Céline on Ellen Degeneres - September 12th, 2016

[phoebekins]

and I don't like Céline being used to make fun of - because she knows Céline will do goofy and act like a clown if she pushes the right buttons. And she perfectly knows how to get Céline there! And Céline should be told that she must stop the Sia and Michael Jackson out of nowhere singing. She must say no to these games. Someone should tell her not to make a fool out of herself. Stay professional.

 

I actually agree. She is such an intelligent and interesting woman. I think that Céline has way more smarts and awareness than people give her credit for. I also believe she has more of a take-charge personality that people realize. I'd like to see that side of her come out more. I think it's been dormant all these years... let's let it out, baby!! Just my humble opinion.

 

And I agree, the Jimmy Fallon thing was great. But now, these games are getting a bit old and it comes off as juvenile (the games, not her). She's a funny person, and she's game to cooperate, but I think that should be discouraged from now on.

[DionFanAlways]

LOL, Missy Elliott recognized Celine's take on Work It

 

https://twitter.com/...456724845199361

Lol the big question is dies Celine know she is?

Sometimes I think she was so sheltered.

[ajguerras]

First dressing mistake in months (IMO), so I'll pretend that those trousers never happened. Edited September 13, 2016 at 02:10 AM by ajguerras

[GameC]

and I don't like Celine being used to make fun of - because she knows Celine will do goofy and act like a clown if she pushes the right buttons. And she perfectly knows how to get Celine there! And Celine should be told that she must stop the Sia and Michael Jackson out of nowhere singing. She must say no to these games. Someone should tell her not to make a fool out of herself. Stay professional.

Well, personally, I have nothing against such shows with her. She did this in previous years, and it was basically her "hallmark" : CELINE can sing EVERYTHING

 

Do you remember this?

 

Celine doing Cyndi Lauper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_OYxSSyZxQ

 

Celine doing Madonna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1XOqYzGv3c

 

Celine doing Michael Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmPv4hIYRzQ

 

How many years ago was it? What we see now is almost like "going back to the roots"

Edited September 13, 2016 at 01:59 AM by GameC

[CelineAndRene]

I really get the feeling Ellen doesn't like celine very much at all....

 

Agreed. She was nice to Celine at Divas Las Vegas and the 2004 interview (on tape), but since 2007 Ellen has been incredibly awkward and bluntly rude to Celine. I think all the years on her show has gone to her head a bit. I don't get excited when Celine is on her show anymore.

[LVCeline]

A few thoughts after seeing the Ellen stuff.

 

I've said it from the beginning, I don't think her and Ellen have any chemistry. I've found all three of her appearances cringe-worthy. I love both of them separately, just not together. Ellen had always been very awkward at interviewing guests, even though she's very funny.

 

I have also found her impromptu singing on Jimmy Fallon and now Ellen to be cringe-worthy. She looked so scared and uncomfortable both times, and the results haven't been great. She's extremely dry on those belts, like she needs to warm up. I know it's just for fun so I take it with a grain of salt, but as much as I'd like her to do carpool karaoke, I feel like it would be the same kind of results.

 

Ellen looked super annoyed at celine during the one segment, like she was running out of time but celine kept going on. It was uncomfortable to watch, at least for me.

 

Her performance was very nice, I loved her outfit, but this song is for sure My Love part 2, and it's going down the same road as far as live performances. It feels contrived to me. Her facial expressions seem very exaggerated and it's distracting for me (think Oprah performance exaggeration).

 

As much as I love celine, I don't think her American talk show performances are pleasant at all to watch. The difference is night and day when you watch her on French TV shows. She seems so much more comfortable and at home, which is no surprise. I think it's partly celine, she keeps herself in a kind of bubble so she's like your grandma when it comes to anything current. She just seems out of touch to me and comes across as awkward when she's out of her element.

[CaesarCeline]

Bring back Oprah...

