available in may. Celine posed in a white suit for Redbook magazine!

here is a photo of this mag!

10 april 2004

New Video

A special performance of s'il suffisait d'aimer with JJG on the piano at Tapis Rouge.>>>

Celine Dion donates show

Proceeds from Celine Dion's performance Sunday of her "A New Day ..." show at Caesars Palace will go to Opportunity Village, a not-for-profit organization that serves people with intellectual disabilities.
At the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the show starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets for the benefit are $79.55-$204.55 (20-ticket limit per customer).
Opportunity Village provides services and jobs to the mentally handicapped.
Source: www.reviewjournal.com

9 april 2004

Reedition of "Ma vie , mon rêve"

Carrefour will release soon a new edition of Ma vie mon rêve for 12 euros.Their is an add to win a travel to Las Vegas.There is no specific date fof release. The cover is a litlle changed.
Thanks to Audreyoneheart of celine community

New edition: Et René crea Celine

The book of Jean Beaunoyer and de Jean Beaulne, “Et René créa Céline”,is now available in a new version in France with some changes like the new cover:

Celine and Rene..., On big spenders list...

The lastest "Globe" tabloid did a count down of their top 10 choices of celebs who are the biggest spenders... Celine and Rene came in at #8, the article reads as follows:
Celine Dion makes the big spenders list as much for the money she spends on others as for what she spends on herself. Every year, the 36-year-old singer throws a $1 million Christmas party for her family and friends. A few yers ago, she gave each of her 13 siblings $100,000 in their stockings. Door prizes at her parties include vacations, TV's and CD players. She has gifted her parents with a $3 million Palm Beach mansion and an equally posh Canadian ski Chalet. But she doesn't neglect herself either. "I love shopping," says Celine. "All year long, I buy clothes. This is my favorite thing. It's the most expensive sport I have ever done in my life. We have four houses and they're all full of my shoes. I buy shoes and then I buy outfits to go with them." She has more than 1,000 pairs of shoes- so many that her hubby suprised her with a $200,000 300-square-foot closet, complete with heated marble floor and Louis XIV furniture. Adds Celine, "There's a floor-to-ceiling mirror that has lighted shelves for my shoes behind it."
Nance Co-Manager of Celine Talk

The power of Celine
By MICHELLE MARK, CALGARY SUN

Listening to Celine Dion while battling cancer gave a Calgary mom the extra motivation she needed to fight the deadly disease. Now, with the help of her friends, she hopes to meet the Canadian diva in person to round out a dream come true.
"Some of her songs really inspired me and gave me strength through some really bleak days in the hospital," said 46-year-old Carla Fiorentino, who was battling a massive tumour on her lung.
During three rounds of chemotherapy, a stem-cell transplant and six rounds of radiation, Fiorentino's friends coached her to recovery with a trip to Las Vegas.When her tumor shrunk to the size of a thumbnail, they added Dion tickets to the deal.
"I can't believe this is happening," she said.
"I read an article saying she sometimes likes to meet her fans, so I thought I'd write her a letter and hope for the best. "What have I got to lose?"

Fiorentino's cancer is not yet in remission, but tests have shown the shrunken spot on her lung has not grown in months. Fiorentino and her friends are heading to Vegas on April 29 and will be taking in Dion's show at Caesar's Palace on May 1. "This trip and seeing your performance is part of a dream come true," Fiorentino wrote in a letter to Dion."The second part of the dream is that I am still alive and able to stay around for a while to raise my son." Fiorentino's son Anthony is 14. Celine Dion's representatives at Sony Music could not be reached for comment.
Thanks to Nance Co-Manager of Celine Talk

8 april 2004

Céline Performs For Charity!

On Sunday, April 11, Céline will give a special performance of A New Day... to raise money for a great Las Vegas area charity, Opportunity Village. This charitable organization is dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities. Click here to read the press release.

New Mp3s

to love you more dubbing you mix + Live to love

7 april 2004

Céline On French TV

While on the set filming her upcoming video, Céline also took some time to give interviews for "Plus que la musique", "Fan de" and many programs on the French network M6. Dates for the broadcast of these shows will be announced soon.
source celinedion.com

In deed Celine will be on TV on the following dates:

21st of April for the Video
24 of april for Plus vite que la musique

6 april 2004

New CD parfum notes pic!

