Celine's Maniacs - Archivio 2006

April 2007

[January][February][March] [May] [June] [July] [August] [September][October] [November] [December]

April 30th, 2007

200 Millions Of Albums Sold World-wide!

(8:00 p.m. GMT) Swiss Sony-BMG website announced today that Celine Dion has sold to the date 200 millions of albums world-wide. Her latest greatest hits in French "On Ne Change Pas" sold 800,000 copies.

::: The Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses :::
$:$ ALL SOLD OUT!! $:$

(11:30 a.m. GMT) Secondo Billboard, gli spettacoli di Céline dal 12 al 15 Aprile si classificano al QUINTO posto della Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (la classifica degli incassi dei concerti nel MONDO) della scorsa settimana. Guadagni delle vendite: 2.251.246 dollari; Show tutti esauriti: 4 su 4; biglietti venduti nei 4 giorni: 16.359 su 16.359. Con questi show, gli spettacoli tutti esauriti sono 444 su 635. Dall'inizio dell'anno, Celine si è esibita in 34 spettacoli i quali hanno incassato un totale di 18.646.608 dollari con 135.672 presenze.

(11:30 p.m. GMT) According to Billboard, Céline's shows from April 12th to April 15th are at the SEVENTH position of last week's Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (the chart of concert grosses in the WORLD). Gross Sales: US$ 2,251,246; Shows/ Sellouts: 4 out of 4, Attend/Capacity: 16,359 out of 16,359. With these shows, Céline's sold-out shows are 444 out of 635 performed shows. The 34 shows (since the beginning of 2007) grossed US$ 18,646,608 with 135,672 attendances.

April 29th, 2007

SIX Concerts In Paris

(12:00 p.m. GMT) Columbia (Sony-BMG), the record-label of Celine Dion, made a mistake announcing last thursday that Celine would have given ten concerts at the Palais Omnisports of Paris-Bercy in May 2008. Gilbert Coullier, the producer of Celine's shows, revealed today that the Canadian chanteuse will perform SIX times in Paris (from May 19th to May 27th, 2008) and ONCE at the Charles-Ehrmann-Nikaia stadium in Nice on July 5th, 2008.

[Source: 24 heures]

April 27th, 2007

New Picture from "D'Elles"

« A Great TV moment »

(11:20 a.m. GMT) In an interview with the Journal de Montreal, Rene Angelil admits that he watched the virtual duo of Celine & Elvis on wednesday morning for the very first time. « It was a GREAT TV moment » says a touched Angelil. He was contacted by 'American Idol' producer, Nigel Lythgoe, on April 6th. «He told me he had an amazing idea for a duet with Céline», explains Angélil. To carry out his plan, Celine had to be free around April 16-17. She had to spend four hours in a recording studio in Los Angeles. «Celine had two days-off on April 16 and 17 [...] but everytime she goes there (Los Angeles) she gets sick... so that I refused.» confides Angelil. Producer Nigel Lythgoe insisted so that Angelil, a huge fan of Elvis, finally accepted with a condition: producer David Foster had to arrange the vocal backgrounds of If I Can Dream. «[...] But Nigel (Lythgoe) had already called him.»

«Celine was so impressed when she saw the clip. She was really happy. Same thing for Lisa-Marie Presley (Elvis' daughter), she burst into tears watching the duet of his father with Céline.» She had to give her approval to the American Idol production. «They never accepted a thing like this, but they did just because of Celine!» confides Angelil talking about Elvis' relatives. «After watching the clip on last Sunday, Lisa-Marie wasn't able to talk. Everything was perfect to her. She admitted that Celine was stunning! I can't exclude that this song will be part of Celine's forthcoming album in english.»

American Idol Gives Back generated some $30 million for charity, according to the show. At its peak, more than 30 million viewers tuned into the program on Wednesday night. The show, a two-hour charity event, grew every half hour to peak at an 11.8 rating/29 share in the key 18-49 demo at 9:30-10. The show powered Fox to a 10.0/26 18-49 average for the night, according to Nielsen overnight numbers.

[Source: Journal de Montréal]

How did they do it?

(7:00 a.m. GMT) More than 70-million people voted for their favorite American Idols. But it was the King of Rock and Roll who stole last night's show. Celine Dion performed a duet with Elvis and today, everyone wants to know how they did it. It's the duet that only the magic of television, computers and Elvis Presley Enterprises could make happen and it has a lot of people talking and asking 'how'd they do that? If you didn't see the show, Celine Dion appeared to walk out and stand next to Elvis as the two sang a duet of the classic "If I can Dream." The three minute performance showed the two together and also had single shots of each. There were also close ups of Elvis and his signature moves.