[SlovakClark]

I think youre exaggerating a bit. They look completely fine together. The think is, it was not enought time to flip the conversation for something more exciting, actually I blame Ellen for it, she couldve used the second half for talking about her new album, she doesnt even mention it!!! Like she was embarrassed to tell america about new french stuff, I just dont get it,Im pretty sure if Shakira or JLo released their spanish albums she wouldnt hesitate to mention it, how weird

[SlovakClark]

 

I have also found her impromptu singing on Jimmy Fallon and now Ellen to be cringe-worthy. She looked so scared and uncomfortable both times, and the results haven't been great. She's extremely dry on those belts, like she needs to warm up. I know it's just for fun so I take it with a grain of salt, but as much as I'd like her to do carpool karaoke, I feel like it would be the same kind of results.

 

Sorry to say but I must agree, I havent enjoy her singing each time doing this (maybe just Sia was really good). I just literally dont like her voice in it. But maybe its just us her fans, knowing her so well, cause all of my friends really enjoyed it

[isurrender]

 

As much as I love celine, I don't think her American talk show performances are pleasant at all to watch. The difference is night and day when you watch her on French TV shows. She seems so much more comfortable and at home, which is no surprise. I think it's partly celine, she keeps herself in a kind of bubble so she's like your grandma when it comes to anything current. She just seems out of touch to me and comes across as awkward when she's out of her element.

 

France (and Europe in general) don't have this (bad) habit to see and treat the host like it was a star.

The guest is the most important person and the host doesn't take all the place. Of course Céline is more comfortable in french TV shows because she's treated like the queen...

 

Oprah show....Ellen's show... that's their show and it seems it's a privilege to be part of it. That's crazy to me those hosts are so influent.

 

When u read comments about those shows it's always about the relationship between Céline and the host. There's never such comments here (or even on french forums )for French shows... we simply don't care about how both get along.

 

And when french fans talk about those shows, we don't have a word about Ellen or whoever he is. 😅

 

I watch it for Céline, not for Ellen.

 

 

[celinesounds]

Remember this is the first time that she is free enjoying her time

 

she must feels free like a teenager, her kids are growing up fine and there is no other worries,she is free and René is looking for her from the sky

 

 

she is in the business since she had 13 years old, now she is close to the 50's, time flies :cry:

[Xpresso]

I find Ellen a bit awkward with a lot of guests, not just Céline.

Her dry humor doesn't work with everyone. And besides, most US talk shows try to be funny with silly games and Céline wants to be a good sport playing along... even if English humor is not her forte. And when she goes to French shows, it's all about her - and not a quick segment where she has to be funny at all cost. And this is to her advantage.

[Javito]

and I don't like Celine being used to make fun of - because she knows Celine will do goofy and act like a clown if she pushes the right buttons. And she perfectly knows how to get Celine there! And Celine should be told that she must stop the Sia and Michael Jackson out of nowhere singing. She must say no to these games. Someone should tell her not to make a fool out of herself. Stay professional.

 

If any, she should perform the damn song in full once and for all to the pleasure of all Sia fans, or make a duet with her on TV

 

Wait, are you saying Celine should get a new man Asap so as to have the twins grow up with a dad?

 

No not inmediately, but I would like them to have that chance. They're still very young and I'd love Celine to find love again and not close that door forever.

[Javito]

A few thoughts after seeing the Ellen stuff.

 

I've said it from the beginning, I don't think her and Ellen have any chemistry. I've found all three of her appearances cringe-worthy. I love both of them separately, just not together. Ellen had always been very awkward at interviewing guests, even though she's very funny.

 

I have also found her impromptu singing on Jimmy Fallon and now Ellen to be cringe-worthy. She looked so scared and uncomfortable both times, and the results haven't been great. She's extremely dry on those belts, like she needs to warm up. I know it's just for fun so I take it with a grain of salt, but as much as I'd like her to do carpool karaoke, I feel like it would be the same kind of results.

