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Céline Dion

Canadian singer Céline Dion dominated the pop charts in the 1990s with No. 1 hits like “The Power of Love” and “Because You Loved Me.”

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According to People , Elise wasn’t the only one thrilled to see Dion. Oprah Winfrey , Stevie Wonder , and Best New Artist winner Victoria Monét all spent some time with the “My Heart Will Go On” singer.

Before her backstage jam session, Dion was revealed as a mystery presenter for the final award of the night, Album of the Year, and took the stage to a standing ovation before presenting the trophy to Taylor Swift . The two also shared an embrace backstage .

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Early life and french albums, american breakthrough: beauty and the beast, “the power of love” and “because you loved me”, titanic and “my heart will go on”, late ’90s: awards and tours, husband and children, global fame and vegas residencies, health problems and husband’s death, new tours and albums, stiff person syndrome diagnosis, who is céline dion.

Céline Dion is a French-Canadian singer known for her power ballads, including the Academy Award –winning theme song “My Heart Will Go On” from the 1997 film Titanic . A star from a young age, Dion had recorded nine French albums and won numerous awards by the time she was 18. She delivered her first English-language album, Unison , in 1990. Dion’s real breakthrough into pop music stardom came in 1992 when she recorded the theme to Disney’s hit animated feature Beauty and the Beast . Her No. 1 hits include “The Power of Love,” “Because You Loved Me,” and “I’m Your Angel.”

FULL NAME: Céline Marie Claudette Dion BORN: March 30, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada SPOUSE: René Angélil (1994-2016) CHILDREN: René-Charles, Eddy, and Nelson ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aries

Céline Marie Claudette Dion was born on March 30, 1968, in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. The youngest of 14 children of Adhemar and Therese Dion, she grew up in a close-knit musical family. Her parents formed a singing group, Dion’s Family, and they toured Canada when Céline was still an infant. They later opened a piano bar, where 5-year-old Céline would perform to the delight of customers.

At the age of 12, Dion recorded a demo tape of a song she wrote with her mother. They sent the tape to the manager and producer René Angélil, who handled the career of popular French singer Ginette Reno. After hearing the tape and inviting Dion to perform for him in person, Angélil signed her immediately under the condition that he would have complete control over her career. He mortgaged his own home to finance her debut album, La Voix du bon Dieu .

By 18, Dion had recorded nine French albums and won numerous Felix and Juno awards, the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy Award. In 1988, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, and her performance was broadcast live in countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Japan. After this taste of international acclaim, she began looking to the south and American stardom.

Dion recorded her first English-language album, Unison , in 1990. Like most of her English-language albums, it was a collaboration with the songwriter-arranger-musician David Foster. Driven by the Top 5 single “Where Does My Heart Beat Now,” Unison sold more than one million copies worldwide.

Dion’s real breakthrough into pop music stardom came in 1992, when she recorded the theme to Disney’s hit animated feature Beauty and the Beast , a duet with Peabo Bryson. The song, “Beauty and the Beast,” made it to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won both a Grammy and an Academy Award.

It was featured on her second English album, Celine Dion , which became her first gold record in the United States and sold more than 12 million copies internationally. Another hit from the album “If You Asked Me To” made it to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart. The undeniable success of her self-titled effort allowed Dion to launch her first headlining tour in the United States.

Dion quickly capitalized on her newfound fame, releasing the top-selling The Colour of My Love in 1993. The album showcased the romantic power ballads that Dion had become known for, including “When I Fall in Love,” which was featured on the soundtrack for the hit film Sleepless in Seattle , and “The Power of Love,” her first single to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Dion’s international stardom was solidified by her performance of “The Power of the Dream,” at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. That same year, her album Falling Into You , including the No. 1 hit “Because You Loved Me” (from the soundtrack to Robert Redford’ s sentimental 1996 film, Up Close and Personal ), won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album.

The following year, however, would hold even greater glory for Dion, with the release of the blockbuster film Titanic (1997), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet . Dion sang the film’s theme song, “My Heart Will Go On.” The film raked in a record number of Oscar nominations—it won 11, including the award for Best Song—and Dion’s ballad became ubiquitous on radio stations around the world.

Included on both the Titanic soundtrack album and Dion’s own Let’s Talk About Love (1997), “My Heart Will Go On” shot to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100—marking the singer’s third No. 1 hit—and sold a combined 50 million records worldwide. Let’s Talk About Love also featured collaborations with the likes of Barbra Streisand , Luciano Pavarotti , the Bee Gees , and Bryan Adams.

“My Heart Will Go On” kept some of its popularity over the following decades, even becoming the subject of an internet meme in which it is played over video clips out of context or to add emphasis to particularly significant moments.

Dion received the National Order of Quebec, her province’s highest honor, in April 1998. Later that year, she appeared alongside Aretha Franklin , Mariah Carey , Gloria Estefan , and Shania Twain on the high-profile televised concert Divas Live on VH-1.

While touring relentlessly and recording several albums (including S'il Suffisait d'Aimer and a holiday album, These Are Special Times , both released in 1998), Dion was well-rewarded at the Billboard Music Awards in late 1998, where she won six awards, including for Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for 1997’s Let’s Talk About Love .

Her extensive 14-country tour, which began in the summer of 1998, culminated in a gala concert in Montreal on December 31, 1999, in honor of the new millennium. Dion scored her fourth No. 1 hit with “I’m Your Angel,” a duet with R&B singer R. Kelly featured on These Are Special Times.

In 1994, Dion merged her personal and professional life when she married her manager, René Angélil, who was 26 years her senior. Angélil and his second wife had divorced in the 1980s, and around this same time, he and Dion had begun a romantic relationship. The couple became engaged in 1991 and tied the knot at Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica in an elaborate ceremony that was celebrated throughout Canada.

In early 2000, Dion announced that she was taking time off from her career in order to focus on her family. She and Angélil had been trying to have children for years, and eventually decided to use in vitro fertilization to conceive. In May 2000, Dion underwent two small operations at a fertility clinic in New York to improve her chances of becoming pregnant.

Her efforts were successful, and on January 25, 2001, Dion gave birth to a boy, René-Charles. She revealed in interviews that she had stored another fertilized egg in the fertility clinic and planned someday to give her son a sibling. On October 23, 2010, at age 42, Dion gave birth to twin boys, Eddy and Nelson.

After a two-year hiatus, Celine Dion returned in March 2002 with A New Day Has Come , which topped the charts in more than 17 countries. A year later, she began a much-hyped 36-month engagement at Caesars Palace, the famous Las Vegas hotel and casino. Dion simultaneously released the album One Heart , which did not fare as strongly as its predecessor.