So how'd they do it? In the old days Dion would have stood in-front of a green screen. A computer would replace the color green with video of Elvis. We're told Dion sang with a Las Vegas Elvis tribute artist whose body was shown in wide shots. That's what gave it the realistic look. At times, his face was replaced with the real Elvis taken from the 1968 Elvis Comeback special. They even used some full body shots from that special. Web chatter says Celine Dion sang the song five times and that it was all edited together to create the performance you saw.

April 26th, 2007

TEN CONCERTS IN PARIS IN MAY 2008!!

(8:00 p.m. GMT) The rumour has been going on since months...and now IT'S OFFICIAL!! Celine Dion will come back in France in 2008. As from May 19th, 2008 "the Canadian star will give TEN concerts at the Palais Omnisports of Paris-Bercy, nine years after her last concert in France" declared the Columbia (Sony-BMG) record company today.

[Source: TF1]

DION STUNS AMERICA WITH ELVIS DUET

If I Can Dream
Caricato da picotter

(7:00 a.m. GMT) Celine Dion made TV history in America last night (25Apr07) when she performed live with Elvis Presley. Technology enabled the Canadian diva to appear to sing alongside Presley onstage at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood during the American Idol 'Idol Gives Back' charity special. The late rocker appeared in hologram form for the breathtaking duet of If I Can Dream with Dion, leaving many audience members stunned and convinced they were seeing a ghost.

If I Can Dream

There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true

There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away
All the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear

We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly

Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
right now....right now.

April 25th, 2007

Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là) - The French Debut

(5:00 p.m. GMT) Il nuovo singolo di Céline, "Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là)", debutta al PRIMO posto nella classifica ufficiale dei singoli più venduti di questa settimana in Francia, mentre è la TERZA canzone più programmata dalle radio del Quebec.

(5:00 p.m. GMT) Céline's new single, "Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là)", makes its debut at the FIRST on this week's official best-selling single chart in France, while it's the THIRD most played songs by Quebec radios.

Reminder: Celine @ 'Idol Gives Back'

Celine Dion sarà protagonista di un duetto decisamente eccezionale questa sera nella trasmissione televisiva americana 'American Idol': grazie all'uso della tecnologia, la cantante di 'My heart will go on' cantera' infatti insieme a Elvis Presley. La Dion cantera' cosi' un grande successo del re del rock'n'roll, 'If I can dream' in una puntata speciale del programma grazie alla quale si raccoglieranno fondi da destinare in beneficenza per i poveri di Africa e America. La Dion si e' detta molto 'eccitata' dall'idea di poter duettare, se pure chiaramente in modo virtuale, con Elvis. Lo show andrà in onda negli Stati Uniti sulla Fox alle 8:00 p.m. ET e su CTV in Canada. Secondo il Journal De Montreal, l'esibizione di Céline e Elvis andrà in onda durante l'ultima mezz'ora dello show.

Celine Dion will perform in a duet really exceptional during tonight's special charity show 'Idol Gives Back'. She will virtually duet the song 'If I can dream' with Elvis Presley. The two-day event will raise money for groups that help poverty-striken children in the U.S. and Africa. Don't forget to tune into Fox at 8:00 p.m. (ET) and at 9 p.m. ET on CTV in Canada. According to the Journal De Montreal, Celine's appearance will be shown during show's last half an hour.

Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là) - Single Scans

[Thanks Mymy]

April 23rd, 2007

::::::::: From "Closer" :::::::::

(6:50 p.m. GMT) The French TV-host Michel Druker, in an interview with the French magazine "Closer", said that Celine Dion will join his broadcasting "Tenue de soirée" in October 2007, live from Montpellier (France).

[Thanks Mymy]

April 21st, 2007

Celine & Elvis

(8:00 p.m. GMT) Who will be part of the America Idol duet that Ryan Seacrest teased about on the most recent American Idol results show? If Seacrest’s hyperbole is to be believed, then American Idol viewers can expect to see “two of the biggest stars in musical history come together.” Later in the American Idol results show telecast, Celine Dion’s name was mentioned as one of the artist performing, and much early speculation has revolved around that she will be half of the two biggest stars in musical history equation. However, there has been much debate as to who her singing partner will be with speculation ranging from Michael Jackson to surprisingly Elvis Presley.

