Wanting to become a big star in the United States, Celine Dion was able to make a name for herself in this country thanks to a Disney song in the early 90s.
From the start of his career, in the 1980s, Celine Dion wants an international career. She gained her first world fame when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 by representing Switzerland. Known in Canada and Europe, she wanted to conquer the United States. For this, her manager and companion, René, had an idea for her to make a name for herself in Uncle Sam’s country: sing a disney song, as told 50’min Inside this Saturday, December 4 in a documentary on the singer.
In 1991, his life changed. With Peabo Bryson, a real star in the 90s in the United States, she performed the soundtrack of the cartoon The beauty and the Beast : Beauty and the Beast. As soon as the Disney feature film came out, Celine Dion has become a star in the United States. This single even allowed him to sing at the Oscars in 1992. A service that won over Americans. She even stole the show from Peabo Bryson. Both received the Oscar for best song and Celine Dion has become a darling in the United States.
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Celine Dion sings for other films
And Beauty and the Beast was the first soundtrack of a movie that she performed, it was not the last. The best known is My Heart Will Go On, flagship song of Titanic. In 2002, a song from Celine Dion’s album was used as the soundtrack for the film Stuart Little 2. This is’I’m Alive. More recently, in 2017, the circle came full circle since 25 years after singing the soundtrack of The beauty and the Beast, she performed a new song for la version live-action, How Does A Moment Last Forever.
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias.
Photo credits: Backgrid USA / Bestimage
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