Celine on Yang Lan's TV show - Beijing, China, April 12th, 2008

[VinnyT.]

Beijing Show Cancelled Due To Difficulties Securing Venue

April 2 , 2008

 

Contrary to earlier reports, Celine Dion is not cancelling her Beijing concert because of sandstorms.

 

Due to some difficulties in securing the appropriate venue, organizers for Celine's Beijing concert announced that the show originally scheduled to take place on April 13th, has now been cancelled. The original site for the concert was Worker's Stadium, however after further review it was decided that an indoor venue might be more suitable. A few sites were contemplated, however, nothing could be organized on such short notice. With time running out before the event date, a decision was made to re-schedule the show for another time in the future. Ms. Dion, who will still visit Beijing on Saturday April 12th to make an appearance on her friend, Yang Lan's TV show, issued the following statement. "I'm really sorry that things couldn't be worked for the concert in Beijing. I was really looking forward to it. I'm excited about visiting the city and appearing on Lan's show. At least I will get a chance to visit Beijing and continue to make plans for a future concert". The April 11th Shanghai Stadium concert will be held as scheduled. Patrons holding tickets for the Beijing show may obtain a refund by calling the Emma Ticket National Hotline, 400-707-9999, or by visiting the Emma Ticket office at the North Gate of Workers Stadium.

 

TeamCeline ticket holders will be contacted by email for ticket refund.

Source: CelineDion.com

Edited April 2, 2008 at 05:48 PM by VinnyT.

[CSCfan]

Thanks for that!

[Julian]

I hope she will please her chinese fans with a message and a PROMISE!

Will she perform?

[mirage]

wasnt she supposed to sing the Olympic song there?

Or am i behind all the news this time?

[aicee]

I think Celine will do the Beijing concert so as to Olympic song one at a time in the future. Hmmm? when is the date of the Olympic anyway? LOL. But I think, if she's the one who'll have the chance to perform. But I crossed my fingers to that matter.

[celinerific]

We'll see if my parents catch this on our Rogers Cable. I'm sure they will somehow.

[Mac]

No I don't think she'll perform, though I hope she would. Yan Lan's show is not like Opera's :-P

[Bellamy]

And the Yang Lan's show won't be live I think, very few talk shows are live in China.

[Ronny83]

Any update?

[Bellamy]

I'd go to the recording on 12th afternoon. I'll let you know update.

[Krys]

wow. her schedule sure is tight between the 11th and the 13th

[JP]

If she sing the song from the Olympics, i'll die.. C'mon Celine, you can't fly to Beijing just to chit chat.. lol

[Dionesque]

I heard guys got great time at the taping, Ramona is a celebrity in China, René introduced her during the show!

I can't wait to read the proper review from the taping!

[CSCfan]

Wow....

[Dionesque]

Message from Ramona:

 

"I'm in love again! Céline was 1000x better!"

 

:clap:

 

Wow, how good it feels to hear that guys over there feel good again!!!

[Céline's Blues]

Wow....

Can you confirm anything new, Mathias?

[thevoice]

will they broadcast it today or is the taping today - maybe both?

[Céline's Blues]

will they broadcast it today or is the taping today - maybe both?

 

She will not sing live anyway so why are you interested, gogo?

[Bellamy]

Taping today only, broadcast much later. I'll post review soon.

[thevoice]

will they broadcast it today or is the taping today - maybe both?

 

She will not sing live anyway so why are you interested, gogo?

 

well i'm hoping for a suprise...maybe she miss singing again after all the lipsynching

[Bruno Dion]

wow! thank´s for info!

[Bellamy]

Ramona and I arrived at the TV show recording at almost 2:00PM. We were almost late due to pick up luggage... The other fans told us Celine was already there inside the building. We'll go inside and start the recording soon. The fans recognized Ramona, and took photos with her and asked her to sign some autographs.