Dion returned to creating French-language albums with 2003’s 1 Fille & 4 Types . Partnering with photographer Anne Geddes, she had a hit with the children’s music album Miracle: A Celebration of New Life (2004). In 2007, Dion released two albums: Taking Chances, which nearly reached the top of the pop album charts, and D’Elles , another French-language recording.

While no longer dominating the charts as she once did, Dion remained a popular entertainer. In June 2009, Forbes reported that the singer had earned approximately $100 million the previous year, making her the second-highest earning musician on the magazine’s list after Madonna .

Dion’s follow-up albums included the French-language Sans attendre (2012) and Encore un soir (2016), as well as Loved Me Back to Life (2013) for English-speaking fans. She also embarked on another residency at Caesars Palace in 2011.

In August 2014, Dion canceled all of her shows scheduled through March 22, 2015, to focus on her husband and her children. Angélil was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999, after which he was successfully treated. But his cancer had returned. “I want to devote every ounce of my strength and energy to my husband’s healing, and to do so, it’s important for me to dedicate this time to him and to our children,” the singer said in a statement.

The superstar also dealt with her own health issues in 2014: According to a press release, she had “inflammation in her throat muscles” which prevented her from performing in her Las Vegas show.

In a 2015 interview with USA Today , the singer spoke about her husband’s cancer treatment: “When you see someone who is fighting so hard, it has a big impact on you. You have two choices. You look at your husband who’s very sick and you can’t help, and it kills you. Or you look at your husband that’s sick and you say, ‘I got you. I got it. I’m here. It’s going to be just fine.’” On January 14, 2016, Angélil died at the age of 73 in the family’s Las Vegas home.

Recovering from her loss, Dion returned to the stage for what became an annual summer tour beginning in 2016. She also resumed her Las Vegas residency, before the long-running show concluded in June 2019.

That September, Dion released three new singles and embarked on a world tour in support of her upcoming album. Fans were thrilled to receive her first English-language studio album in six years, with Courage debuting atop the Billboard 200 in November.

The tour was paused at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and would continue to face postponements and cancellations over the next three years because of Dion’s health.

In April 2023, Dion released her first new song in four years with “Love Again,” the title track to a romantic comedy film of the same name. She appeared in the film and also contributed four additional new songs to the soundtrack.

In December 2022, Dion revealed that she had been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome. SPS is an autoimmune condition that causes severe muscle tightness and spasms, with some patients even experiencing symptoms such as double vision, lack of coordination, and slurred speech. It is believed to affect only one to two out of every million people.

Dion said in a video clip she had been experiencing spasms that affected her everyday life, including her ability to walk and properly use her vocal cords. As a result, she postponed the spring 2023 leg of her world tour to the following year and canceled eight more performances.

In May 2023, Dion announced that the rest of the tour—42 dates through April 2024—was canceled because she couldn’t “successfully prepare for and perform” its remainder during her treatment for the incurable ailment. Despite a report that her touring career was in jeopardy, she released a statement telling fans, “I’m not giving up, and I can’t wait to see you again!”

In September 2023, her sister Claudette revealed the singer experiences uncomfortable spasms, and that there was “little that we can do to support her, to alleviate her pain.” Just a few months later in December, Claudette told 7 Jours Céline had lost control of her muscles—casting more uncertainty over the singer’s overall health and a potential comeback.

Despite such setbacks, Dion made a surprise appearance at the Grammy Awards in February 2024, presenting the Album of the Year award to Taylor Swift . The singer received a standing ovation from attendees. “When I say that I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart,” she said .

• I have decided a long time ago that I wanted to be an open book.
• After everything is said and done, at the end of the day, it’s about songs.
• In life, if you don’t take chances, you’ll never know.
• To have success is not hard. To remain the person that you are is the most difficult thing to accomplish... That’s my biggest success.
• I want to be professional in my show business life, but I also want to be professional as a mother.
• You can ’ t go back in the past. There are things you can ’ t fix. But you can make things better.
• In terms of music, I can try anything I want, even something that doesn’t work at all, because I’m not putting my career in jeopardy.
• I don ’ t know if the camera likes me, but I do like the camera.
• Don ’ t be so familiar and so much into the details. Keep people dreaming. Close the window, and make them wonder.

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Published Online October 30, 2008

Last Edited March 4, 2015

Very quickly, her extraordinary voice and her simplicity conquered the province of Quebec, and her career experienced a meteoric rise. In 1982, she took part in the Tokyo Song Festival with 'Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi,' and won the musicians' prize as well as a gold medal. The following year, she represented Canada at the MIDEM (International Music Market) in Cannes, and she sang on the program Champs-Élysées . In May, she performed with the Orchestre métropolitain at Place des Arts , before embarking on a recital tour throughout Quebec, in addition to receiving a gold record in France for her recording of 'D'amour ou d'amitié' (over 500,000 copies sold). Dion dropped out of school at age 15 to concentrate on her career. She was the star of a TV special on CBC's Les Beaux Dimanches . Also in 1983, she won several Félix awards , including those as best female performer and discovery of the year. On 28 and 29 July 1984, she sang before a public of 40,000 at the Old Port in Quebec City. Shortly thereafter, she was selected by the Quebec clergy to represent young people during the Pope's visit and sing 'Une colombe' before 65,000 youngsters in Montreal's Olympic Stadium. After she opened for Patrick Sébastien at the Olympia in Paris, she toured 15 Quebec towns.

At 18, weary of her good-girl image, Céline Dion disappeared for a year and a half, and reappeared sporting short hair and tight sequinned dresses. Dion began to sing music with very upbeat rhythms for young audiences, winning in 1987 the Eurovision prize for 'Ne partez pas sans moi,' and selling 200 000 copies of that single in Europe in two days. Incognito , an LP recorded that year, sold over 200,000 copies in Quebec. With CBS ( Sony ) investing in her international career, Céline Dion cut (1990) her first record in English, Unison , produced by David Foster in Los Angeles, Chris Neal in London and Andy Goldmark in New York; it sold over 100,000 copies in Canada ('Where Does My Heart Beat' ranked fourth on the Billboard magazine hit parade) and was released in 16 other countries including the US. She appeared several times on the American program The Tonight Show and rapidly became a darling of the US talk show circuit. Recipient of Juno awards as best female performer and for recording of the year in 1991, she had already won 15 Félix awards by then. She generated mild controversy in 1990 when, asserting her French-Canadian status, she refused a Félix award for best Anglophone artist.

Breakthrough into the English-Language Market 1992

The year 1992 has been recognized as a turning point in Dion's career. Her second English-language album, Celine , sold almost 2,000,000 worldwide and became her first US platinum recording. A single from the album, "If You Asked Me To," reached number one on the Billboard charts. Having become more proficient in English, Dion was able to make a concert tour of Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. She sang at the Academy Awards (a duet of "Beauty and the Beast," which won for best original song). The recording also won the 1992 Grammy for best pop performance by a duo, cementing Dion's entrance into the US market.

