Will Céline ever return to Eurovision Song Contest?

[No1IrishFan]

Good news is that now we know that the answer to this thread is a massive NO! We might as well just close it.

 

Agree. Close it and draw a line

[mirage]

A little recap.

 

On Thursday night a fan here posted a screenshot of a flight from Paris to Basel for Friday morning.

 

He/we already had doubts since it was a different plane she normally uses.

 

Also Thursday night the dutch reporter saw that message, BUT said it was the same private plane she used when she was in London.

Which it wasn't. But she made that up, like she did with more stuff.

 

That's how it all started. Next thing we know, Friday everyone is on the celine hunt, waiting at hotels. Making stories up.

 

The reportage that has been going around which includes a snippet of PMLALS, is all about wishful thinking.

She thought Celine stayed at the Movenpick hotel, because there she could arrive and leave in privacy because of her health.

(We all know that she never does that)

 

She went to that stadion because of the rumors, she saw all those police men, that must have been a sign she would be there. She thinks.

 

She stated it as a fact that it was her private plane. But it never was.

She hears a snippet of a unknown song and made up the story that it might get released.

Those reporters knew absolutely nothing.

 

Take in the fact that the director of Eurovision found a lot of joy in keeping us in the dark, and a confirmation is born.

 

 

 

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[incognito]

False fan rumors can start and spread far and wide. Way back in the early 2000s me and a friend made up and spread a rumor that Celine and Lara had done a duet called “The Boy Who Lived” which would be the theme to the first Harry Potter movie. It made it into US tv media 🤣🤣🤣 Good times.

[LukeD]

I have mixed feelings about all of this.

 

On the one hand, I would have liked to see her and I am feeling a bit disappointed. On the other hand, the ESC is trash and I am happy she kept her distance.

 

That said, we were all led to believe she would make an appearance. And both the media and Team Celine are to blame for this. The media for spreading rumours and Team Celine for not addressing them. The more recent posts in her social media were photos from the 1F&4T era and a magazine photoshoot. My question is - who gives a f*** about them? I understand they probably thought the semi-final apology video was enough but it really was not given the persistency of the hype from so many, unrelated, different sources. I would reasonably expect a social media team to be aware of this. And to take action accordingly.

 

And we also need to address the elephant in the room that is Celine herself. She clearly had no intention to attend because she is not interested in the contest, which is why she recorded the video issuing an apology for non-attendance many months ago. I totally respect her decision, but I would like some clarity on what it is she is actually interested in. I am genuinely confused with her emphasis on attending sports events, for instance, when the same focus is not placed upon music events.

 

It is all very unclear and I do not blame fans for needing answers.

[manolo19]

journal de montreal are now quoting pepe false account and have their headlines say Celine absent from Eurovision final due to health issues.

 

Journalism has become a sad joke!

[zuv]

Imagine all the people across the US that paid for Peacock Premium just to watch that four-hour show convinced Céline would make an appearance.

 

Her name was hyped like never before.

 

And we all got played

[CelinesDIVO5]

I think today was just the cherry for me. I’ve been annoyed about a lot of bullshit regarding Celine’s career over the last few years, but today just brought it all together and painted a very big picture.

 

They should have made a statement after the semifinals. In the video, she said she wished she could be there “TONIGHT.” When the rumors continued into the weekend, they should have said she wasn’t attending the festival AT ALL. Now there’s a huge media circus, and people who feel they were lied to.

 

I think Eurovision is to blame, the European media is to blame, Celine’s team is to blame, and Celine herself is to blame. All of them are complicit.

 

Team Celine doesn’t know their #ss from their elbow…and that’s also Celine’s fault for allowing dipshits to run her business.

 

 

[Nmj]

I have mixed feelings about all of this.

 

On the one hand, I would have liked to see her and I am feeling a bit disappointed. On the other hand, the ESC is trash and I am happy she kept her distance.

 

That said, we were all led to believe she would make an appearance. And both the media and Team Celine are to blame for this. The media for spreading rumours and Team Celine for not addressing them. The more recent posts in her social media were photos from the 1F&4T era and a magazine photoshoot. My question is - who gives a f*** about them? I understand they probably thought the semi-final apology video was enough but it really was not given the persistency of the hype from so many, unrelated, different sources. I would reasonably expect a social media team to be aware of this. And to take action accordingly.

 

And we also need to address the elephant in the room that is Celine herself. She clearly had no intention to attend because she is not interested in the contest, which is why she recorded the video issuing an apology for non-attendance many months ago. I totally respect her decision, but I would like some clarity on what it is she is actually interested in. I am genuinely confused with her emphasis on attending sports events, for instance, when the same focus is not placed upon music events.