 

Ellen looked super annoyed at celine during the one segment, like she was running out of time but celine kept going on. It was uncomfortable to watch, at least for me.

 

Her performance was very nice, I loved her outfit, but this song is for sure My Love part 2, and it's going down the same road as far as live performances. It feels contrived to me. Her facial expressions seem very exaggerated and it's distracting for me (think Oprah performance exaggeration).

 

As much as I love celine, I don't think her American talk show performances are pleasant at all to watch. The difference is night and day when you watch her on French TV shows. She seems so much more comfortable and at home, which is no surprise. I think it's partly celine, she keeps herself in a kind of bubble so she's like your grandma when it comes to anything current. She just seems out of touch to me and comes across as awkward when she's out of her element.

 

All I can say is that I think in American shows she just doesn't have enough time to talk and chit-chat, so she does feel uncomfortable because she cannot develop her speech like she's been doing lately during the summer tour

 

Jokes aside, I miss her interviews with Larry King. I think she felt at ease with him. And I think the recent Today Show interview with Kathy Lee wasn't bad at all! She stole the whole show almost, the poor Kathy was barely given the chance to speak all the time

[Brandon]

I'm sure most people changed their preconceptions after Paris!

Most people are not even aware what Celine did in Paris. We're talking about the general public in America. Just basic, provincial people; they are not tuned into the haut-couture scene in Europe. For most of them their world is contained within the limits of their city or state and cable tv is usaully limited to local and american scene

wow she looked so radiant, so .. i don't know, fine , the short hair looks great and I am even gonna say .. yes I will .. I kind of like... the outfit a bit more now.. she looked so in her comfortzone. Did not see the grudge from Ellen to Celine and Ellen was just professionally asking questions, it wasn't a long interview but Celine was talking most of the time and she was so calm and sparkled.

Of course I did. Ellen could barely fake a smile. She has such hostility towards Celine. And Ellen, that aging old fart's time is up!

lol what grudge i am sure there is no grudge or else she wouldn't have her on her show

That's not true at all. You don't know how TV works. It's not entirely up to Ellen who she has on her show. There's a million things going on in the background and contracts etc. money and lawyers and obligations involved.

France (and Europe in general) don't have this (bad) habit to see and treat the host like it was a star.

The guest is the most important person and the host doesn't take all the place. Of course Céline is more comfortable in french TV shows because she's treated like the queen...

 

Oprah show....Ellen's show... that's their show and it seems it's a privilege to be part of it. That's crazy to me those hosts are so influent.

 

When u read comments about those shows it's always about the relationship between Céline and the host. There's never such comments here (or even on french forums )for French shows... we simply don't care about how both get along.

 

And when french fans talk about those shows, we don't have a word about Ellen or whoever he is.

 

I watch it for Céline, not for Ellen.

Ellen i a she but i guess she does look like a man

[Xpresso]

Brandon, how many more people can you insult in just one post!?

[Shaun]

Celine would've known about the "rap section" before the show was recorded. She and Aldo would've agreed to everything prior to taking part in the show. Any surprise or awkwardness is just acting. Celine (through Aldo) is trying to maintain her profile and little features such as this do just that. Twitter and Facebook general public love this kind of thing.

[SlovakClark]

Agree Shawn. My friends who hate Celine and dont give a f.. about her told me about this videos (not that I didnt know:D) and how funny she was. They would have never seen her if it was just for an interview

[scielle]

Awkward or not, all this is serving its purpose rather well. This kind of stuff is engineered to go viral and Celine has been trending on Facebook on and off for the past 5 days, thanks to this and the SU2C appearance. And she's getting all sorts of love for it on social media, blogs, press. And the tone is more '"well this is hilarious, she's a legend and such a good sport" rather than "this is hilarious, she's an annoying weirdo". So, much as many of us have seen her do Sia, MJ, Rihanna far too many times, the general public is lapping this up.

