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[Thanks a lot Mymy]
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On May 21 2007, more than 1.5 million people tuned in to the TVA network for a 2-hour special about D'elles for an outstanding 82% share of the audience. During her
spectacular career Celine Dion has sold a combined total of over 185 million albums making her the biggest selling female artist of all time, as presented at the 2004 World Music Awards. In
Canada, eight of Celine Dion's albums have entered the chart in the number 1 position, including 1997's Let's Talk About Love, which holds the record for the highest opening week sales
since the inception of the Neilsen SoundScan chart.
'A New Day...' the five year, 700-show engagement at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, has been sold out every night since its premiere on March 25, 2003 and will close on December 15, 2007.
Since its opening, 'A New Day.' has attracted record crowds and continues to transport more than 4,000 audience members each night to a unique world of performance, passion and theatrical
innovation, with Celine joined on stage by an elite international cast of 48 dancers. Over two-and-half million fans have experienced 'A New Day...' at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
since its debut.
[Source: Newswire.ca]
It marks her tenth No. 1 album in the SoundScan era, and her eighth to debut at the top position. Dion's high-water mark for Canadian sales remains 1997's "Let's Talk About
Love," which had opening week sales of 230,000 -- a record debut which still stands to this day.
Maroon 5 had the unenviable task of going up against Dion this week, but the band managed some decent numbers themselves. Their sophomore album, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long,"
debuted at No. 2 with sales of 20,000. All the movement up top forced Linkin Park's "Minutes To Midnight" (18,000) out of the top spot and down to No. 3, and Claude Dubois' "Duos Dubois"
from No. 3 to No. 4.
In France, Celine takes possession of the FIRST place with her new album in French produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman. Available in 3 different editions, the album
sold more than 55,000 copies. Céline is followed at No. 2 by singer Mika who sold 19,000 copies of his "Life in cartoon Motion" and by Christophe Willem who came in third place
with "Inventaire" (18,000 copies).
(2:10 p.m. GMT) "As Celine Dion prepares to leave Las Vegas when her five-year run at Caesar's Palace comes to an end later this year, she gives us a rare insight into her family life with a
one-on-one interview accompanied by exclusive intimate photos, in this week's issue of the Canadian HELLO! magazine. In the report the Canadian chanteuse, whose
A New Day show ends on December 15, reveals how she’s looking forward to spending more time with her six-year-old son Rene-Charles and her husband of 13 years, Rene Angelil.
"Before him, my vocal chords ruled my life," says the devoted mum of how little Rene has changed her life. "All I had was my voice, and I hung onto it." And the 39-year-old star doesn't rule out having
more children after the family moves to a new home in Florida. "I'll do little tours with little shows… and maybe have a second child," she says. "My mother had me at 41; I'm sure I could
do the same." See the exclusive photos and revealing report in Issue 39 of HELLO! magazine on Canadian newsstands from Thursday, May 31. |
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(8:00 a.m. GMT) Celine e altri artisti del Quebec offriranno il loro supporto e talento a favore della maratona
televisiva "Opération Enfant Soleil" organizzata dalla stazione televisiva del Quebec TVA. Il telethon sarà trasmesso dalle ore 9:00 p.m. ET del 2 Giugno alle 10:30 p.m. ET del
3 Giugno. Celine coglierà l'occasione di presentare anche il suo nuovo videoclip «Immensité».
(8:00 a.m. GMT) Celine and more artists from Quebec will lend their support and talent to the Quebec telethon "Opération Enfant Soleil" organized by the Quebec TV network
TVA. The telethon will be broadcasted as from June 2nd at 9:00 p.m. ET till 10:30 p.m. ET of June 3rd. Celine will also take occasion to present her new videoclip «Immensité».
(12:05 p.m. GMT) Nella nuovissima sezione del sito dei Maniacs:
'D'Elles' Section, potrete scaricare
le scansioni dell'Edizione Digipack dell'ultimo album in francese di Céline Dion, vedere i due video tratti dall'album, screencaps,
alscoltare brevi clip delle canzoni e leggerne i testi.
(12:05 p.m. GMT) In the newest section of Céline's Maniacs website: 'D'Elles' Section,
you'll be able to download the scans of the Digipack Edition of Céline's latest album in French, you'll be able to watch
the videoclips, download screencaps, listen to short song-clips and read the song-lyrics.