Dion toured the US, now as headliner, in 1993. In this tour, the trademark methodical control of her image began to be obvious; she designed and directed every element. She performed at such high-profile functions as a command performance for Prince Charles, and the swearing-in of US President Bill Clinton.

By then comfortable conversing in English, Céline Dion hosted the Juno awards broadcast in 1993. She achieved the rare feat of winning Juno awards in both French-language and English-language categories. The same year, she embarked on her first full Canadian tour. Typically over the next several years, her concert tours consisted of sold-out arena or concert hall appearances for several nights at major urban centres. Concerts featured pop material sung in both English and French. Frequent comparisons were made to US "pop divas" Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. Dion's repertoire focussed on powerful heart-tugging ballads and dance tunes, selected from songs submitted to her by professional songwriters.

In 1994, Céline Dion and René Angélil were married; Angélil continued to manage her career. Dion's Colour of My Love album (1993) sold 7 million copies by 1995. "The Power of Love," a single produced by David Foster, reached number one in both Canada and the US, and number four in the United Kingdom. The singer continued to have chart hits in both languages, often in several countries (including France) simultaneously. Her album D'Eux (1995) became the best-selling French album in history; Céline Dion à l'Olympia (1994) made her the world's biggest-selling French-language singer. In the UK, she topped both album and singles charts.

Dion embarked on a period of further intense activity, including world tours (1996-7, 1999) and North American tours (1998). She sang "Power of the Dream" at the opening ceremonies of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The 1996 album Falling Into You won Grammy awards for album of the year and best pop album. In 1998 she again appeared on the Academy Awards, singing "My Heart Will Go On," from the film Titanic . This single once more secured for Dion the adulation of teen as well as adult markets.

Into the 2000s

Dion took an extended break from performing beginning January 2000. In 2001, she gave birth to a son. From 2003-8 she had a $100-million contract at Las Vegas' Caesar's Palace, where she appeared to sell-out crowds. Her first post-break recording was the album A New Day Has Come (2002), a vehicle for additional pop ballads. One Heart followed in 2003. Her recordings and interviews began to focus on the theme of motherhood.

Dion's singing career has taken her to the heights of popularity, and in Quebec she has been viewed as a representative on the world stage. She had won 33 Félix awards and 20 Junos, sold 175 million albums worldwide by 2004, and earned $55 million US in a single year. Her voice purportedly could cover five octaves. Nevertheless, she was often criticized for "stylistic excess" and "pointless pop vocal frills" ( Globe and Mail , 29 March 1994), and the "Svengali-like" management of Angélil. The Toronto Star reported on 18 Sept 1999 that her "over-the-top emoting, the saccharine sentiment of her lyrics and overblown arrangements have never endeared her to music critics."

In addition to five Grammy awards, Dion is the recipient of a Diamond World Music Award; the Order of Quebec (1998); Companion of the Order of Canada (2008); France's Legion of Honour (2008); and the Society of Singers' Ella Award (2003). She was the Recording Industry Association of America's top-selling artist of 1998; and in 1999 gained a place on Canada's Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Broadcast Hall of Fame.

Céline Dion: My Story, My Dreams (Toronto 2000)

Selected Discography

La Voix du Bon Dieu . 1981. Saisons SPE-4101 and Saisons SNS-70000

Tellement j'ai d'amour... . 1982. Saisons SNS-80007

Les Chemins de ma maison . 1983. Saisons SNS-90001

Chants et contes de Noël . 1983. Saisons SNS-90002

Mélanie . 1984. TBS 501

C'est pour toi . 1985. TBS 503

En concert . 1985. TBS 504

Les Chansons en or . (1986). TBS 507

Incognito . 1987. CBS PFC-80119

Unison . 1990. Col BC-80150

Dion chante Plamondon . 1991. Sony CK-80168

The Colour of My Love . 1993. 550 Music BK 57555/CK 57555 Columbia

L'Olympia Live . 1994. MSI Music 478161/CK 80212 Columbia

Falling Into You . 1996. 67541 Legacy

Let's Talk About Love . 1997. 550 Music 68861/CK 68861 Columbia

These are Special Times . 1998. 550 Music 1557527/CK 69523 Columbia

D'eux . 1998. 80219 Sony/CK 80219 Columbia

Live in Paris . 1998. Sony 80238/486606 2 Epic

S'il Suffisait D'Aimer . 1998. 724246 Epic/CK 80339 Sony

All the Way - A Decade of Song . 1999. 63760 Epic

Collector's Series Vol 1. 2000. 550 Music 85148

New Day Has Come . 2002. 86400 Epic/CK 86400 Columbia

I Fille and 4 Types . 2003. 90755 Epic/CK 80984 Columbia

One Heart . 2003. Sony 257/CK 87185 Columbia

A New Day - Live in Las Vegas . 2004. Epic 92680/CK 92680 Columbia

Au Coeur du Stade . 2004. CK 80438 Columbia

Miracle . 2004. 93453 Epic

On ne Change Pas . 2005. 77720 Epic/82876726242 Columbia

Best of the Early Years . 2007. Metro Music 609

Taking Chances . 2007. 708114 Columbia/88697 19305 2 Columbia

Taking Chances . (Special edition). 2007. 713714 Columbia

D'Elles . 2007. PID 704796/88697047 962 Columbia

Celine . (Box set). 2008. Legacy 718516

Celine X2: Let's Talk About Love . 2008. Legacy 213838

Further Reading

Demers, Dominique. 'Big,' L'Actualité , Aug 1989

Germain, Georges-Hébert. 'Ma sorcière bien aimée,' Châtelaine , Feb 1991

Kelly, Brendan. "That's Ms. Dion to you," Chatelaine , Sept 1996

Grills, Barry. Céline Dion: Falling into You (Kingston 1997)

Dolbec, Michel. "Céline et les Français," Châtelaine , 1 Jan 1997

"Céline : Vogue vers l'inaccessible étoile," Cahier spécial, Le Soleil , Québec, 1 March 1997

Beaunoyer, Jean. Céline Dion: Une femme au destin exceptional (Montreal 1997)

Halperin, Ian. Céline Dion, Beyond the Fairytale (Boca Raton, Florida 1997)

Germain, Georges-Hébert. Céline: The Authorized Biography of Céline Dion (Toronto 1998)

Demers, Frédéric. Céline Dion et l'identité québecoise (Montréal 1999)

Beaunoyer, Jean, and Beaulne, Jean. Et Angélil Créa Céline: Biographie (Montreal 2002)

Weber, Bruce. "Celine Dion, a new kind of Las Vegas showgirl," New York Times , 27 March 2003

Beaunoyer, Jean and Jean Beaulne; trans Wilson, Don. René Angélil: The Making of Céline Dion: The Unauthorized Biography (Toronto 2004)

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How Valérie Lemercier channeled Celine Dion from age 5 to 50 in unauthorized biopic ‘Aline’

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Valérie Lemercier wasn’t all that serious when she pledged during an interview to make her next film about Celine Dion . But the more the French comedian and filmmaker kept thinking about it, the more the pop diva’s life spoke to her.