How could Elvis Presley sing with Celine Dion considering by most accounts he passed away almost thirty years ago? No, the rumors are not as outrageous to assume that Presley has been found alive and persuaded to emerge from hiding, but instead center around a virtual reality Elvis being used. Reality TV Magazine readers have posted comments claiming that during a recent rehearsal for the “Idol Gives Back” special that Celine Dion performed with an Elvis impersonator (who will be replaced with a virtual Elvis). The song performed is rumored to have been “If I Can Dream,” which viewers might remember as the Elvis song that Elliott Yamin sang last year during American Idol Elvis theme week.

Now, as unbelievable as a duet between Celine Dion and Elvis Presley might initially sound, it might not actually be that far-fetched. Seacrest did describe the duet as something viewers “will have to see to believe.” A virtual reality Elvis on stage would certainly qualify as something people would have to see to believe. Also, Celine Dion has experience performing with deceased singers, as she did a virtual duet with Frank Sinatra. Finally, CKX Entertainment which owns 19 Entertainment (the producers of American Idol) also owns the rights to the name, images, and likenesses of Elvis Presley. However, according to a comment by another Reality TV Magazine reader, Michael Jackson will be performing “I Have This Dream” with Celine Dion. “I Have This Dream” is the rumored title of a Michael Jackson single intended to raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims. The singles release has been repeatedly delayed, leading to some speculation over if it will ever be released.

Part of the money raised by “Idol Gives Back” is going to help people in areas of Mississippi and Louisiana devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Michael Jackson’s management as well as American Idol producers have repeatedly denied that Michael Jackson will appear on American Idol, but it certainly is a wild coincidence that Jackson has a delayed single to benefit Hurricane Katrina and American Idol is doing a special that will in part benefit Hurricane Katrina.

So while nothing has been confirmed, Celine Dion singing a song with someone about dreams seems to be one of the biggest rumors floating right now. Then again, maybe Celine Dion is just a decoy. What if it turns out to be Michael Jackson and a virtual Elvis Presley? To quote Ryan Seacrest, that is something we “will have to see to believe.”

[Source: Realitytvmagazine.com]

April 20th, 2007

'Deal Or No Deal' 100th EPISODE

(1:00 p.m. GMT) "In the series' 100th episode, Howie Mandel hosts this exhilarating hit game show of chance and odds where contestants try their luck at becoming a millionaire. Tonight, fun-loving entrepreneur Brooks Leach is surprised when Howie invites him to retry his luck at becoming a millionaire, and receives a special message from rocker Ozzy Osbourne. In addition, previous contestants fill the audience and cheer him on, and the stars send special congratulatory messages, including Jay Leno ("The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"), Regis Philbin, Jackie Chan, Celine Dion, and "Heroes" cast members Hayden Panettiere and Zachary Quinto. Viewers at home can also watch and play the "Play at Home Lucky Case Game" for a chance to win $10,000. SUNDAY, MAY 6th (8-9 p.m. ET). Episode # 262".

[Source: ComingSoon.net]

April 17th, 2007

-- "D'ELLES" Advertising Campaign --

Last night we posted in the French news section a lot of very important dates about the advertising campaign in France of Celine Dion's upcoming album in French, "D'Elles". 1)The Celine Dion TV Special, that will be taped at the end of May, will be broadcasted on TF1 in early June. 2) D'Elles' second single, IMMENSITE, will debut on May 21st (the same date of the issue of the album). 3) Celine will go in France probably in mid-October 2007 to promote the second and the third single from D'Elles.

April 16th, 2007

Reminder: RE-listen Celine Dion's Interview On Chérie FM

For all those Celine fans who missed April 13th's interview with Celine Dion, the French radio station Chérie FM posted this interview on its website. The interview will be available on the website for ONE week!

April 14th, 2007

Do you know Lisa Palleschi?

