CONFIRMED: Celine WON'T be at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

[yumeng]

I‘m right here waiting,. I love Olympic Games so much,and I love Celine more,you have no sense about how much I expect to see her in the opening.

[luciusbright]

I am really excited about the possible duet of Buble, that would be just amazing~~~~~~~

[No1IrishFan]

Any more updates on an appearance at the Olympics? I hope she does perform

[Selina286]

there are many sites that claim Celine is going to perform but they are all rumors, the only way you can find out is if you wait until the opening ceremony and see it your self

[lindsey22]

honestly i dont want Celine to perform. she needs to take a long break and go in hiding. so when she comes back she will be greatly appreciated

[Claudette]

Hiding? What on earth for? Did she commit some crime or something?

[celínico_sin_remedio]

Hiding? What on earth for? Did she commit some crime or something?

 

 

lol I think lindsey meant for Céline to go away from the public's eye, so just we could apreciatte even more her comeback. Right?

 

 

But I don't agree with that, I would love for her to go and perform at the Olympics Ceremony whether with or without Bublé or anyone. But I guess time will tell...

If she's already pregnant , I'd suggest her to go and sing, 'cos her voice is even better when she's pregnant... remember the song she sang for Anne-Marie's wedding? And it would not be a big risk for Céline 'cos she would be in an medium stage of pregnancy. Though if she gets pregnant from now on I wouldn't like her to perform, she could take some risks then as she'd be on an earlier stage of the process.

 

 

Well I'm not a doctor neither studying medicine haha but I guess it's like that... right?

[lindsey22]

how can her voice be better when pregnant, but yes i did mean she should stay out of public eye like how some artists do, for years even

[kerche]

As I mentioned, I think VANOC will release something in January

We just gotta be patient!

[Selina286]

OMG! i just heard power of the dream on tv! and there was footage of winter sports!

being patient is so hard, i really hope Celine is there but i guess we'll have to wait until feb 12

 

this is the olympic inspired song for vancouver 2010 but i'm not sure if it's real or not:

Edited December 30, 2009 at 12:20 AM by Selina286

[PatrickDion22]

Not confirmed yet. Don't get excited just yet...

 

 

It's sooo difficult not to though!!

[Ronny83]

There are rumours: Céline Dion and Bryan Adams will perform; Sarah McLachlan won't (hard to believe); a huge pit is being dug underneath BC Place to accommodate the shows' technical requirements. None has been substantiated. And at every single rehearsal, the volunteers - and staff - are reminded of the strict confidentiality agreement they have signed.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/n...article1417770/

[mirage]

There are rumours: Céline Dion and Bryan Adams will perform; Sarah McLachlan won't (hard to believe); a huge pit is being dug underneath BC Place to accommodate the shows' technical requirements. None has been substantiated. And at every single rehearsal, the volunteers - and staff - are reminded of the strict confidentiality agreement they have signed.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/n...article1417770/

 

that would be sooooo COOOOL

[Claudette]

Is anyone else thinking that these rumours that Celine will perform are only based on the fact that that is the obvious thing to think since she is the biggest artist in Canada?

[anewdayhascome]

There is always some truth in the rumours and since Celine isn't pregnant, hopefully yet, she really may appear... and no matter if it's Bubble or Adams I think the possibility of Celine's appearance is really high

[Ronny83]

Others speculate that Celine Dion will be among the performers who will headline the event.

 

Atkins won't talk about that either.

http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/sports/art...w-producer-says

[celine4evauk]

I know i'm way behind on this topic but when is the actual opening ceremony??

[patih_barsanti]

I think that's in February, 11

[zyukagon]

In the opening ceremony, does Celine do perform?

Do you think about this?

I hope so!!!!

 

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/ot...l-81304272.html

[I Love You]

It starts Feb 12th.

[Rene Cheah]

I hope She will be there at that day...

Hope she can sing the theme of this olympics

[anewdayhascome]

She won't be there if they are really doing in vitro these day unless they try it after the Olympics

[ImAliveUK]

I have just got back from Vancouver and a friend of mine confirmed Celine and Buble will be at the olympics - but "we don't know that yet" ;-)

 

It's from a VERY good source - that's all I can say :-)

 

K

[luciusbright]

OMG, I am gonna crazy if Celine is there and we watch it on TV, OMG I cannot believe it ~~~~~~~

you know, we Asian fans don't usually get that opportunity, oh~~~~

and d duet with buble? it would be more exciting~~~~~~~

I just can not wait ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[manolo19]

The 'Journal de Montréal' announced this morning that Annie Villeneuve will perform the theme song called 'I believe' (J'imagine) in french. They also said that Celine Dion is unlikely to perform since she is on a break..

[CSCfan]

Yeah right, tell that to the Grammy organizers/René

[Shamrock_1982]

I have just got back from Vancouver and a friend of mine confirmed Celine and Buble will be at the olympics - but "we don't know that yet" ;-)

 

It's from a VERY good source - that's all I can say :-)

 

K

 

Kev, I've heard something very similar mate...

but I'm not getting tooo excited just yet, till I hear confirmation.