“I always loved love stories,” she says over videoconference from an all-pink room in her country home in Normandy.

Borrowing liberally from Dion’s life, career and marriage to her decades-older manager, René Angélil , with just enough creative detours to claim artistic license, Lemercier directs herself in the musical drama “Aline” as Aline Dieu, who goes from the youngest of 14 in a close-knit French Canadian clan to world-famous chanteuse on the Last Vegas strip. Lemercier’s Dieu commands the screen with numbers pulled from the real-life Dion’s songbook, including “Let’s Talk About Love,” “All By Myself” and, yes, “ My Heart Will Go On .”

“Celine couldn’t do a show without singing that song , which is a small jail,” says Lemercier, who mounted an exhaustive search to find a Dion vocal double in singer Victoria Sio, and lends a humorous spin to the “ Titanic ” moment in Aline’s fictional rise to stardom. “People want that one.”

The film grabbed headlines out of Cannes last year thanks to Lemercier’s many auteurist conceits, not the least of which is that the 58-year-old writer, director and star portrays Aline from ages 5 to 50. Using George Méliès-inspired camera tricks and face-shrinking VFX, she plays the future superstar as an awkward young girl and gawky teenager with a booming voice that can’t be denied. Later, as a young adult, Aline falls for her manager and future husband, Guy-Claude Kamar (Sylvain Marcel).

The performance earned Lemercier her third César Award, this one for lead actress and nominations for best film, director and original screenplay (with Brigitte Buc), in addition to “Aline” nominations for supporting actor (Marcel), supporting actress (Danielle Fichaud) and sound. Ahead of the film’s stateside opening on April 8, Lemercier dove into a conversation about the making of “Aline,” the power of Celine, who in recent years has canceled performance dates due to health issues, and the one hit song from Dion’s discography she wasn’t able to clear.

The rebirth of Celine Dion: ‘Life is short. Can we just have a good time?’

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It’s easy for people to be cynical about Celine Dion because she sings power ballads about love and has a big, earnest personality. What did you want to convey about her in film?

I wanted to make an homage. I wanted to say that I love Celine. I want to say that I admire Celine and René, of course, and her Québécois family. I have a lot of similitude with the younger Celine. I was from a big family with a lot of kids. I have cousins on a farm in Normandy, and we were supposed to play music, all of us. I’m often asked why I wanted to play it young. I didn’t want to play it only as a glamorous star. I wanted also to play the growing pains of adolescence.

What has your relationship with Celine Dion been over the years?

It was in ’95 with maybe the best French album, which is “D’eux” — a girl in the theater where I was performing loved Celine, and she said that we looked alike, that we have the same face. She was singing the same song and changing the name and saying “Valérie” instead. I begin my story of Celine with another person singing Celine. And of course, I heard a lot of the songs, but I didn’t know her career, her life and everything very well. Then six years ago, after René passed away , I said like a joke, “for my next movie I will make a movie about Celine.” My production designer heard that and said to me, “I want to be a part of it.” Then I wanted to make it.

This story is closely modeled on Dion’s life, down to her marriage to her older manager and her songs. How do you view the differences between Celine Dion and Aline Dieu?

Aline is between Celine and me. Could be “Valine”... maybe Aline is more French if you speak very well with a Quebecois accent — you can say that mine is not very good. I decided to [focus on] the love story because for me, it’s the most important thing in life. When I see old movies that I’ve made, I remember where I had been, was I in love, who was my lover at that moment — it’s the only thing you remember at the end. For me, it’s the most important thing.

The age difference between Celine and René was controversial, even to her mother. How did you decide to handle that in “Aline?”

If I cast a little girl, a 12-year-old girl, I think it would be more of a problem for the movie. In France, kid [actors] are very protected. But remember, we [Lemercier and co-star Marcel] are each 55. I mean yes, the first relation began when she was 20. And at 20 you are able to choose. She was in love first. And I think you can see that in the movie that René at first doesn’t want anything to do with a love story.

You co-wrote the script with your collaborator Brigitte Buc, with care to replicate Celine’s life, music, outfits and performances in painstaking detail. How did you begin?

I began to write it alone, 80 pages, without Brigitte. At first, it said “Celine” and “René.” She said “change the name. Everything will be easier.” She didn’t know Celine as well as me, because I spent a lot of time watching videos and reading books. Night and day, I spent maybe one year [researching] the story and also Quebec’s story and old Quebecois songs. Of course, it’s a movie about Celine, but it’s also about Quebecois family and songs because in Quebec, music is a real culture.

Was it difficult to find financiers for a film like this?

It was. Because people thought that it would be possible only with Celine’s voice. We also had to reduce the [budget] because the movie was longer. We had thought at first to make one French version and one English, with more English songs. In the end, it’s the same movie everywhere. But it was difficult for me to get the French producer to accept unknown actors from Quebec. For example, Aline’s mother (Danielle Fichaud) is wonderful. She is known for being an acting teacher, but she’s not famous. And the TV channels who put money in the movie wanted I [to] do it all with French actors doing a Quebecois accent. It was not so simple at first, no.

You portray Aline at age 5, 12 and into adulthood using camera tricks and VFX. Did that seem like a risky choice to anyone else?

My DP [Laurent Dailland] said to me, “You can do that in theater — onstage maybe, but not in the movie — it would not be possible.” But that DP made a movie called “Didier” by Alain Chabat that has a French actor playing a dog! I said, “You made ‘Didier!’ That guy can be a dog, I can be a little girl.” I’m known to perform solo on stage playing different characters, women, men, children. I’m always happy to play little girls, and maybe when I am 80, I will continue to do it. You know, my producer asked me to pull out a sequence where I began the movie at 6 months old.

Did you pull it before you filmed it?

I filmed it. My producer got down on their knees and said to me, “Please [cut] that.”

I would love to see that.

Yeah, me too! I’d like to show that one time because it’s really very funny.

How much did you learn of Celine’s history, daily life and mannerisms from the biographies by journalist Georges-Hebert Germain?

[Germain] made a book about Celine, but also a bigger one about René and he wrote about her mother — [my] three main characters. And those three books are really, really, very important. I learned a lot of things, for example, how René was mad about Col. Parker, Elvis’s manager. When he was 25, Elvis passed away, and he said that he was a journalist and went to the funeral. I think that the funeral of René looks like the Elvis one. That’s why when I put some music [to René’s funeral scene], I tried every Mozart requiem. When I found Elvis’s “Love Me Tender,” it was perfect.