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(7:00 a.m. GMT)
Secondo Billboard, gli spettacoli di Céline dal 16 al 20 Maggio si classificano
al SECONDO posto della Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (la classifica degli
incassi dei concerti nel MONDO) di QUESTA settimana. Guadagni delle vendite: 2.861.782 dollari;
Show tutti esauriti: 5 su 5; biglietti venduti nei 5 giorni: 20.713 su 20.713.
Con questi show, gli spettacoli tutti esauriti sono 463 su 654. Dall'inizio dell'anno, Celine si è esibita in 53 spettacoli
i quali hanno incassato un totale di 29.509.320 dollari con 214.298 presenze.
(7:00 a.m. GMT)
According to Billboard, Céline's shows from May 16th to May 20th are at the
SECOND position of THIS week's Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (the chart of concert
grosses in the WORLD). Gross Sales: US$ 2,861,782; Shows/ Sellouts: 5 out of 5,
Attend/Capacity: 20,713 out of 20,713. With these shows, Céline's sold-out shows are 463 out of 654 performed shows.
The 53 shows (since the beginning of 2007) grossed US$ 29,509,320 with 214,298 attendances.
(11:00 a.m. GMT) In an interview with the Quebec newspaper, Le Soleil, Rene Angelil (Celine Dion's husband and manager) reveals that
Celine's forthcoming album in english (due in Fall 2007) will be "more edgy, more rock, she can sing whatever she wants. She loves to perform
rhythmical tracks even if her repertory is poor of them." Celine, moreover, announced that she already recorded FOUR brand new songs in english.
Click here
to watch a video-report about yesterday's meeting among Celine, Rene Angelil and the Quebec press at the exclusive golf club South Shore at Lake Las Vegas .
(7:00 a.m. GMT) Canadian fans of singer Celine Dion can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Quebec-born diva confirmed Monday that she will tour for the first time in nine years to
promote her new album, D'elles, and will stop in Montreal and Toronto (and in more American cities!). While details of the shows, including dates, still have to be worked out,
Dion told The Canadian Press she expects to be back in Montreal by August, 2008. “It's certain that I'll do shows in Montreal,” she said during an interview at an exclusive golf club in Lake Las
Vegas (South Shore). “You know, I've travelled a lot, I've done many shows, but I haven't seen the world much. I'm going to take advantage of this world tour and my son gives a good
opportunity.” Her tour will include concerts in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Dion, who also didn't rule out additional concerts in other Canadian cities as well, leaked the news about the Canadian content of her tour during the launch of D'elles.
With 13 tracks penned by female writers from Quebec and France, the album is being billed as a tribute to women. It is also her first album of new French-language material since the 2003 release of
1 fille & 4 types. Indeed the much-awaited album comes as the 39-year-old singer embarks on a new phase in her career. This December, Dion will wrap up a successful five-year run at the Las
Vegas hotel Caesar's Palace. “You know, having done a project for five years, it's like wearing the same bathrobe for five years,” Dion said. “It was a security zone for me to wear this same bathrobe
because it was a zone where I felt good.”
Dion has sold more than 175 million albums across the world, making her the No. 1-selling female artist of all time. She has 22 albums to her credit, including compilations.
Her only break from performing came in 2000 when she was pregnant with son Rene-Charles.
Along with D'elles, which hits stores in Canada on Tuesday, Dion already has an English album in the works, which she expects to be released before Christmas.
“I have four recorded,” she said. “But this one won't be a concept album.” Her new French album is a follow up to her 1995 release D'eux, which sold around seven million
copies worldwide.
With the huge success of D'eux, producer Jean-Jacques Goldman was brought back as musical supervisor for D'elles. Among the songwriters on the album is Nathalie Nechtschein,
a young French woman with Down syndrome.“I can't say which song I like best, but I find it extraordinary to sing Nathalie Nechtschein,” Dion said.
And if recording albums and embarking on a major world tour weren't enough for the working mother, Dion said she and her husband would like to have another child.
“That's the best thing still to happen to me,” Dion said. “I've known 25 years of the artistic life, I still have to blossom as a woman.”
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During Friday's taping, Celine sang LIVE several songs with French singers: "L'hymne à l'amour" with Maurane and Johnny Hallyday,
"Blueberry Hill" with Johnny Hallyday, "The show must go on"
with Christophe Maé and David Hallyday, "My heart will go on" with Lââm and Amel Bent, 'Caroline' with McSolar and Nolween Leroy... and then she sang in playback 3
songs from D'Elles: Et S'il N'en Restait Qu'une, À Cause and Immensité. The taping finished around 2:30 a.m. and at the end Celine
signed a lot of autographs for her fans.
