April 21st, 2008 admin
BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) — Canadian pop star Celine Dion voiced her support for the upcoming Beijng Olympic Games here on Saturday, saying she was “definitely against boycotting” the Games.
“When you talk about the Olympics, you don’t say politics,” she said at a press conference. “We talk about power. We talk about love. And we talk about dreams.”
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April 21st, 2008 admin
No wonder Madonna was so keen to become a Brit. The US pop superstar may be related to Prince Charles, according to information released this week.
Family tree site ancestry.co.uk has revealed a link between Madonna, Charles, Celine Dion and the Duchess of Cornwall.
All people have a link to a French carpenter called Zacharie Cloutier who lived in the 17th century.
Zacharie settled in New France, Quebec in 1634, the records show, hence starting the Canadian lineage to Celine Dion.
The family went became one of the most influential families in Canada.
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April 21st, 2008 admin
US pop queen Madonna, Canadian crooner Celine Dion and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are all descended from the same French carpenter, according to a records archive launched Wednesday.
Canadian records spanning more than 300 years from 1621 were published on the family and social history website ancestry.co.uk and revealed the unlikely link between the three women.
Camilla — the second wife of Prince Charles — Madonna and Dion are all descended from French carpenter Zacharie Cloutier, according to the website.
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April 5th, 2008 admin
Perez Hilton has announced that all of Sony/BMG’s artists are “dead to him” in reaction to the label’s lawsuit against the celeb blogger.
The site will now be boycotting Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, The Gossip, Adele, Justin Timberlake, and Whitney Houston among others.
“These are some of our favorite musicians, it really, truly pains us not to talk about them,” it said on PerezHilton.com. “Why should we help the company suing us make money?”
The lawsuit was brought by the label’s subsidiary, Zomba, back in October after the site streamed Britney Spears songs without permission. To be fair to PerezHilton.com, they did remove them as soon as they were warned but the company lawyers have been reluctant to let go.
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April 2nd, 2008 admin
Singing star Katherine Jenkins has said she will not turn into pop stars like Britney Spears, despite her classic albums having more of a pop flavour than in the past.
The Neath-born mezzosoprano once claimed she could never see herself singing pop songs but her most recent album, Rejoice, has shown she is now willing to branch out.
Rejoice features tracks by writers who usually contribute to albums by pop mega-stars Celine Dion, Westlife, and Justin Timberlake, but now it seems that Jenkins is ready to overcome her inhibitions to set her own pop standard.
“My music is getting closer to pop but it’s still not there, it’s still me,” the star said.
“I’m happy to take pop songs and sing them in my style, adapt them to my genre, but you are never going to see me being Britney.”
She admits that her sound is very accessible, but says she will always remain a classical girl at heart.
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April 1st, 2008 admin
CELINE Dion has had to reschedule her Perth concert due to illness.
Since arriving in Australia Celine has been suffering from a respiratory tract infection which has caused bronchial and laryngeal inflammation.
As the illness has not fully responded to treatment with appropriate antibiotics, inhaled therapy and rest, Celine was examined by a prominent Sydney respiratory specialist who has advised that with a further 48 hours of treatment and rest she will make a complete recovery and can resume performing at her best.
Accordingly it will be necessary to reschedule the Sydney and Perth performances.
The Sydney concerts will now be performed on Saturday April 5 & Sunday April 6 at Acer Arena.
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April 1st, 2008 admin
Celine Dion has postponed her much anticipated April 13 Beijing show due to a throat infection, Chinese media reported on Tuesday. The promoter offered a refund to fans.
Diva Celine is on a world tour promoting her latest album, Taking Chances. She had already cancelled concerts in Australia at the weekend due to illness, said local newspaper the Sunday Herald Sun.
According to the Beijing News, Dion’s husband, Rene Angélil, said doctors advised Dion not to sing outdoors in Beijing since April is the sandstorm season. Dion was set to play at the city’s Workers’ Stadium.
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April 1st, 2008 admin
The highly anticipated Celine Dion show on April 13 in Beijing might be canceled because the singer is suffering from a throat infection, Chinese media reported on Tuesday.
Dion is currently on a world tour promoting her latest album, “Taking Chances.” She postponed a number of concerts scheduled over the weekend in Australia due to the infection, local newspaper the Sunday Herald Sun reported.
According to the Beijing News, Dion’s husband, Rene Angelil, who is accompanying her on the tour, said doctors told Dion there was likely sandy weather in Beijing in April, and that she should avoid singing outdoors. Dion was set to play at the city’s Workers’ Stadium.
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March 19th, 2008 admin
“As I am”, the 3rd studio album of Alicia Keys reveals a more mature singer-songwriter ready to tackle the music world once more with her blend of hip-hop, R&B and Jazz. She is recognized for soulful melodies and sounds, meaningful lyrics and all around music that you can feel .And listeners will definitely get all of that on her new album. Partnering once again with Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, who had produced her first 2 albums, Keys co-wrote 5 of the 14 tracks and co-produced As I Am along with Jeff Robinson and Peter Edge.
Her honesty and new-found ability to completely expose her emotions shines thr-ough every track. Many of the songs on “As I Am” reveal a woman in control of her life, unwilling to sacrifice what she needs, especially on tracks like ‘Go Ahead’ and ‘Superwoman’, co-written with Linda Perry (of Celine Dion, Christina Aguiliera fame).
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March 18th, 2008 admin
In her native Canada, Avril Lavigne is a big star. The 23-year-old punk-popster competes with Celine Dion for Juno Awards (Canada’s Grammys), and the press gossips about her life (she’s not pregnant) and a recent lawsuit over songwriting credits (she settled out of court after being accused of cribbing “Girlfriend” from the Rubinoos’ 1979 tune “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”).
“Girlfriend” was a huge hit; in fact, it was named the top download of 2007 by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
Now she’s finally getting around to touring behind “Girlfriend” and her third consecutive No. 1 album, “Best Damn Thing.”
Question: “Best Damn Thing” came out last April. Do you have any second thoughts about not going on tour right away and keeping fans waiting for almost a year?
Answer: I think it could have gone either way. I think it probably didn’t really matter that much. You always have to do promo (promotion). I did promo all of 2007, I had to go to so many different places, including Asia, Europe and South America. I had a lot of places to go, a lot of TV shows to do, and a lot of photo shoots and all that stuff. It has to be done if you want to work a record really hard, and I chose to work this one hard.
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