Celine Dion’s life has not always been a long calm river. Behind her broad smile, the singer hides a terrible injury, the death of her niece, Karine, at the age of sixteen.
A drama that the singer evokes in the title “Vole”, written by Jean-Jacques Goldman at her request, which still overwhelms her today with emotion at each concert.
During the recording of this tribute song, the diva had not managed to hold back her tears. ” Céline and René her husband take each other in their arms, cry while listening to the takes. It’s fusion. One night, she is so moved after singing ‘Vole’, dedicated to her deceased niece, that she leaves and does not return » recalled Erick Benzi to the Parisian in April 2020.
Céline Dion inconsolable: “Her little niece was like her first child”
And for good reason, the two young women were simply inseparable. « His little niece was like his first child »details Elisabeth Raynaud in the columns of Gala. And the biographer to explain that‘after Karine’s disappearance, Celine Dion decided to « invest very concretely in research against cystic fibrosis ».
« Everyone has a fort to protect. My forte, my own cause, as a mother and as a daughter of 14 siblings, are the children. Their health, their future. Always. They are the most beautiful gifts that life can give us and we must take care of them. This pandemic reveals it to us more than ever “confided the star in November 2020.
A long fight against the disease
And Celine Dion to continue: “ Very early in my life, even before having children, I understood how much investing in pediatrics could bring future and hope. Nearly 30 years ago, my niece Karine (…) passed away at the age of 16 after a long battle with cystic fibrosis (…) I don’t read the future, but I can tell you that the pediatric medicine is making giant strides right now ».
« From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being there. Even the smallest donation is important. Thank you for seeing as far as I do (…) Thank you for choosing children’s health. Now. For tomorrow “, she concluded then, grateful.
In memory of Karine, who died on May 2, 1993, and of all the others, donate @CFCanada. http://t.co/B24SxTCfhj pic.twitter.com/6q819mTPRn
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) May 2, 2015
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