 

Then Celine came in. Everyone screamed so loud for her. She looked so good today, and seems totally affected by the passion from the fans. The interview itself is not bad, the production team did a lot research before the show. Some of the questions are interesting, not all the same thing, maybe nothing new that we don't know, but not very repeating. Actually I gave many videos to the production team last week through a contact. So they showed a lot of rare footage on the big screen, and they knows how she refuse to record MHWGO and some other details from the videos I present. Celine answered the questions very well, and joked a lot. They also has 4 Chinese musicians present "My Heart Will Go On" by traditional Chinese instruments. Celine loved it. They gave some Chinese traditional record to her. Maybe if she likes it, she'll want to try to record a Chinese style song later?

 

The best moment came when YangLan said Celine had the A New Day show for more than 5 years in Vegas, some of the fans here maybe had been there to watch it. And then Rene get the mic and said "I just want to tell you, I just noticed there's this special woman in the audience who come all the way from USA to China. She's the fan who had seen the A New Day show for 119 times. Maybe she's in the audience cause of her Chinese friend over there"(which is me, Ramona and I met Rene 2 days earlier in Shanghai, and she introduced me to him as "biggest" fan from China and the administrator of the biggest Celine Dion fans forum ) . He pointed at us when he talked. And then Ramona stood up gave fly kisses to Celine, and Celine fly kissed her back. That moment was quite magical. I can't believe Rene actually remembers me. I hope they will keep it in the broadcasting.

 

She sang "The Power Of The Dream", "My Heart Will Go On" and "Alone". This TV show always use playback, so don't expect live performance anyway.

 

 

Here're the photos from the TV show recording:

http://www.mkgenie.com/upload/200804121751070054.jpg

 

http://www.mkgenie.com/upload/200804121921218177.jpg

 

http://i2.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984387F326DT20080412184631.jpg

 

http://i1.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984387F329DT20080412184631.jpg

 

http://i0.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984387F328DT20080412184631.jpg

 

http://i3.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984387F358DT20080412184631.jpg

 

After the TV show. They had a press conference for the medias in Beijing in the same building. But they push fans out. We waited for her out side.

 

And here're photos of Beijing Press Conference after the TV show recording:

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412007.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412008.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412001.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412002.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412003.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412004.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412011.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412016.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412017.jpg

 

Photo of the fans waited outside for her. About 100 fans sang many songs together before and when Celine came out. Celine loved it. Someone told me she even already prepared 100 A New Day and Taking Chances DVD in a box to give out to the fans, andtook out a pen to get ready to sign autographs. But the stupid Chinese securities urged her to go quickly inside the car after just said hi to the fans.

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412012.jpg

 

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/04/12/bjzx080412014.jpg

[tativale]

UUUuaaaauuuuuuu Go Ramona!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope they will show that moment !!!

[Teodora]

Cool! The photo with Rene is so cute! When will this show air?

[Bellamy]

The show would be broadcasted on April 20, 15:40-16:30, BTV-1

 

Photos of the Chinese musicians played "My Heart Will Go On" by Chinese traditional instruments. And then they gave a small instrument as gift to her:

http://i3.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984442F326DT20080412201157.jpg

 

http://i1.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984440F326DT20080412200923.jpg

 

The Olympic committee gave gift to Celine:

http://i0.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984441F326DT20080412201029.jpg

 

http://i1.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2008-04-12/U1344P28T3D1984436F326DT20080412200432.jpg

[maxceline]

what a great show has been!! great and TPOTD!! WOW!

[Bumble]

Wasn't she supposed to sing a new olympic theme song?

[Bellamy]

Another Chinese singer sang the Chinese version of the song conducted by Mego, called "Peace, Love and Harmony". Mego submitted this song to the committee. If it wins, Celine would sing the English version I think.

[janet]

I heard that SOMEBODY met her and got the DVD signed off on 11th before the show in the hotel before show....

OMG~

[Your_Su_Phu]

she looks so elegant here <3