Celine's managment under Aldo Giampaolo (2014-2017)

[CelinesDIVO5]

i do not believe in this story that he was moving away from the family, they live in Las Vegas just as Celine lives in Las Vegas, Celine's career is not the same as that of 10 years ago, she does not make many trips, not Makes more extensive tours that last more than 1 year, that means they're set in Las Vegas most of the year, of course the times they travel, more for a short time, like now in the summer tour, will be About 2 months only. There must have been something else we do not know and this Aldo has a way of being very ambitious in business, he must be wanting something more in Las Vegas.

 

Just because he lives in Vegas, doesn't mean he had time to be home a lot.

[nuts2you]

After reading from yesterday and today's post, I surprised that Nobody brought up about the M&G, who's in charge of those now,, and how does that really work,, Does she decide on who gets to Meet her ,pls explain how that works,

[Xpresso]

Rumours have it a retired singer might be Céline's Manager...and might even be the opening act for her summer shows... it's Madonna!

[nuts2you]

:sofunny: :sofunny:

[Xpresso]

By the way, I did mention that it's time for RC to shine, but of course I was joking!!

What do you think? He's a kid. But René did say maybe one day he will her manager...

[Nmj]

After reading from yesterday and today's post, I surprised that Nobody brought up about the M&G, who's in charge of those now,, and how does that really work,, Does she decide on who gets to Meet her ,pls explain how that works,

 

There's a woman from feeling company that does the meet and greets. She does all of it and decides who receives them. I'm sure Aldo may have given certain people m&g but it wasn't in his job description.

[LukeD]

Rumours have it a retired singer might be Céline's Manager...and might even be the opening act for her summer shows... it's Madonna!

This would be good news for certain fans here! Hopefully Celine records a pop album under Madonna's guidance and wears a rainbow thong on the album cover.

[Cafe67]

This would be good news for certain fans here! Hopefully Celine records a pop album under Madonna's guidance and wears a rainbow thong on the album cover.

Good Lord...I'm here at home feeling quite sick and when I read this, it made my head spin. Not sure if it's the thought of Madonna managing Céline's career or my fever! Gonna need to go to sleep now...G'Night, everyone!

[Peppercorn1991]

I just wish they would clarify a few things.... they promised a new album and this summer tour! How can they not have planned for this? It's so odd...

 

Someone said there is never a good time.... yes there is! After the album is done and the tour has finished...

 

The only positive is if she gets a new young manager with great ideas for the new album!

 

Kev x

Edited April 7, 2017 at 10:49 PM by Peppercorn1991

[Xpresso]

Well I think it was just too much for Aldo and he probably knew he couldn't handle traveling to Europe all summer and deal with the new album, promo, etc...

Better now in my opinion than dropping everything when the tour starts or the album gets released.

Who knows, maybe Aldo has some health problems he doesn't want the world to know about...

[scielle]

A ~10min radio interview with Aldo from earlier today -

 

http://www.985fm.ca/...out-830607.html

 

Nothing new, really. He says he won't be involved in hiring whoever comes after, which I find a bit odd. I feel like he completely left Celine hanging. I get that this was too onerous of a job given his circumstances, but if I were in his shoes, I'd feel very guilty to completely cut the cord like that. Especially since Rene entrusted this to him. You would think he would feel at least somewhat obligated to help out in some small way, even indebted for the opportunity. Unless he never saw it as an opportunity but a burden... Who knows.

 

In any case, one thing I hated about his tenure was that he seemed to be far more preoccupied with this whole lifestyle brand thing than with music, so from that perspective, I'm glad he's out of the picture.

Edited April 8, 2017 at 01:03 AM by scielle

[CelineDionFreak]

A ~10min radio interview with Aldo from earlier today -

 

http://www.985fm.ca/...out-830607.html

 

Nothing new, really. He says he won't be involved in hiring whoever comes after, which I find a bit odd. I feel like he completely left Celine hanging. I get that this was too onerous of a job given his circumstances, but if I were in his shoes, I'd feel very guilty to completely cut the cord like that. Especially since Rene entrusted this to him. You would think he would feel at least somewhat obligated to help out in some small way, even indebted for the opportunity. Unless he never saw it as an opportunity but a burden... Who knows.

 

In any case, one thing I hated about his tenure was that he seemed to be far more preoccupied with this whole lifestyle brand thing than with music, so from that perspective, I'm glad he's out of the picture.