(7:20 a.m. GMT) From Billboard single reviews: " Budding Adult Contemporary artist Lisa Palleschi is a bit of a paradox. While "I Wanna See You Cry" is a penetrating, keenly produced prototypical power ballad, there are occasional glitches in the quality of her vocal—moments where she simply misses her mark. Repeated listens endear it to the ear, particularly given its melodic comeliness . . . but her greatest talent may be in songwriting. Palleschi's ultimate fame may come from offering such songs to Celine Dion, whose fourth-quarter 2007 album would take it to another level. —Chuck Taylor "

RE-listen Celine Dion's Interview On Chérie FM

(7:20 a.m. GMT) For all those Celine fans who missed last night's interview with Celine Dion, the French radio station Chérie FM will post this interview on its website on Monday, April 16th at 11:00 a.m. CET (at 10:00 a.m. GMT). During last night's interview they broadcasted two new song clips of "Immensité" and "A cause" from Celine's upcoming album, "D'Elles". Here are the lyrics taken from those short song-clips:

Immensité

J'ai vu le froid
J'ai vu la transe
Le rire de notre fils qui danse
J'ai reconnu ses yeux dorés
Oh comme ils te ressemblaient
J'ai vu les lys les orquidets
Cachés dans mon jardin secret

Mais ce qui me renverse tu sais
C'est tout l'éclat de tes baisers
Tous les désirs tous les sursauts
Comme des étoiles sur ma peau
Comme l'immensité

Comme la douceur de tes baisers
Tous les désirs tous les sursauts
Comme des étoiles sur ma peau
Comme l'immensité....

A Cause

On s'est aimé à cause,
A cause de la vie,
A cause des grands rêves,
Que nous avions batis
Autour d'Adam et Eve
Et de leur paradis.

On s'est aimé à cause,
A cause d'un instant,
A cause d'une ambiance,
D'un lieu et d'un moment,
Et des lambeaux d'enfance,
Collés à nos 20 ans.

On s'est aimé à cause, à cause
Mais aujourd'hui tant de choses ont changés
On s'est aimé à cause, à cause
Oui maintenant il faut s'aimer malgré....

April 13th, 2007

Celine On Larry King Live!

Popular CNN host Larry King is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his broadcasting career this year! To mark this important milestone, CNN will be broadcasting special messages during Larry King's show. Celine will be taking part in this celebration through a special video message, which is scheduled to air on Larry King Live on Friday, April 20th starting at 9:00 p.m. (ET). Please check your local listing for more details!

[Source: Celinedion.com]

Celine @ 'American Idol'

(6:50 a.m. GMT) "The latest show included a pitch for the charity special "Idol Gives Back," during which host Ryan Seacrest announced that Celine Dion had been added to the roster of celebrities who would appear." The special two-hour show will be aired on Wednesday, April 25th at 8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed on FOX. It will be a star-studded evening featuring world-renowned artists and celebrities, including Gwen Stefani, Josh Groban, Pink, Michael Bublé, Annie Lennox, Il Divo and popular Kazakhstan journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) among many others who will take the AMERICAN IDOL stage.

[Source: Newsday]

April 12th, 2007

Welcome Back Céline!

(8:00 p.m. GMT) Questa sera, Celine ritorna sul palcoscenico del Colosseum del Caesars Palace di Las Vegas dopo ventiquattro giorni di interruzione. Si esibirà nel suo show, "A New Day...", da questa sera fino a Domenica, 3 Giugno.

(8:00 p.m. GMT) Celine returns to the stage of The Colosseum at Caesars Palace TONIGHT after a twenty-four-day hiatus. She will be performing her Vegas show, "A New Day...", from tonight till Sunday, June 3rd.

René Angelil Doesn't Approve The 'Celine' Project

(12:00 p.m. GMT) René Angélil, Celine Dion's husband and manager, learned yesterday that the Toronto-based Barna-Alper Productions is shooting a two-hour movie about Celine Dion's career, a not-authorized project. Producer Laszlo Barna contacted Paul Farberman of Los Angeler Feeling Productions six month ago, he would liked to know if Angelil had approved his project about Celine Dion. The reply was negative so that Angelil thought the producer gave up his project. "I'm disappointed and shocked about the fact that the TV Network CBC decided to broadcast a not-authorized movie. I have no idea about this project. I can't do anything unless I prove it's libellous" said Angelil to the Journal de Montreal.

April 11th, 2007

Cherie FM

The French radio station Cherie FM will broadcast an exclusive interview (taped in Las Vegas) with Celine Dion on Friday, April 13th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CET (at 6:00 p.m. GMT; at 1:00 p.m. ET). This is also the Celine Dion week, in which 2 unreleased titles taken from Celine's upcoming album in French, "D'Elles", will be played on the radio. Listen Cherie FM LIVE!