4 april 2004

Sarah McLachlan wins Juno for best pop album
Canadian Press - EDMONTON — A-list musical talent from across Canada toasted their successes Saturday at a private dinner party overlooking the North Saskatchewan River.
It was the first of two Juno awards nights in Edmonton, a swanky non-televised affair that saw the presentation of 29 statuettes and two special lifetime achievement awards.
Picking up where she left off after a break from recording, Sarah McLachlan was welcomed back with the best pop album trophy for Afterglow. It marks the Halifax-born singer's sixth Juno win.
It was no surprise when the country recording of the year was awarded to Shania Twain for her multi-million selling Up! She beat out Terri Clark, Doc Walker, Brad Johner and Aaron Lines.
Toronto's Holly Cole took home best jazz vocal for Shade while Guido Basso took traditional jazz album.
Best alternative album went to Buck 65 for Talkin' Honky Blues, inspired by a trip the Nova Scotia singer took to Paris.
Vancouver's Michael Buble, who made a huge splash in Canada and overseas with his swing-inspired self-titled CD, was named best new artist.
Rapper 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' won international album, and former Big Sugar guitarist Gavin Brown was rewarded for producing records by Billy Talent and Three Days Grace.
(...)The televised awards will include best album, a tough race that pits Buble's self-titled debut, Celine Dion's One Heart, Nelly Furtado's Folklore, McLachlan's Afterglow, Nickelback's The Long Road and Sam Roberts' We Were Born in a Flame. The category normally has only five competitors but a sixth was added this year after what the recording academy called a "data-entry error."
Also being handed out Sunday are best single, best artist, best songwriter and best new group. read the rest on ctv.ca

Picking a winner: It's a horse race
At last we come to the big one on Juno Who Will Win? - album of the year.
For the winner, nothing but glory, a place in the history books, Canadian history books, anyway. For the "losers," well, they're all winners already. And we mean that literally. Each of the nominees for album of the year is either A. fabulously rich and famous or B. about to be. It comes back to the old argument about the real value of winning a Juno Award in the grand scheme of things. Not much, say some pundits - certainly not even close to the sales boost that commonly comes after winning a Grammy - but we've spilled so much ink on this topic already that we're not about to rain on Edmonton's parade. All hail the Junos!
ONE HEART, Celine Dion: Despite our belief that Celine is a class act, has an incredible voice, is a masterful performer and is the richest pop star this side of Barbra Streisand, this is Celine's worst album yet - and that's saying something. Musical cliches abound, let alone the lyrics, replete with hearts beating, stolen moments, tender touches, soul connections, dawning suns, clouds with silver linings, lonely rivers, oceans, mountains, stars, rainbows, moonbeams, the works du fromage. One Heart is actually a phenomenon: A collection of love songs with no soul whatsoever. If this thing wins, Prime Minister Paul Martin should investigate CARAS (the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). Source: www.canoë.com

MIRACLE PROJECT

The boxset called 'Miracle' got already 500,000 bookings in the U.S.A. only. Anne Geddes' photo of René-Charles when he was only 3 weeks old will be published in the booklet. Last month, Celine spent one week in New York with 120 babies all aged 3-weeks old and younger. The album will feature 14 love-songs dedicated to children, Céline's songs on this CD translate the emotions that parents feel for their children but are unable to express... among them there will be the French song "Une Chanson Douce" sung by Céline and Henri Salvador (they also sang that song during "1 fille & 4 types" TV Special). For the photo sessions, Céline had to get-up at 6am, and rush to the studio as to not make the babies wait. For once, she wasn't the star: the babies were! Posing for the pictures with such small babies was very difficult. Céline sometimes had babies on her head, on her stomach while standing up, etc.... She was nervous and scared to handle the babies when her hands became sweaty. She was more nervous than the babies' parents were. All of the babies peed or pooped on Céline. Céline couldn't move when she was in certain positions so people just came to clean-up the babies' mess while she was posing.
Source: journal de Montreal

3 april 2004

Celine's Frog!