[dodobird]

Celine would've known about the "rap section" before the show was recorded. She and Aldo would've agreed to everything prior to taking part in the show. Any surprise or awkwardness is just acting. Celine (through Aldo) is trying to maintain her profile and little features such as this do just that. Twitter and Facebook general public love this kind of thing.

 

I agree. I think Celine is much MUCH MUCH smarter than people give her credit for. She might have been surrounded by the best people but you don't get a 35-year career by being naive. She's sharp and knows exactly what she's getting herself into. And that's one of the things that I think make her so special...the fact that she manages to be so genuine and vulnerable at the same time as being sharp as a whip.

 

She knows who Ellen is and what to expect and even if you look at it entirely from a business perspective, it wouldn't be to anyone's advantage for this TV appearance to go wrong or give the wrong impression. Ellen wants to do a show that gets high ratings/viewings and Celine wants to promote her song and the new chapter in her career and life. She knows that people like seeing her goofy side and she plays this very very well. Besides, if anything, her rapping (along with the Jimmy Fallon impressions) showed that she can do pretty much anything. I mean the woman can sing a phone book!!!!

[CelineDionFreak]

Besides, if anything, her rapping (along with the Jimmy Fallon impressions) showed that she can do pretty much anything. I mean the woman can sing a phone book!!!!

And she did...

[dodobird]

And she did...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nklB693QI8o

 

EXACTLY!!! This is the exact thing I was referring to!!! There's nothing this woman can't do with her voice! She plays guitar solos, she does percussive fills, she sings phone books, raps, sings power ballads that blow the roof off, she can sing from Elvis and Sinatra to Michael Jackson to Britney Spears. THAT to me is a great artist. Period

Edited September 13, 2016 at 01:36 PM by dodobird

[Matias]

The performance was OMG,so lovely, gotta say, Im feeling the song more after seeing her performing live, so much more meaning seeing her face....talking about face, don't you think her blush in the cheeks was a little heavy? Maybe was the dim lights, either way the outfit was amazeballs! Edited September 13, 2016 at 01:42 PM by Matias

[GameC]

EXACTLY!!! This is the exact thing I was referring to!!! There's nothing this woman can't do with her voice! She plays guitar solos, she does percussive fills, she sings phone books, raps, sings power ballads that blow the roof off, she can sing from Elvis and Sinatra to Michael Jackson to Britney Spears. THAT to me is a great artist. Period

You should also mention that she can sing also like Maria Callas which in general is from a completely different "music world"

 

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[mikecdfan]

I think she was great. And looked amazing!!! I am a bit tired of reading complaints. As fan we should be greatefull that she is doing everything she is.

She is back and looking better than ever!!!!

[minolli]

They just played a clip of the rap bit on the radio while I was driving to work. It's still got some momentum!

[LVCeline]

Celine would've known about the "rap section" before the show was recorded. She and Aldo would've agreed to everything prior to taking part in the show. Any surprise or awkwardness is just acting. Celine (through Aldo) is trying to maintain her profile and little features such as this do just that. Twitter and Facebook general public love this kind of thing.

 

I think you're totally right, despite her looking surprised, I can't imagine her actually not knowing and agreeing prior. I know being fans we can nitpick every little thing about her, so we have a different, and sometimes much more harsh, opinion of her appearances. Even if I criticize her sometimes it doesn't mean I still don't absolutely adore and cherish her existence.

[mebe]

I think her team is slowly preparing her return for the new english album (in the USA)...they put her in the spotlight at the Billboard music awards. ..Jimmy Fallon...Today Show. ..SU2C and now Ellen..they released 2 songs..talked about her new French album on TV etc...Up to now she is getting very good reviews and press about all this and on social media....its building up..they are shaping her come back...I think thats the plan...the new English album better be good, fresh and uplifting....and I feel thats what Celine and her team want....

[Pangloss76]

Brandon, how many more people can you insult in just one post!?

At that rate we should call the Olympics

[Xpresso]

And she needs to sing some rap songs if she wants some radio spins...