During Saturday's taping, Celine sang LIVE the wonderful Italian song Caruso with Florent Pagny (this duet will be included
in the French special) and TONS of new songs
in playback: Et S'il N'en Restait Qu'une, Immensité, Je cherche L'ombre, Berceuse, La Diva, Le temps qui Compte,
On s'est Aimé À Cause, Femme comme chacune and more clips from Lettre de Georges Sand, Si j'étais quelqu'un. They also showed few footages taken from
the DVD of "A New Day... (which is scheduled to be released worldwide in 2007, according to celinedion.com): footages of River Deep Mountain High and more footages from
'behind-the-scenes' and A day in the life of Celine. The taping of this special lasted about 9 hours.
As announced, the Quebecer TV-Special will be broadcasted on Monday, May 21st at 8:00 p.m. ET on TVA. The French special will be broadcasted on
Saturday, June 9th on TF1.
(6:40 a.m. GMT) Il nuovo singolo di Céline, "Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là)", scende al
QUINTO posto nella classifica ufficiale dei singoli più venduti di questa settimana
in Francia, mentre è alla NONA posizione
nella classifica ufficiale dei singoli più venduti nel
Belgio Vallone ed
la SESTA canzone più programmata dalle radio del Quebec.
(6:40 a.m. GMT) Céline's new single, "Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là)", drops down from #2 to #5
on this week's official best-selling single chart in France,
it ranks #9 in the french-speaking part of
Belgium
and it's the SIXTH most played songs by Quebec radios.
(11:00 a.m. GMT)
Secondo Billboard, gli spettacoli di Céline dal 2 al 6 Maggio si classificano
al PRIMO posto della Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (la classifica degli
incassi dei concerti nel MONDO) di QUESTA settimana. Guadagni delle vendite: 2.850.497 dollari;
Show tutti esauriti: 5 su 5; biglietti venduti nei 5 giorni: 20.631 su 20.631.
Invece, gli spettacoli dal 26 al 29 Aprile si classificano
al SECONDO posto. Guadagni delle vendite: 2.293.960 dollari;
Show tutti esauriti: 4 su 4; biglietti venduti nei 4 giorni: 16.592 su 16.592. Con questi show, gli spettacoli tutti
esauriti sono 458 su 649. Dall'inizio dell'anno, Celine si è esibita in 48 spettacoli
i quali hanno incassato un totale di 26.647.538 dollari con 193.585 presenze.
(11:00 a.m. GMT)
According to Billboard, Céline's shows from May 2nd to May 6th are at the
FIRST position of THIS week's Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (the chart of concert
grosses in the WORLD). Gross Sales: US$ 2,850,497; Shows/ Sellouts: 5 out of 5,
Attend/Capacity: 20,631 out of 20,631. The shows from April 26th to Apr. 29th are at the
SECOND position. Gross Sales: US$ 2,293,960; Shows/ Sellouts: 4 out of 4,
Attend/Capacity: 16,592 out of 16,592. With these shows, Céline's sold-out shows are 458 out of 649 performed shows.
The 48 shows (since the beginning of 2007) grossed US$ 26,647,538 with 193,585 attendances.| Date | Venue | City |
| May 13, 2008 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp, Belgium |
| May 14, 2008 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp, Belgium |
| May 16, 2008 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp, Belgium |
| May 19, 2008 | Palais Omnisports -Bercy | Paris, France |
| May 20, 2008 | Palais Omnisports -Bercy | Paris, France |
| May 21, 2008 | Palais Omnisports -Bercy | Paris, France |
| May 24, 2008 | Palais Omnisports -Bercy | Paris, France |
| May 25, 2008 | Palais Omnisports -Bercy | Paris, France |
| May 27, 2008 | Palais Omnisports -Bercy | Paris, France |
| July 5, 2008 | Stade C. Erhmann Nikaia | Nice, France |
| July 9, 2008 | Stade de la Praille | Geneva, Switzerland |
Tickets for the above concert dates are scheduled to go on sale to the general public on May 21, 2007. Click
here for more information!
(8:10 p.m. GMT) Snoop Dogg vuole produrre Celine Dion: al rapper californiano piacerebbe infatti lavorare con la cantante canadese perché produrre canzoni rap è
“troppo semplice”, a detta di Snoop. Il cantante di Drop It like It’s Hot ha prodotti infatti canzoni con P.Diddy WarrenG e Nate dogg, ma vorrebbe produrre anche altri tipi di musica: ha infatti già
preparato canzoni per artisti quali Celine Dion e la star del suol Sade. Parlado al sito AllHipHop.com Snoop senza peli sulla lingua ha detto “ho fatto i beat per chiunque anche per
Celine Dion e Sade. Non voglio fermarmi al rap. Il rap è facile, voglio collaborare con alcuni artisti così da poter essere ricordato anche fra 20 anni”.