The authorized biography almost defends Celine from those fans who worry for her well-being as a celebrity, even suggesting that she enjoys the stress. As a performer yourself, did you feel that perhaps this couldn’t be true, that the pressure might have an effect on anybody?

Of course. I’m sure of that. And I’m sure that if she’s a clown, then she has something to hide. She has, of course, a dark part and she doesn’t want to show it. And that’s what I love in the way she always says that she’s lucky. Maybe that’s what happened these two years. Maybe that’s why she’s not able now to make shows.

That’s so much of what the story of Aline is, isn’t it? Our introduction to her is her weeping on a pristine white bed, headphones on, with her children by her side. Where did that image come from?

After René’s death, I saw a video. She was on the bed — a white bed, with the Kleenex, and I know that she was sleeping with the twins. For me, it was the truth of Celine at that time. The movie speaks about [the death] of René and I see the new life alone. It’s the first image I wanted to begin with and the last one. I wanted at the end that she wears a white dress on a black stage and sings alone with the camera. And I wanted the first image to be her with the big Gucci eyeglasses and music on her head and the twins, crying on the bed.

And of course, the opening and closing scenes are connected by the same song, “ Ordinaire ,” by Canadian musician Robert Charlebois. Did you always know that you wanted to use this song in these two places?

Always. In the beginning, because the movie was too expensive, they said, “Oh, don’t begin with that sequence.” And the script [supervisor] saw the new script without that sequence and said to me, “What a shame. It was my favorite. Why did you cut that?” I thank her every day for saying that to me, because I love that sequence and it was really important to begin the movie with that.

There’s an incredible video of Celine weeping as Charlebois sings “Ordinaire” to her.

Of course, because that song speaks so much of her life! It’s one of my favorite videos of Celine , because of Charlebois, because of that song. I was so happy when Charlebois said that [“Aline”] is the best love story he had ever seen. He said something which touched me. He said to me, “After René and then Mrs. Dion — Madame Mama Dion — I think you’re the one who loves Celine the best.” They wanted for the U.S. version that I use “ Nature Boy ,” which is a nice song, but is in a lot of movies and sung by a lot of singers and “Ordinaire,” I know it’s in French, but I think that song is really universal.

The songs you selected from Celine’s repertoire speak to what Aline is feeling at each moment in her life, throughout the film.

Every song is a step of the love story. First for the mother, of course, and then for [Guy-Claude] — is it love, is it amity? I wanted all the songs to speak about the love story and how she is in love. Hearing a lot of songs made me discover a lot of the beautiful songs from Quebec or from the U.S.A. that I didn’t know. I wanted one that I couldn’t have, which is called “ Power of Love .” “’ Cause I’m your lady ...”.

“ And you are my man.. .” A great song.

But the woman who wrote that song ... she didn’t want it, so it’s the only song I couldn’t have.

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The way you use “ My Heart Will Go On ” is funny. A lot of people don’t realize how she felt about her biggest hit.

She didn’t like this song, and James Cameron said, “I don’t want a song in the movie!” What you hear in [“Titanic”] is the demo. Sometimes she laughs about it. For me, when she sang that song perfectly it was at the Oscars in ’98 with that navy blue dress. She was so strong, so beautiful. It’s really the golden age of Celine’s voice.

Some of her family members have openly criticized the film for taking license with her life story. Does it matter to you what they think?

Of course. It was very sad for me because [of] what they said, it’s the contrary of all I’ve done. But the family is big. I have some other messages from other people of the family who were very happy with the movie.

Do you wish that you had met Celine before making “Aline?”

I knew that if [we] met, it would only be for two minutes. I had a pass to go to her show and I didn’t use it because I was sure we would not be alone. We would have three seconds to take a picture with Celine and I didn’t want that. I wanted to meet, but not in that circumstance. Of course, I know that Celine doesn’t want to see anything about her. She reads nothing. It’s the same for my movie. Her Quebecois manager said she doesn’t care, and the French one said she would cry. If it was me, I don’t know if I would jump to see the movie. But I hope that that one day she will be able to to see it and to see how much I love her.

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A new documentary about Celine Dion and her health struggles is coming: What you need to know

Celine Dion fans will get an up-close look at the iconic singer in a new documentary.

The Grammy-winning star, who revealed in 2022 that she has stiff person syndrome , will appear in “I Am: Celine Dion,” which promises to take viewers behind the curtain at a crucial moment in the "My Heart Will Go On" singer's life.

Here is everything you need to know about this new project.

What is 'I Am: Celine Dion' about?

“This intimate exploration takes viewers on a journey inside Celine’s past and present as she reveals her battle with stiff person syndrome (SPS) and the lengths she has gone to continue performing for her beloved and loyal fans,” reads a press release about the project shared on Dion's website.

“From visiting her couture touring wardrobe and personal effects to spending time in the recording studio, the documentary captures a global megastar’s never-before-seen private life. An emotional, energetic, and poetic love letter to music, ‘I Am: Celine Dion’ captures more than a year of filming as the legendary singer navigates her journey toward living an open and authentic life amidst illness.”

“I Am: Celine Dion” is directed by Irene Taylor, who was nominated for a best documentary, short subject Academy Award in 2009 for “The Final Inch.”

Where can people watch the documentary?

It will be available to stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the globe. The documentary, which was produced by Sony Music Vision, was acquired by Amazon MGM Studios.

When can people watch the documentary?

The documentary will be available to stream globally June 25.

The singer, Prime Movies and Amazon MGM Studios shared the release date news in a collaborative Instagram post April 16.

"🚨📅 Get ready! @amazonmgmstudios announces release date to the highly anticipated documentary! I AM: CELINE DION will be streaming globally on @primevideo starting June 25," the caption read.

"Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, I AM: CELINE DION gives us a raw and honest behind-the-scenes look at the iconic superstar’s struggle with a life-altering illness. Serving as a love letter to her fans, this inspirational documentary highlights the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit," the caption concluded, signed off by "Team Celine."

What is Dion saying about the documentary?

Dion is open about the struggles she's endured and hopes to shed some light on what her life has been like.

“This last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me,” she said in the press release.

“As the road to resuming my performing career continues, I have realized how much I have missed it, of being able to see my fans. During this absence, I decided I wanted to document this part of my life, to try to raise awareness of this little-known condition, to help others who share this diagnosis.”

What do we know about Dion’s stiff person syndrome diagnosis?

“Stiff person syndrome is a rare, progressive neurological disorder,” according to the National Institutes of Health . Those afflicted may have stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs, as well as muscle spasms caused by noise, touch and stress.

In May 2023, Dion announced she was canceling the remainder of her world tour due to health issues. In 2021, she also delayed the opening of her Las Vegas residency , citing “severe and persistent muscle spasms which are preventing her from performing.”