That makes sense about the last part. I mean the vibe for the french tour last year I got was that it was Céline and Scott's brainchild. Céline admitted she helped plan the show which was a shock for me becuase I'd never heard her say that before, well not explicitly. I'm sure she's done it before but she didn't allude to it like she did last year, maybe I'm forgetting, but it seems that way at least.

[chocolatechip15]

That makes sense about the last part. I mean the vibe for the french tour last year I got was that it was Céline and Scott's brainchild. Céline admitted she helped plan the show which was a shock for me becuase I'd never heard her say that before, well not explicitly. I'm sure she's done it before but she didn't allude to it like she did last year, maybe I'm forgetting, but it seems that way at least.

 

Yes, I got the impression that Aldo purely handled the business side - he wasn't at all involved in the artistic side. But I think Rene was unusual that way - handling the business but also being Celine's most trusted advisor on the artistic side. I don't think that's something she's likely to find again.

 

In terms of Celine's planning the show - I've heard a bunch of times from both her and her band members that she was very involved in planning all the shows since around the AND time.

[Angel2006]

When it was originally announced that Aldo was going to be Celine's manager, I was surprised the Rene didn't choose his son Patrick too be manager. I know that Aldo has been a friend and member of Sony for years, but he is also close to 70 years old. Patrick is the same age as Celine and has a lot of business experience under his belt now. He has been working alongside Celine for years. Aside from Rene himself, I think Patrick in the next best choice.

 

He is after all the son of Rene. It would really be a full circle kind of moment. I really do hope Celine ends up having Patrick Angelil as her manager. Celine knows she would be able to trust him and he wouldn't steer her wrong. He would want to make his father proud and carry on Rene's legacy.

 

Does anyone know if Patrick has children? I know he's married, but I'm not sure if him and his wife have kids or not?

 

It is driving me crazy not knowing what is going on and what's going to happen next. I really hope we hear some kind of announcement soon, on who's going to be Celine's new manager and the direction her career is now planning on going. It's all making me very anxious to say the least.

[DionFanAlways]

This would be good news for certain fans here! Hopefully Celine records a pop album under Madonna's guidance and wears a rainbow thong on the album cover.

Yes but you know she would have them on upside down like the flag in the gay pride message..... Edited April 8, 2017 at 02:38 AM by DionFanAlways

[joaofilho]

Planning a list of songs for a show and shaping a show is an artistic side that Celine participates in, more being managed, managing the career, contracts, choosing the best deals, planning what will be good for advertising and appearances at events, This is a job for your manager.

 

I say again that Aldo could have left things in order, have left to leave after the summer tour, do not approve of what he did, because there is no apparent reason for him to leave like this, he left in a normal way, that was not Well, since they did not have any kind of apparent disagreement. Aldo only thought of him, was not "friend" of Celine or Rene.

 

That's why it's very strange what's going on, even more that way he's talking about in interviews, it looks like he's angry.

 

About Patrick, he really has a lot of experience, but because René did not leave him in his place, maybe something is missing, we also do not know about Céline's relationship with Patrick, do they get along?

[rhapsodion]

Let's get David foster and Jj Goldman to be Celine's co-managers. Haha~

[stevo]

I hope whoever replaces Céline is younger than Rene/Aldo and someone with influence. I want the best. Maybe Tommy Mottola will get the job. That'd be controversial, dahhling

[Del]

Rene stepped down and Aldo took over, everyone had a meltdown. Aldo steps down people have a meltdow. We have no control over these decisions and we just have to trust thatCeline will make the best decision for her career. She's been in the industry so many years that she'll do what is best for her. It's not like she's a new artist with just a few years experience and is easily influenced.

[angelil78]

I'm not worried at all.

 

I hope the Facebook and Instagram videos won't stop. Even though we haven't had many of them, I really like them.

[RosieBarron]

Yes, I got the impression that Aldo purely handled the business side - he wasn't at all involved in the artistic side. But I think Rene was unusual that way - handling the business but also being Celine's most trusted advisor on the artistic side. I don't think that's something she's likely to find again.

 

In terms of Celine's planning the show - I've heard a bunch of times from both her and her band members that she was very involved in planning all the shows since around the AND time.

 

I think some of that just reflects how good Rene was. Aldo was a business man and did not really understand the music side. Rene excelled at both. I would say that Aldo was really the norm, where Rene was exceptional.