(8:10 p.m. GMT) Snoop Dogg would love to work with Canadian singer Celine Dion - because producing hip-hop beats for his rap friends is "too easy".
The Drop It Like It's Hot star has produced tracks for Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Warren G and Nate Dogg, but is eager to move out of the hip-hop genre and has already prepared songs for artists
like Celine Dion and soul star Sade. He tells AllHipHop.com, "I got beats for everybody, man. I got beats for Celine Dion, and Sade. "I've got music for everybody, not just rap. Rap is easy -
whoever I call, I can get, just because I'm Snoop Dogg. That's too easy (in rap). I want to reach out with some creative artists that's gonna be here 20 years from now." 
(6:20 a.m. GMT) Ten years ago! That's last time that Celine Dion visited Switzerland (November 1, 1997)... and now, she will be performing in Geneva on July 9, 2008
and in Zurich. The concert will be held at the La Praille stadium in Geneva, tickets will be available as from May 21 on
Ticket corner, on Fnac.ch or on lmprod.ch
and will cost from 66 to 218 euro.
(8:00 p.m. GMT) Nella sezione Apparizioni TV della sezione Files Video,
potrete scaricare il video e 12 screencaps tratti dallo storico duetto tra Celine e Elvis Presley
andato in onda sulla FOX durante lo special televisivo 'Idol Gives Back' lo scorso 25 Aprile. Nel video Celine e Elvis duettano sulle note
della bellissima "If I Can Dream". (Per scaricare il file cliccate col tasto sinistro
del mouse sul link del video che vi interessa, si aprirà una finestra che conterrà il link per il download del video
desiderato. Infine cliccate col tasto destro del mouse su quel link e scegliete "Salva oggetto con nome...").
(8:00 p.m. GMT) In the TV Appearances section of the VideoFiles section,
you'll have the chance to download the video and 12 screencaps taken from the historic duet of Céline and Elvis Presley
aired on FOX during 'Idol Gives Back' TV-special on April 25th. In the video, Celine e Elvis duet on the notes
of wonderful "If I Can Dream". (To download the file simply click on link of the file you want
to download, it will appear a window where you'll find the link to download the file. Right-click on links,
choose "Save target as..." and use the username and password posted above the links to download our files).
(8:00 p.m. GMT)
Secondo Billboard, gli spettacoli di Céline dal 18 al 22 Aprile si classificano
al SECONDO posto della Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (la classifica degli
incassi dei concerti nel MONDO) della scorsa settimana. Guadagni delle vendite: 2.856.473 dollari;
Show tutti esauriti: 5 su 5; biglietti venduti nei 5 giorni: 20.690 su 20.690.
Con questi show, gli spettacoli tutti esauriti sono 449 su 640. Dall'inizio dell'anno, Celine si è esibita in 39 spettacoli
i quali hanno incassato un totale di 21.503.081 dollari con 156.362 presenze.
(8:00 p.m. GMT)
According to Billboard, Céline's shows from April 18th to April 22nd are at the
SECOND position of last week's Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses (the chart of concert
grosses in the WORLD). Gross Sales: US$ 2,856,473; Shows/ Sellouts: 5 out of 5,
Attend/Capacity: 20,690 out of 20,690. With these shows, Céline's sold-out shows are 449 out of 640 performed shows.
The 39 shows (since the beginning of 2007) grossed US$ 21,503,081 with 156,362 attendances.
(7:00 a.m. GMT) By clicking here,
you'll be able to watch (at the fifth minute!) the message that Celine did in homage to Grégory Lemarchal, a young French singer and a huge fan of hers
who died because of cystic fibrosis. The message was broadcasted last night on TF1 during a TV Special dedicated to Grégory.
(6:00 a.m. GMT) Il nuovo singolo di Céline, "Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là)", scende al
SECONDO posto nella classifica ufficiale dei singoli più venduti di questa settimana
in Francia, mentre è la QUINTA canzone
più programmata dalle radio del Quebec.
(6:00 a.m. GMT) Céline's new single, "Et S’il n’en restait qu’une (je serais celle-là)", drops down from #1 to #2
on this week's official best-selling single chart in France,
while it's the FIFTH most played songs by Quebec radios.