Has Dion remained active since her diagnosis?

While performing has been a problem for Dion as she deals with health issues, she has managed to remain in the public eye. On Feb. 4, Dion made an appearance at the 2024 Grammys in Los Angeles when she came out to present album of the year.

When she stepped on stage, Dion got a standing ovation from the crowd. "Thank you all, I love you right back. When I say, I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart," the "That's the Way It Is" singer told the audience.

Last October, she also turned out to see her hometown Montreal Canadiens take on the Vegas Golden Knights in an NHL game.

In addition to recent in-person appearances, she played herself in the 2023 movie “Love Again,” while also providing five new songs for the soundtrack.

Drew Weisholtz is a reporter for TODAY Digital, focusing on pop culture, nostalgia and trending stories. He has seen every episode of “Saved by the Bell” at least 50 times, longs to perfect the crane kick from “The Karate Kid” and performs stand-up comedy, while also cheering on the New York Yankees and New York Giants. A graduate of Rutgers University, he is the married father of two kids who believe he is ridiculous.

Céline Dion's new documentary has an official release date

Prime video will premiere the film on june 25.

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After more than two years away from the spotlight due to a rare diagnosis, Céline Dion will open herself up to fans with a new documentary recently acquired by Amazon MGM Studios.

Titled  I Am Céline Dion , the feature-length documentary by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Irene Taylor will take "viewers on a journey inside Céline's past and present as she reveals her battle with stiff-person syndrome (SPS) and the lengths she has gone to continue performing for her beloved and loyal fans," as detailed in the press release .

The documentary will be available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories, and will be released on June 25.

• Céline Dion says she's dealing with neurological condition known as stiff-person syndrome

Dion announced in December 2022 that she was dealing with the rare neurological condition, and that it was stopping her from performing her previously scheduled shows. She had cancelled a run of shows in January of the same year, but didn't reveal her diagnosis at the time.

"This last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me," Dion said via Instagram . "As the road to resuming my performing career continues, I have realized how much I have missed it, of being able to see my fans. During this absence, I decided I wanted to document this part of my life, to try to raise awareness of this little-known condition, to help others who share this diagnosis." 

• Why is everyone suddenly talking about Céline Dion's medical condition?

Dion hasn't publicly talked much about what she's experiencing outside of that first announcement in 2022, but her health was the subject of speculation in late 2023 when a French-language interview with her sister Claudette led to renewed headlines about the Grammy-winning singer's condition.

"She is working hard, but she does not have control of her muscles," her older sister told 7 Jours magazine in a Dec. 12 interview. There was no further information, and Céline Dion's representatives did not respond to a CBC News request for comment. 

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The film is a showcase for César Award winner Valérie Lemercier who directed from a script she co-wrote with Brigitte Buc.

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Aline , the unauthorized Celine Dion biopic from Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films, now has a trailer and an official poster.

The film is a showcase for César Award winner Valérie Lemercier, who directed from a script she co-wrote with Brigitte Buc. She also takes the title role as, well, not Celine Dion but rather a gifted singer named Aline Dieu, playing her from ages 5 to 50 in the fictional musical dramedy “freely inspired by the life of Celine Dion.” Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, Roc LaFortune, Antoine Vézina and Jean-Noël Brouté round out the cast.

Per official press materials, the plot follows Aline as “her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star. As Aline climbs from local phenomenon to best-selling recording artist to international superstar, she embarks on the two great romances of her life: one with the decades-older Guy-Claude and the other with her adoring audiences.”

The film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last summer, is set for release Jan. 21.

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The best compliment one can give the French serio-comic filmmaker Valérie Lemercier’s “Aline,” a biopic of Celine Dion in which Lemercier plays a fictionalized version of the pop star from infancy through widowhood, is that it evokes the disorientation of discovering the singer as she was on her first album: a 13-year-old with snaggleteeth. The movie’s passion is incredible — but, boy, is it embodied in something awkward.

There is barely time to adjust to the sight of the adult Lemercier shrunken through cinematic trickery to the size of a child before we’re forced to grapple with the dawning awareness that this tribute is intended to be heartfelt. “Aline” is no prank, even though the cinematography is as static as a Saturday Night Live skit. The director and her co-writer, Brigitte Buc, whisk through Dion’s timeline with efficiency. Lemercier observes the singer, here renamed Aline Dieu, as she shifts from ballads belted to her mother (Danielle Fichaud) to ones aimed at her Svengali and husband-to-be (Sylvain Marcel), who is sincerely presented as her one great love. Lemercier trots out Dion’s famous outfits and interviews, her 1998 Academy Awards performance of “My Heart Will Go On” and, when the action shifts to Dion’s Las Vegas residencies, does a quite good job imitating the star’s coltish, unpredictable dance moves.

All “Aline” needs is a point. The closest thing to one is Lemercier’s insistence that Dion wasn’t simply a larger-than-life icon but a mortal, too, with relatable worries about her children, her sleep schedule and, er, getting lost in her 40-room mansion. To this end, in a film crammed with covers (splendidly sung by Victoria Sio), Lemercier opens and closes with “Ordinaire,” the Robert Charlebois song: “I am not a circus freak,” her star sings, adding, “I’d like to be understood.”

Aline Rated PG-13 for grace notes of sexual situations and language. Running time: 2 hours 8 minutes. In theaters.

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1. Get Golf with the PGA Tour! (2000– ) Episode: Episode #1.1

Stars: Céline Dion , John O'Hurley

2. Maurice Richard: Histoire d'un Canadien (1999– ) Episode: Episode #1.1

Biography, Drama, Sport

Stars: Roy Dupuis , Macha Grenon , Michel Forget , Marc-Olivier Guèvremont

3. Maurice Richard: Histoire d'un Canadien (1999– ) Episode: Episode #1.2

4. i am: celine dion (2024).

PG | Documentary, Biography, Music | Completed

This is a journey inside Celine Dion's life as she reveals her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome.

Director: Irene Taylor | Star: Céline Dion

5. The 66th Annual Grammy Awards (2024 TV Special)

Music, Reality-TV

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards honors the best recordings, compositions, and artists, as chosen by The Recording Academy on February 4, 2024, and held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Hosted by Trevor Noah.

Director: Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Margaret Qualley , Dua Lipa , Meryl Streep , Taylor Swift

6. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Episode #43.127 (2024)

News, Talk-Show

The Grammys' red carpet fashions, biggest wins, and surprises; backstage with the all-star winners, performers, and presenters; highlights from the biggest after-parties; Clive Davis' ... See full summary  »

Stars: Kevin Frazier , Nischelle Turner , Chloe Bailey , Halle Bailey

7. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Episode #43.163 (2024)

Inside Oprah's weight-loss TV special; celebrities at the NAACP Image Awards; an interview with John Legend (TV series, "The Voice"); Season 2 of "Buying Beverly Hills"; the cast of "... See full summary  »

Stars: Kevin Frazier , Nischelle Turner , Rachel Smith , Cassie DiLaura

8. Love Again (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman tries to ease the pain of her fiancé's death by sending romantic texts to his old cell phone number, and forms a connection with the man the number has been reassigned to.