 

It is all very unclear and I do not blame fans for needing answers.

 

Celine didn’t want to be there… if she wanted to she would’ve… she was fine in London and I’m not mad at it. The team should’ve denied it only once the rumors of her jet downing in Europe.

[noyau]

I’m back from the stadium and I finally have time to tell you everything.

 

I was in the front row. I was wearing my Céline Dion t-shirt (I was cold the whole evening but didn’t want to put on my sweater just in case Céline showed up…).

 

During the pre-show, I saw that cube and how the singers got to the top (they entered the stadium and inside the cube, there were stairs). It looked really cheap, and I quickly realized Céline wouldn’t be there. Unless she was arriving by helicopter??

 

But I was convinced she’d be at the normal place…

 

Then they told us to install an app to create special light effects. They said we’d use it around 10 p.m. I believed it… it was Waterloo ^^

Then I saw we were asked to use it again at 11 p.m.! I believed it again… but it was just a lame musical interlude that we probably got during the commercial break.

 

So basically, it was disappointment after disappointment the whole evening, and I was in the front row, freezing…

 

I’m disappointed and sad. Thankfully, I love Eurovision and I was happy to experience it from the inside, but the wait for Céline was so hard…

 

Not to mention that all of this is unexplainable, just as you rightly said!

 

By the way I’m sorry I haven’t written before but I wanted to save my charging phone I case of…… lol.

Edited May 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM by noyau

[Tricey3115]

Now this post needs to be pinned at the top because it is 100% right. Enough is enough and her team is ruining her image and not caring for her like rene and his people did back in the day.

 

 

I think today was just the cherry for me. I’ve been annoyed about a lot of bullshit regarding Celine’s career over the last few years, but today just brought it all together and painted a very big picture.

 

They should have made a statement after the semifinals. In the video, she said she wished she could be there “TONIGHT.” When the rumors continued into the weekend, they should have said she wasn’t attending the festival AT ALL. Now there’s a huge media circus, and people who feel they were lied to.

 

I think Eurovision is to blame, the European media is to blame, Celine’s team is to blame, and Celine herself is to blame. All of them are complicit.

 

Team Celine doesn’t know their #ss from their elbow…and that’s also Celine’s fault for allowing dipshits to run her business.

[manolo19]

I miss René so much.

[scielle]

I totally respect her decision, but I would like some clarity on what it is she is actually interested in. I am genuinely confused with her emphasis on attending sports events, for instance, when the same focus is not placed upon music events.

 

To me that just says where her priorities are. She wants to spend time and create memories with her sons. Can’t fault her for that. And I think she wants to impress them, kinda like she always wanted to impress Rene.

 

Edited May 18, 2025 at 01:23 AM by scielle

[Nmj]

 

 

To me that just says where her priorities are. She wants to spend time and create memories with her sons. And I think she wants to impress them. Can’t fault her for that.

 

Or she’s not ready to sing live just yet but she’s able to sit and relax with her sons. Great news from

Johnny Kats though, he said she’s doing great and is still training to return to the stage. That’s not bad news.

 

Unfortunately her team now needs to do damage control because they let the rumors get too far… once they said her plane was present they should’ve killed the rumors. I understand they thought the video was enough and it probably was until the Eurovision team and media went rogue.

Edited May 18, 2025 at 01:24 AM by Nmj

[PuraVida]

I didn't watch but apparently Graham Norton was dying for her to be there too! Someone invite him to the forum

[Only one celine]

I am not just sad or disappointed, it's beyond that : I am frustrated.

 

For the moment I am done. I love the artist but i am starting to despise the woman she has become.

 

The Celine Dion we once knew is no more. She used to be a very caring person, close to people and we used to know nearly everything about her and her life but now we have absolutely nothing but contempt from her and her team.

 

It’s not because she wasn’t at the Eurovision. She maybe wasn’t well enough to do it (I am a nurse I can understand, she has a chronic desease with ups and downs). It’s mostly because of how everything in her career is mismanaged and handled badly.

For the Eurovision situation, once medias were talking about planes landing in Europe. Her team should have done their job saying that she wouldn’t participate and not give false hope.

 

Having a team that is doing its job is the minimum that she HAS TO HAVE. Otherwise, it looks like she is bretraying her own husband’s hard work (and i was not a big fan of his but he gave/made everything to make her who she is now). I really do think he would furious to see that.

 

The fact is she lied to us for the last few years. We even knowingly accepted to have a tour with nearly 50% of lipped song and to have songs not so greatly sung (studios and live). But the fact is she had no trouble accepting our money. The same money that she is using for her treatments and research.

