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Post by skaschep on Jan 31, 2019 18:47:36 GMT -5
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Post by phronni7 on Jan 31, 2019 18:53:38 GMT -5
Bless you, and thanks for all that you do for us.
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Post by theosgma on Jan 31, 2019 19:11:06 GMT -5
Haven't posted for a long time but the conversation today made me decide to say something. It might not be popular. LOL
We live in a world where it's OK to say anything including things about which we are essentially ignorant. Some cultures have a teaching that one should only speak when what is said has three important qualities - it's appropriate, it's truthful and it's constructive. A critique constructively given has a much different energy not only for the recipient but for all who are party to the interaction.
If all members would keep this in mind before posting, we wouldn't have the exodus of as many loyal and loving Adamtopians.
I wrote an article four years ago on Magical Voice. My three subjects were Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Adam. I did a lot of research on Celine but I am not a Celine fan or devotee. However she has had neither a boring or mundane life.
I am very struck by the title of the Biopic because it speaks to the heart of what is so special. Her life was an exercise in the power of love. So here are some facts. Perhaps you might want to consider them if you think her life couldn't be made into a very compelling film.
1) Celine was born the yougest of 14 children in a poverty-stricken yet happy home in Charlemagne, Quebec where music was always part of the family She was named, in fact, for a french song recorded two years before she was born
2) Her father worked 18 hours a day in a factory but they finally could buy a small piece of land and build a house and a small Piano bar. Celine and her siblings performed there and she knew very early that this was what she wanted.
3) She had to stop school at 12 years old due to povery and turned to music. She collaborated with her mother and a brother to compose her first song "Ce n'etait qu'in reve" (It was only a dream). Unbeknowlst to anyone, another brother sent the recording to a music manager WHOSE NAME HE FOUND ON THE BACK OF SOME RECORD ALBUM - Sounding like the kind of coincidence of someone we know signing BoRhap at a certain audition??) That person was Rene Angelil who was moved to tears by the song and decided to make her a star. He MORTGAGED HIS HOUSE to fund her first record which became a hit locally and catipulated her to stardom in Quebec. She was around 13 years old
4) Starting at the time, as soon as she had some funds, she was a voice for Cystic Fibrosis as a close family member was born with it and later would die in her arms
5) Angelil managed her (surviving a heart attach at age 49) and she went on to win various awards but it was not until she told Rene that she wanted to be a star like Michael Jackson, he pulled her back for awhile. She had dental surgery to improve her appearance, sent to school to work on her English and she had to learn to sing without injuring her voice which happened during a concert. She was told either surgery or complete rest and training the latter of which is what she did.
6) Big breakthrough came in a animated Disney Film Beauty and the Beast in a duet. Academy Award, Grammy for best pop performance by duo or group and her second top 10 US single.
7) And then to the center theme of the film - Rene loved Celine even as a child of eleven. He was 26 years older. When she reached her twenties, they became lovers but secretly for fear of public backlash. She couldn't hold back for long and in her Album The Color of My Love declared that he was the color of her love. The fans wildly embraced the couple.
8) She fought her family - first time in her life - and married Rene in 1994 in a story book ceremony and the Notre Dame Basicica in Montreal televised live. She was 26 and he was 52.
9) Her career rocketed and by the end of the 90's she was in the company of the biggest pop divas sharing the stage with Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey etc.
10) At the pinnacle of her fame in 1999, Rene was diagnosed with throat cancer. She took 3 F**ing years off at the prime of her career to take care of him. They dramatically renewed their vows and their efforts to have children. She had had years of failed attempts and underwent surgery and was finally able to conceive her first child, a son, and name sake for her husband
11) Rene went into remission and she celebrated with her Las Vegas Show "A New Day Has Come" If you read the stats on that show, it is mindboggling.
12) She donated millions to all knids of charities including a million to Katrina victims and raised more than a million for the tsunami victims in fund raiesers.
13) She gave birth to twins after seven more years of in vitro
14) The cancer returned in 2013 and Rene died in January of 2016 of a heart attack. He only had a few months left to live due to the cancer so perhaps that was a blessing. Celine was with him all the way with a love that knew no boundaries.
15) Her first performance after his death was to sing his favorite song and one that impelled her to continue her career. You might know this song. It's called "The Show Must Go On"
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Post by sizzling63 on Jan 31, 2019 19:11:55 GMT -5
It would be FANTASTIC to see QAL open the Oscars with WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS or BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY! Fingers crossed. My heart can barely take the thought of it. Fingers and toes crossed...
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Post by svca on Jan 31, 2019 19:14:49 GMT -5
And I stand by my opinion that I find Celine boring...don't care what her life or career have been like...in the here and now, the woman is boring.
And I think I'm done with the subject of Celine. If her biopic happens, I wish her the best of luck.
Sheesh.
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Post by SophieB on Jan 31, 2019 19:15:48 GMT -5
Yep...think it’s this. (No idea how you do this...find things - and so quickly. I did a quick trawl of YouTube interviews and found none of these )
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Post by svca on Jan 31, 2019 19:22:15 GMT -5
Well dang it, that rumor was exciting for all of 5 minutes while it lasted lol.
Are we sure those booted feet belong to Adam? Is Shosh just getting us wound up again?
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Post by bamafan on Jan 31, 2019 19:43:43 GMT -5
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Post by lurleene on Jan 31, 2019 19:44:25 GMT -5
And I stand by my opinion that I find Celine boring...don't care what her life or career have been like...in the here and now, the woman is boring. And I think I'm done with the subject of Celine. If her biopic happens, I wish her the best of luck. Sheesh. You can't make others interested if they are not. There seems to be the assumption that if someone just knew about Celine's life they would be awed because someone else is. It does not work that way. I've heard about her life for years. Liked some of her earlier works a lot. I think I discovered it in a movie or two. Those who want to go to see her movie will. If Aretha's movie is on tv I will watch but won't go to the movies to see it. I like Jhud just fine but she would not be enough of a draw to make it a must see movie for me. Aretha was a great artist but I'm not all that interested in her life story. I loved Jimi Hendrix tho I only discovered him many years after his death. The documentary about his life was fascinating. Went searching for the biopic about him and I did not last past the first 20 minutes. What a bore and disappointment that movie was. I enjoyed the movie about Loretta Lynn but saw it on tv. I'm sure a lot of country fans ( and many others) flocked to the movies to see it tho. People just have their own interests and they may not align with the interests of another. And that should be okay. I remember when someone gave me the history of Troye cause I did not care for his performance on SNL and had little interest in him. I wish him well and want him to have a great career but my opinion of his singing talent and performance style remained unchanged. Of course anything can change and I could become a fan. But not there yet.
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Post by girldrummer on Jan 31, 2019 20:00:50 GMT -5
One high and one low. The high is the beginning of some promo for the Playmobil movie. Yay for that! The low is that the rumor about QAL performing on the Oscars is just a rumor. Damn. That would be awesome!
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