Director: Jim Strouse | Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas , Sam Heughan , Céline Dion , Sofia Barclay

Votes: 13,529

9. John Farnham: Finding the Voice (2023)

PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Follow John Farnham's journey from humble beginnings to record-breaking success in his first authorised biopic.

Director: Poppy Stockell | Stars: John Farnham , Jimmy Barnes , Daryl Braithwaite , Angus Burchall

10. Divas: Liza Minnelli (2023)

45 min | Documentary

A biographical documentary about the incredible life and career of one of the most charismatic personalities in film, theatre and music: Liza Minnelli. Featuring interviews with ... See full summary  »

Director: Oliver Elphick | Stars: Céline Dion , David Guest , Afua Hagan , Jennifer Otter Bickerdike

11. Divas: Julie Andrews (2023)

60 min | Documentary

A biographical documentary about the incredible life and career of one of the worlds most infamous stars: Julie Andrews. Not only could she sing, but she could dance and act too. A woman of... See full summary  »

Director: Afsheen Hussein | Stars: Céline Dion , Afua Hagan , Jennifer Otter Bickerdike , Maria Pendolino

12. Divas: Celine Dion (2023)

59 min | Documentary

"They are pop stars. They are actors, performers, and goddess-like in the eyes of their adoring public. But it isn't just about fame, success, or pulling off a sequinned gown. They are ... See full summary  »

Director: Roxane Schlumberger | Stars: Céline Dion , Afua Hagan , Jennifer Otter Bickerdike , Maria Pendolino

13. Céline Dion: Love Again (Lyric Version) (2023 Music Video)

4 min | Music

14. Made in Hollywood (2005– ) Episode: Book Club: The Next Chapter/Love Again/City on Fire (2023)

TV-PG | Talk-Show

Interviews with the cast and filmmakers of Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023), Yellowstone (2018), Love Again (2023), City on Fire (2023), and One Day as a Lion (2023).

Stars: Wes Bentley , Candice Bergen , Scott Caan , Priyanka Chopra Jonas

15. Gown and Out in Beverly Hills (2017– ) Episode: Pol' Atteu Couture Hollin Haley, The Grammys Trophy Presenter off to the DGA and The PPBoyz Cool Sculpt in the OC! (2023)

Hollin Haley is a young up and coming actress and model, who got her break 2 weeks after arriving in LA as a Grammys trophy girl standing next to Pol's idol Celine Dion. She met the boys ... See full summary  »

Directors: Pol Atteu , Tatsu Ikeda , Patrik Simpson | Stars: Adele , Pol Atteu , Steve Carell , Céline Dion

16. Hollywood First Look (2017– ) Episode: Episode #4.28 (2022)

In-studio with Kiyra Lynn . Segments: Sari Cohen interviews writer, director, and star Valérie Lemercier , on her Céline Dion -inspired film, [Aline]. Interviews with the cast of This Is Us (... See full summary  »

Stars: Sari Cohen , Céline Dion , Valérie Lemercier , Kiyra Lynn

17. Hollywood Entertainment News TV Show (2020– ) Episode: Celine Dion's Family Story. (2022)

Celine Dion's family story will totally amaze you.

Stars: Kadrolsha Ona Carole , Céline Dion

18. Zradio (2021 Podcast Series)

-Media analysis of the news.

Stars: François-René Milot , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Anthony Albanese , Petit Albert

19. Today (1952– ) Episode: Episode dated 17 May 2021 (2021)

TV-G | News, Talk-Show

The latest news and up-to-date information on the COVID-19 pandemic; singer Celine Dion; author Joel Osteen; tax tips; women who weld; actress Regina Hall ("Black Monday"); Jrue and Lauren ... See full summary  »

Directors: Jim Gaines , Lee Miller | Stars: Savannah Guthrie , Hoda Kotb , Al Roker , Craig Melvin

20. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Episode #40.253 (2021)

TV-PG | News, Talk-Show

Actor Brad Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie's divorce showdown; singer Britney Spears tries to win back her freedom; singer Katy Perry, singer Carrie Underwood, and singer Celine Dion on the... See full summary  »

Stars: Kevin Frazier , Nischelle Turner , Lauren Zima , Rachel Smith

21. Aline (II) (2020)

PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

With the support of her family and the man she loves, the 14th child of a modest family will become the most famous singer in the world.

Director: Valérie Lemercier | Stars: Valérie Lemercier , Sylvain Marcel , Danielle Fichaud , Roc Lafortune

Votes: 3,379

22. One World: Together at Home (2020 TV Special)

TV-PG | 367 min | Music

A broadcast of a global special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.

Director: Alex Coletti | Stars: Lady A , Angèle , Anitta , Billie Joe Armstrong

23. Hollywood Entertainment News TV Show (2020– )

30 min | News

Hollywood Entertainment News the TV show brings you the best of Hollywood all the gossip that goes with it. Always with a positive spin of course.

Stars: Kadrolsha Ona Carole , Don Randi , Sergio Santoro , Michael Kinzer

24. David Foster: Off the Record (2019)

TV-MA | 106 min | Documentary

The Victoria, BC-born Foster mixes rare archival footage, interviews and unprecedented access to Foster to chart the career of the multihyphenate who has helped sell more than a half-billion records collaborating with various artists.

Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Paul Anka , Carole Bayer Sager , Andrea Bocelli , Michael Bublé

25. Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (2019 TV Special)

87 min | Music

Tyler Perry hosts a tribute to the singer's legendary career, featuring performances from Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Alessia Cara, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Patti LaBelle and more.

Director: Leon Knoles | Stars: Angela Bassett , Janelle Monáe , Tyler Perry , Common

26. Céline Dion: Imperfections (2019 Music Video)

4 min | Short, Music

Director: Gabriel Dumont-Coutu | Star: Céline Dion

27. Céline Dion: Courage (2019 Music Video)

5 min | Music

Star: Céline Dion

28. The 93rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2019 TV Special)

TV-PG | 132 min | Musical, Reality-TV

The tradition continues as giant floats make their way down to Herald Square where many of the top Broadway performers will dazzle onlookers in Manhattan and at home.