 

I perfectly understood the silence while not knowing what she was suffering from but the fact is that lately, she doesn’t have any consideration for her fans.

 

I am not asking for a weekly update or a new album, a new tour, a new show in Vegas or whatever. I am just asking to feel aknowledge as a fan.

[zuv]

Ehhhh thats harsh.

Imo Celine has a free pass for the rest of her life. Her team doesnt though.

Edited May 18, 2025 at 02:51 AM by zuv

[Only one celine]

Ehhhh thats harsh.

Imo Celine has a free pass for the rest of her life. Her team doesnt though.

 

Maybe that's harsh but this is the way I feel

 

For any apparences, project, etc... sure she has a free pass but not for letting her team doing NOTHING. This is entirely HER fault.

Edited May 18, 2025 at 03:10 AM by Only one celine

[PuraVida]

The fact is she lied to us for the last few years. We even knowingly accepted to have a tour with nearly 50% of lipped song and to have songs not so greatly sung (studios and live)

 

I don't think that number is correct at all. I'm sure the tally is on the forum somewhere, but I don't think she's ever used more than 33% --- and that's including songs that maybe only had one high note or one climax lipped and the rest was live.

 

I definitely understand your point -- but on the other hand she was trying to preserve her voice by choosing to use some pre-recorded tracks.

[manu23]

I don’t understand why anybody should be angry with Céline for this. ESC organizers are the only ones to be blame, they kept feeding the speculation even though they probably knew she wasn’t coming since summer last year. “Saint Claus exists”, “wait and see”, comments as recent as yesterday. They should be ashamed, they didn’t even have her tribute in the final. Plus one of the worst ESC I remember regarding quality of the songs.

[ryba]

This whole situation is very disappointing indeed. But I have come to accept that this is the new reality. Celine is out and about for the sake of her own pleasure and it's useless to make any assumptions about whatsoever.

 

We have to accept that the glory days are over and that she will step into the spotlight every now and then only when she wants to or if a very lucrative deal will be offered (like in Saudi Arabia).

 

We also have to accept that she will never be as open again as she was with Rene. Otherwise you just set yourself up for disappointment.

[Matt96]

I genuinely hope the organizers take responsibility for these unfair behaviors, as well as all the broadcasters from various European countries that helped spread false information and an embarrassing amount of nonsense.

Of course, I’d also like to see a response from the Celine team, but I know that will never happen.

 

See you at the next carousel of recycled photos.

Ridiculous.

Edited May 18, 2025 at 07:45 AM by Matt96

[comingback]

What the hell was going on? Was Celine really in Basel and then she cancelled the performance or was it a big PR gag from the organizers? And they didn't mention Celine in the show.

It's all so strange.

[ryba]

What the hell was going on? Was Celine really in Basel and then she cancelled the performance or was it a big PR gag from the organizers? And they didn't mention Celine in the show.

It's all so strange.

all lies.

[Shaun]

Celine obviously told them months ago she wouldn’t be attending. They played her video at the semi finals and it inevitably generated interest and speculation that she would attend the final. The organisers did nothing to squash these rumours and perhaps hoped it might pressure Celine into attending. When it became clear she wouldn’t attend - as she had told them months ago - they threw their toys out of the pram and didn’t even give her a mention during the Grand Final.

[stevo]

Well what an emotional cess pit that was. Not to mention her in the final, knowing that only a fraction of people watch the semi is an absolute snub. Edited May 18, 2025 at 08:48 AM by stevo

[marc-02]

Who was the Top Secret changing room Jamala posted for?

 

Turns out, Top Secret is the name of the marching band that played at the start of the show. As to why Jamala used IA for her Story, only she could answer that. Either she, too, genuinely thought it could be Celine or she was also just playing with the fans.

[duri]

The strangest thing is they didn t mention Celine in grand finale. The most famous winner in the world, was representing Switzerland and she only had videomessage and got tribute in semi finale? Sorry I do not get this ... still think there were something planned for finale and if not ESC organizators are complete fools ...

[stevo]

Or a deliberate snub

[Matt96]

I think this experience has finally taught us to rely only on official communications from her team. Unfortunately, not even the red heads have proven to be reliable. From now on, I’ll only consider information coming directly from team Celine.

Forum sections like New Las Vegas Residency just don’t make sense anymore — it’s all speculation, and honestly, I’m getting tired of it.

 

This has been going on for five years. Five years.

[Peppercorn1991]

It was all very strange, and to top it off PMLALS was thrown in there yesterday.

 

Kev x