[Thanks Dan]

Celine Dion TV movie shooting ... in Toronto

(6:20 a.m. GMT) The Celine Dion story is coming to the small-screen but her local francophone fans will be disappointed to learn that the TV movie is being shot entirely in English in Toronto and Hamilton. There are no plans to air the bio-pic of Quebec’s most famous chanteuse in French. Shooting began Sunday (April 8th) at the Glenn Gould Theatre at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto and continued Monday with scenes shot at the chic Windsor Arms Hotel just off Bloor St. in the heart of Toronto’s financial district.

The movie, titled Celine, is produced by Toronto-based Barna-Alper Productions, the same company that produced the Shania Twain bio, Shania: A Life in Eight albums, which garnered more than one million viewers on CBC two years ago. Celine is set to air sometime next season on CBC, likely early in 2008. It stars Montreal up-and-comer Christine Ghawi as the adult Dion and the Nanaimo, B.C.-born Jodelle Ferland as Dion from the age of 10 to 12. Producer Laszlo Barna told The Gazette on Tuesday that the Celine Dion movie is being made only in English because he wants to focus on selling the film internationally.

The movie marks a major break for Ghawi, a little-known local actress who has had some small movie and TV roles. The Cyprus-born Montrealer’s biggest gig to date was playing the Sarah Jessica Parker character Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and la Cite, a spoof of Sex and the City that ran at the Just For Laughs fest last year. Ferland, the 12-year-old actress who plays Dion at a younger age, was recently nominated for a Genie as best actress for the film Tideland. Toronto actor Enrico Colantoni – best-known for his recurring role as the fashion photographer Elliot DiMauro on the sitcom Just Shoot Me – plays Dion’s husband and manager Rene Angelil. Singer and stage actress Louise Pitre portrays Dion’s mother Therese and New Brunswick-born thespian Peter MacNeill plays Dion’s dad Adhmar.

Celine is directed by Jeff Woolnough (CSI, Battlestar Gallactica) and was written by Donald Martin, based on the biography, A New Day Dawns, by Barry Gills and Jim Brown. It follows Dion until the age of 24. The movie is not an authorized biography and neither Dion nor Angelil is involved in the project. There will be no original Dion music in the movie. Instead a selection of Dion hits will be interpreted by Toronto singer Trish O’Brian. Ghawi will not do any of her own singing.

Though it is not an authorized bio-pic, Barna has no intention of dishing any dirt on Dion or Angelil. Barna sees Dion’s life is an inspirational tale, and the film will chronicle her rise from modest beginnings in the town of Charlemagne just outside Montreal to worldwide stardom. For Barna, Dion and Shania Twain have much in common. “You have these two women who’ve had these unbelievable success stories but both come from humble backgrounds,” said Barna. “I love underdog stories. This is my Canadian idol.” Filming on Celine continues in Toronto and Hamilton until May 5.

[Source: Montreal Gazette]

'Duos Dubois'

Claude Dubois' new album featuring his duet with Celine, "Si Dieu existe," will be released in Quebec on May 8. The album titled 'Duos Dubois' will also include duets with Garou, Francis Cabrel and Natasha St-Pier.

[Source: Celinedion.com]

April 6th, 2007

Nikos Alliagas

(10:50 a.m. GMT) According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, Nikos Alliagas (the host of Star Academy) will tape in Los Angeles a variety-show with Celine Dion in May. The show will celebrate the issue of Celine's new album in French: "D'elles" and will be broadcasted in France and in Quebec at the end of May.

April 3rd, 2007

1 Nomination @ 2007 FiFi Awards

(8:15 p.m. GMT) The Fragrance Foundation announced the top ten finalists in each distribution category for the 2007 Fragrance of the Year FiFi Award. Winners will be revelead during the 35th Annual FiFi Awards & Celebration to be held on Thursday, May 31st, 2007 at the Winter Garden at The World Financial Center in New York City.

Céline's fragrance, Always Belong, received 1 nomination in the category "Popular Appeal - Women’s" (against American Beauty Wonderful Indulgence – BeautyBank Inc.; Bijan Black Women – Five Star Fragrance Company; Dianoche by Daisy Fuentes – BeautyBank Inc.; Stacie J – Golden – Revelations Perfume & Cosmetics, Inc.)

[Source: Fragrance.org]

April 2nd, 2007

A NEW music video for Celine!!

(11:00 a.m. GMT) Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion plans a Lake Mead excursion this week, but not for sightseeing purposes. Instead, she'll be lip-syncing a song for a NEW music video. Lake Mead is in the State of Nevada near to Lake Las Vegas where Celine resides.

[Source: L-V Review Jounal]