 

Darren.

[Xpresso]

The 'Journal de Montréal' announced this morning that Annie Villeneuve will perform the theme song called 'I believe' (J'imagine) in french. They also said that Celine Dion is unlikely to perform since she is on a break..

Yes, Annie Villeneuve has recorded the bilingual theme song.

But it doesn't mean Annie will be singing it at The Opening Ceremonies because she's not known in "English Canada" or outside of Canada...

So maybe Celine and Bubble will sing it for the O Ceremonies...?

[CSCfan]

Guess we at least have to expect she's singing the theme song.......

 

Olympic theme song a long time in the making

 

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/mm/photo/photo/general/02/71/20/27120_m15.jpg

 

The Globe and MailBy James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail Posted Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:00 PM

 

A tune that began as a scratchy 12-second clip sung into a Dictaphone five years ago will be bombarding Olympic followers in every corner of the country over the coming weeks.

 

The official theme song of the Olympic broadcast media consortium - to be woven throughout the sprawling coverage of the Vancouver Games - begins heavy rotation on the radio Thursday and, as of Jan. 26, will be downloadable for a price, even in ring-tone format.

 

The soon-to-be-ubiquitous melody is the brain child of Stephan Moccio, 37, a Toronto composer who has written songs for stars ranging from Céline Dion to Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman. Those original few bars have been spun into some 220 different cuts of varying length, tone and instrumentation as well as full-fledged songs sung bilingually by 15-year-old prodigy Nikki Yanofsky and Saguenay, Que., chanteuse Annie Villeneuve.

 

"It's been a dream experience as a musician. I've had a chance to exercise a lot of my chops," Mr. Moccio said from his Toronto studio. "[The project] had one of the biggest music budgets you would ever see in Canada."

 

As a teenage piano student, Mr. Moccio was blown away by David Foster's piano-heavy theme for the 1988 Calgary Olympics. The feelings of national pride it stirred in him have been percolating ever since.

 

"[Watching Foster] I was just in the fetal position, crying. I thought this was the coolest thing," Mr. Moccio said.

 

About four years ago, after Vancouver had won the Games, the theme came to him as he was driving one day. He stowed away the tiny recording for years. The first to hear it was his friend Alan Frew, the front man of Newmarket, Ont., band Glass Tiger, who later wrote the lyrics for the sung versions, now titled I Believe and J'Imagine. At a dinner party, the two men button-holed consortium president Keith Pelley.

 

"I looked Keith straight in the eye and said, I have your theme," Mr. Moccio said. Mr. Pelley and the other consortium members agreed.

 

Dan Cimoroni, VP of business development for the consortium, said many different singers were considered, and Ms. Dion was asked to do the honours, but she declined.

 

"I don't think that's any disrespect to the artists we have. She was a natural. She sings in English and French and she likes the Olympic games, but she's just in a different life cycle and it didn't fit what she wanted to do next," Mr. Cimoroni said.

 

Mr. Moccio had worked with both Ms. Villeneuve and Ms. Yanofsky and decided they had the right sound. The tunes will be part of the consortium's "Believe" campaign, which includes cinematic commercials and even apparel, and is designed to "galvanize Canada," according to Mr. Cimoroni (as well as attract viewers and sales, of course).

 

The main version of the theme is a robust orchestral piece driven by timpani and fanfare, and Mr. Moccio calls it unapologetically "über-commercial and über-classical." More than two dozen versions exist, cut to lengths to fill the cracks in any broadcast.

 

Some were recast to convey different moods - glory, sadness, drama, etc. - and recorded by outfits ranging from the Montreal Symphony Orchestra to the Canadian Children's Opera Company. So the ditty introducing news that Canada has just won gold will be far different from the one that prefaces word of dashed hopes.

 

One version, dubbed Fanfare, is similar to the main theme but infused with a greater sense of adrenalin and anticipation. Another, Extreme, casts the melody in aggressive, electronic tones that that Mr. Moccio conceived as "Kanye West meets rock," tailored to a younger demographic.

 

The sung versions are slower and softer but equally lofty, with phrases such as "in my heart there'll be no doubt" and "I believe together we'll fly."

 

"The song is just such a universal message. It doesn't even need to be applied to the Olympics. It's really just about believing in yourself and your talent, and that when you're down, there's people around you that really do support you," Ms. Yanofsky said from her home in Montreal.

 

"It's really something I believe in. Pardon the pun."

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[kerche]

^ Awww I kinda figured that doing something Olympic related was the past for Celine now.... makes sense in what Mr. Cimoroni said.

Nikki Yanofsky & Annie Villenueve are still really great singers! Can't wait to hear the theme song - and perhaps they'll perform it live?

 

As for the other "confirmed" rumour of Celine & Michael Buble.........hehehe that would STILL be awesome if it really happened!

I recently found out that 2 friends are cast members for the Opening & Closing ceremony (jealous!!), but they wouldn't tell me what they were doing.... hahaha! Oh well

Edited January 21, 2010 at 09:49 AM by kerche