Director: Ron de Moraes | Stars: Savannah Guthrie , Hoda Kotb , Al Roker , Jeffrey Gennette

29. Extra (1994– ) Episode: Episode #25.184 (2019)

TV-PG | 20 min | News

Interviews with the "Game of Thrones" cast and Celine Dion;

Stars: Mario Lopez , Tanika Ray , Renee Bargh , A.J. Calloway

30. Good Morning America (1975– ) Episode: Episode #44.66 (2019)

Author Valerie Jarrett (book, "Finding Her Voice"); singer Celine Dion; actresses Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner ("Game of Thrones"); authors Kristen Hensley and Jen Smedley;

Stars: Robin Roberts , George Stephanopoulos , Michael Strahan , Lara Spencer

31. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003– ) Episode: Celine Dion/Chris Tucker (2019)

TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

From Las Vegas: Celine Dion talks and performs; actor Chris Tucker ( Rush Hour 4 );

Directors: Maureen Bharoocha , Andy Fisher , Danny Jelinek | Stars: Jimmy Kimmel , Céline Dion , Chris Tucker , Sarah Anderson

32. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Met Gala Fashions! (2019)

The most memorable fashion styles from the star-studded Met Gala; an interview with actor Ryan Reynolds ("Pokémon Detective Pikachu"); the new host joining "The Talk"; an interview with Gordon Ramsay;

Stars: Nancy O'Dell , Kevin Frazier , Keltie Knight , Sophie Schillaci

33. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Jennifer Lopez ET Exclusive!/The Hills: New Beginnings (2019)

ET is with Jennifer Lopez at the opening of her tour; Celine Dion's final Las Vegas show; Tom Hanks and Tim Allen ( Toy Story 4 (2019)); Miranda Lambert and her dogs at the CMA Fest in ... See full summary  »

Stars: Nancy O'Dell , Kevin Frazier , Keltie Knight , Nischelle Turner

34. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Superstar Premieres! (2019)

The premiere of "Rocketman" with Elton John and Taron Egerton; Janet Jackson kicks off her Las Vegas residency; James Corden's "The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019" ... See full summary  »

Stars: Nancy O'Dell , Kevin Frazier , Nischelle Turner , Keltie Knight

35. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: ET at the Cannes Film Festival! (2019)

Brad Pitt and Leonardo Di Caprio's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"; James Corden and Celine Dion's "The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019; "Bachelorette" Hannah Brown; ... See full summary  »

36. Celebrity Page (2013– ) Episode: Episode #4.206 (2019)

Rachel Brosnahan; Zazie Beetz; Celine Dion; Kevin Costner ("Yellowstone"); Deborah Norville ("Executed"); Juan Antonio ("Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta"); meteorologist Bonnie Schneider; ... See full summary  »

Stars: Sonia Isabelle , Jaymes Vaughan , Arthur Kade , Rob Shuter

37. Extra (1994– ) Episode: Episode #25.283 (2019)

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ( Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)); Celine Dion's fashions;

Stars: Mario Lopez , Tanika Ray , Renee Bargh , Mark Wright

38. Entertainment Tonight Canada (2005–2023) Episode: ET Canada Presents: O Canada! (2019)

Family, News

Spotlighting Canadian talent in entertainment, including Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Carly Rae Jepsen, Corey Hart and Glass Tiger.

Director: Ryan Carter | Stars: Sangita Patel , Céline Dion , Corey Hart , Cheryl Hickey

39. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Episode #38.296 (2019)

New "Bachelor in Paradise" drama; Ruby Rose ("Batwoman"); Lucy Hale ("Katy Keene") and Kennedy McMann ("Nancy Drew") discuss bringing their characters to life;

Stars: Kevin Frazier , Keltie Knight , Nischelle Turner , Nancy O'Dell

40. Today (1952– ) Episode: Episode dated 18 September 2019 (2019)

Singer Celine Dion; the climate crisis; journalist Keith Morrison; TV host Andy Cohen; actress Sarah Jessica Parker ( Divorce (2016)); actors Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Ana de Armas, and Chris Evans ( Knives Out (2019));

Stars: Savannah Guthrie , Hoda Kotb , Al Roker , Craig Melvin

41. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Monday Exclusives! (2019)

An interview with Celine Dion; NBA superstar Stephen and Ayesha Curry; "The Brady Bunch" cast; Christie Brinkley ("Dancing with the Stars");

Stars: Kevin Frazier , Keltie Knight , Nischelle Turner , Lauren Zima

42. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: ET's Celine Dion Exclusive (2019)

Joining Celine Dion for the opening night of her world tour; Britney Spears' family drama goes to court; Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, and John Legend ("The Voice"); ... See full summary  »

Stars: Kevin Frazier , Keltie Knight , Lauren Zima , Nischelle Turner

43. eTalk Daily (2002– ) Episode: Episode #18.11 (2019)

Stars: Velvet Code , Céline Dion

44. Lorraine (2001– ) Episode: Episode dated 26 September 2019 (2019)

55 min | Talk-Show

Stars: Sally Bee , Céline Dion , Lisa George , Lorraine Kelly

45. CBS This Morning (2012– ) Episode: Episode dated 14 November 2019 (2019)

Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass), 2020 Democratic presidential candidate; singer Celine Dion;

Director: Shanta Fripp | Stars: Gayle King , Anthony Mason , Tony Dokoupil , Nancy Cordes

46. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014– ) Episode: Celine Dion/Tig Notaro/Colin O'Brady/Shin Lim (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Singer Celine Dion; comic Tig Notaro; motivational speaker Colin O'Brady; magician Shin Lim performs;

Director: Dave Diomedi | Stars: Jimmy Fallon , Céline Dion , Tig Notaro , Colin O'Brady

47. Good Morning Britain (2014– ) Episode: Episode dated 15 November 2019 (2019)

TV-14 | 150 min | News, Talk-Show

Labour promises free broadband; Clare Nasir on her new weather book; Fishlake residents discuss flooding; Dickie has an exclusive interview with Céline Dion; should family always come first... See full summary  »

Stars: Ben Shephard , Ranvir Singh , Clare Nasir , Laura Tobin

48. Entertainment Tonight (1981– ) Episode: Two Big Music Exclusives! (2019)

Shana Twain returns to Las Vegas with residency, "Let's Go"; Kelly Clarkson's Las Vegas residency; Celine Dion (album, "Courage"); Justin Timberlake; Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood ("... See full summary  »

Stars: Kevin Frazier , Keltie Knight , Rachel Smith , Lauren Zima

49. Lorraine (2001– ) Episode: Episode dated 29 January 2019 (2019)

Stars: Céline Dion , Hilary Jones , Lorraine Kelly , Ross King

50. Entertainment Tonight Canada (2005–2023) Episode: 01/29/2019: Tuesday (2019)

Highlights from the JUNO Awards nominations and Backstreet Boys talk about the latest album.

Director: Ryan Carter | Stars: Carlos Bustamante , Roz Weston , Backstreet Boys , Nick Carter

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