Although rock merchandising does not involve the physical risks associated with other crew jobs, it is not without challenges. One of the more frustrating aspects is trudging through the bureaucratic quagmire of international customs--specifically, bringing merchandise from the United States into Canada to sell at Canadian concert dates. In 1998, I landed a job on the Celine Dion tour at the peak of her Titanic success. Our most popular souvenir was a small stuffed frog wearing a tiny "Celine" T-shirt. Celine Dion loves frogs. People send her toy frogs from all over the world, and before each concert, she has them playfully arranged in her dressing room. Fortunately, kids love them, too, and the frogs were a huge seller. As a result, I found myself declaring a payload of 9,000 toy frogs to a humorless Canadian customs official, who informed me that the frogs themselves could enter Canada, but the tiny T-shirts they were wearing could not--something about trade sanctions with the country that manufactured them. So there, at the Canadian border, in the middle of a blinding, testicle-retracting snowstorm, I carefully undressed 9,000 frogs.
Upon arriving at the arena in Calgary, one of Celine’s assistants strode up to me with a deadly serious _expression on her face. She was holding a small, shirtless frog.
“These frogs are naked!” she said tersely. “What happened to their shirts?”
I told her about the customs incident.
She studied the toy for a moment, examining it from all angles, then looked me in the eye: “Maybe you can find them some tiny pants. Because we can’t sell naked frogs. Celine won’t have it.”
Trying to find a decent margarita in Calgary is difficult. Trying to find 9,000 pairs of tiny frog pants on a snowy Sunday evening is enough to burst a vein in your head. Source: spin.com

Celine's advice to stay goodlooking and fresh during a long flight

What is your advice to stay goodlooking and fresh during a long flight?

Céline: Pfewww...trying to stay...What I do to stay beautiful and what? during a flight? hahahahaha
Postpone the trip! (Yeah nice saying but for who are we making those long flights in the first place, Right Mrs Dion Angélil)

The best way to look good is just postpone the trip...no problem...you'll stay looking very beautiful!
Ehm...flying is so difficult ehm...you get dehydrated, if you don't have voiceproblems you get lucky, if you don't get dehydrated in your face you get lucky.
You have to drink constantly...even more...I guess flying is like living in the desert you have to...
If you wait until you're thirsty it's already too late, so you have to drink constantly ehm...add some moisturizers to your skin and if you can have no make-up on
but put your PJ's on (a momnet you see her thinking O wait they are talking about Commercial flights) even if you just travel commercial.
It doesn't matter, make yourself comfortable and if you can ask for a hot towel and then you can breathe in the humidity of this hot towel...it's a kind of inhalation..and it can make your sinusses...breathe well, also good moisturize to your skin. So there's no miracle you know. When you travel and work hard and you're on a schedule, the plane it's hard for everybody. If we would have miracles and tricks we'd share them with everybody. But we don't really, we try our best.
Source: Interview

Reminder: Paul&Pauline Dion Birthday /1962

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2004
Nance Co-Manager of Celine Talk

Key Details Revealed for the Upcoming 2004 Juno Awards Telecast

Canada's Music Awards Broadcast set for Sunday, April 4 on CTV
TORONTO, March 29, 2004 -- The partners behind the 2004 JUNO Awards Telecast today revealed key details that provides a sneak preview for the upcoming 2004 JUNO Awards Telecast, Canada's Music Awards, airing Sunday, April 4 at 8 p.m. (9 p.m. AT) on CTV. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) together with its partners CTV and Insight Productions announced the primetime music special will include a record 15 musical performances including one by host Alanis Morissette , a groundbreaking 360-degree set with multiple stages and appearances by some of the industry's internationally acclaimed artists.
"The star-studded, high-energy, concert-style production of the past two years has resonated with the fans in the audience and the viewers at home," said Susanne Boyce, President of Programming for CTV and Chair of the Media Group. "This year's brilliant production design means more music, more fans and a more intense concert experience. We can't wait for Edmonton to shine."
"This year, with my producing partners Louise Wood, CARAS and CTV,
The JUNO Awards Telecast will have more music then ever before," said Executive Producer John Brunton. "Along with a stunning and innovative set design, we have created the most ambitious awards show ever produced in Canada." In keeping with the JUNO Awards as a celebration of Canadian music, the Telecast will showcase a range of musical styles, including pop, rock, R&B, country, classical and roots.
Passing on traditional stage backdrops, three, 360 degree stages will create a 'theatre in the round' experience that will make the audience a key design element of the show. "This year's set design will make the audience in Edmonton the backdrop to the 2004 JUNO Awards and I know that they will be a very exciting canvas," said Brunton.
"Kudos to our partners at CTV and Insight Productions," said Melanie Berry, President, CARAS. "Once again, the ingenuity and dedication from our broadcast and production partners have already helped CARAS raise the bar for the 2004 JUNO Awards."
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2004 JUNO AWARDS TELECAST :

For more information on the 33 rd annual JUNO Awards, visit the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) Web site at www.juno-awards.ca .