[RosieBarron]

When it was originally announced that Aldo was going to be Celine's manager, I was surprised the Rene didn't choose his son Patrick too be manager. I know that Aldo has been a friend and member of Sony for years, but he is also close to 70 years old. Patrick is the same age as Celine and has a lot of business experience under his belt now. He has been working alongside Celine for years. Aside from Rene himself, I think Patrick in the next best choice.

 

He is after all the son of Rene. It would really be a full circle kind of moment. I really do hope Celine ends up having Patrick Angelil as her manager. Celine knows she would be able to trust him and he wouldn't steer her wrong. He would want to make his father proud and carry on Rene's legacy.

 

Does anyone know if Patrick has children? I know he's married, but I'm not sure if him and his wife have kids or not?

 

It is driving me crazy not knowing what is going on and what's going to happen next. I really hope we hear some kind of announcement soon, on who's going to be Celine's new manager and the direction her career is now planning on going. It's all making me very anxious to say the least.

 

Patrick was the first person I thought of too. He is younger and has been around in the business for a long time. I find him quite entertaining but he does lack some of his dad's charisma. It all depends on what aspirations Celine has, does she want someone to just tide things over until the end of Vegas in 2019 or does she have more in mind. She did a few times hint at wanting to go back to Montreal last summer and then comment on it being under negotiation with Aldo.

 

Whoever it is I think it will be someone she knows and I hope someone Quebecois. I think if they are of another background an important element of the identity of her career will be lost.

[DionFanAlways]

The choice of Patrick doesn't make sense to me. Why wouldn't he have been asked to step in in the first place? She may not want that.

[scielle]

Or he may not want that.

It's a big leap of faith to assume he's go the necessary skills just by virtue of having been around for a long time. These two things are not necessarily correlated. So yeah, while he or Michel would certainly be great from the perspective of looking out for her, that doesn't necessarily mean they're equipped for everything else that comes with the job. Michel has certainly always been very protective of her, for instance, but I seriously doubt his English is good enough to effectively negotiate on her behalf. And that's just one of the many, many skills and qualifications required here.

[Angel2006]

The choice of Patrick doesn't make sense to me. Why wouldn't he have been asked to step in in the first place? She may not want that.

 

 

True. Just because Patrick is family and is Rene's son, that doesn't mean Celine would necessarily want him as her manager. Even though myself and others would want that, it doesn't mean Celine does. Celine knows who is qualified too do the job to the best of there abilities and only she gets to pick who's best for her. It's a nice thought though, but I'm sure Celine will know in her gut who the right person is going to be for the job.

[Leo]

Has anybody considered an economic reason? I mean, how much could Aldo earn as a CEO for other companies and how much as a Celine Dion manager?

[Javito]

Rumour has it the new manager is going to be Donald Trump hand in hand with his daughter Ivanka .

 

Now they've joined forces together in the White House, they must know a couple of things about management and capitalising a big name such as Céline...

Edited April 8, 2017 at 05:59 PM by Javito

[nuts2you]

For a while, Céline has shown that she is perfectly capable of making the biggest decisions about her. She now needs more than one executor (to translate her visions into actions) than a manager.

When I interviewed Mr. Angélil several years ago in Las Vegas for the 7 days he told me that Celine had everything she needed to be an even better manager than him. And he did not just speak as an admiring husband before his talented wife.

On his Twitter account, journalist Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Review Journal dropped a bomb. He suggests that Céline could sign with IMG. This cult agency has among its most famous clients Justin Timberlake and Gisele Bundchen

[nuts2you]

http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/04/07/celine-dion-et-justin-timberlake

[RosieBarron]

For a while, Céline has shown that she is perfectly capable of making the biggest decisions about her. She now needs more than one executor (to translate her visions into actions) than a manager.

When I interviewed Mr. Angélil several years ago in Las Vegas for the 7 days he told me that Celine had everything she needed to be an even better manager than him. And he did not just speak as an admiring husband before his talented wife.

On his Twitter account, journalist Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Review Journal dropped a bomb. He suggests that Céline could sign with IMG. This cult agency has among its most famous clients Justin Timberlake and Gisele Bundchen

 

That would be a bit sad if that did happen.

 

I'm not sure she would need to 'outsource' either. She owns the company that manages her, why would you give away that level of control.