Interview Hoda Kotb and Céline - NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE

[Nmj]

 

 

No I don’t think it is obvious. It’s one thing to be walking out publicly, and it’s another to sing like Celine Dion night after night on tour. Would we really have said oh Celine is not sick because she was at a golf game? I wouldn’t.

 

The fact she did this thinking of the fans feelings and not just got on with her life is incredible. Astonishing Incredible.

 

Just when I think I can’t love this woman more….. wow

 

Kev x

 

I wouldn’t have either. Most of us here on this forum wouldn’t have. I meant “every fan” as generalization but I see how that sounded now. But the media would’ve picked up story up and the “general” fan would’ve caused bad publicity. I think that’s the old way of avoid bad press strategy that Rene taught her, it’s probably ingrained in her.

Edited June 11, 2024 at 02:56 PM by Nmj

[anewdayhascome]

I will wait for my apple tree to blossom. No matter how long it takes.

[Ukrfan]

From the new video, at 3:27 - what is that song on the sheet where Celine sings in a studio? The lyrics seem to be in French

 

Edit: nevermind. It's Love Again. Due to bad quality of my phone I mistaken it for French xD

Edited June 11, 2024 at 03:01 PM by Ukrfan

[Nmj]

I will wait for my apple tree to blossom. No matter how long it takes.

 

Apples are in season in the fall. Maybe the tree is planting its roots in Vegas?

[ordinary fan]

From the new video, at 3:27 - what is that song on the sheet where Celine sings in a studio? The lyrics seem to be in French

 

Edit: nevermind. It's Love Again. Due to bad quality of my phone I mistaken it for French xD

I believe that is a clip of love again, as it also is showed in the doc trailer and there you can read the last lines and it says love again

[Kong]

That line

 

"Today my voice will be heard for the first time. Not just because I have to, or because I need to. It's because.. I want to… and I miss it

 

And we miss you

 

Thank you".

 

That made me cry

 

And this line:

"When you're not well, I didn't want to hear my name. I did not know, who I was anymore because I'm not the person that I used to be."

 

[ryba]

[tshlw]

And this line:

"When you're not well, I didn't want to hear my name. I did not know, who I was anymore because I'm not the person that I used to be."

 

 

This is quote got to me the most.

[Peppercorn1991]

What does “project some nasal” into the performances? As if her team were trying for this…

 

It makes sense why she went for the more grainy voice in recent years too!

 

Kev x

[Nmj]

What does “project some nasal” into the performances? As if her team were trying for this…

 

It makes sense why she went for the more grainy voice in recent years too!

 

Kev x

 

I think she means singing more from her upper mouth and nose.

Instead of hitting the notes from her gut.

[lyn]

God I can’t believe what she’s been carrying inside her for so long. I thought the documentary title was cheesy at first but i love this powerful simple reclamation of who she is.

 

And as a fan it just feels… wild to have this alternate reality now of everything I experienced as a fan these past 16 years, all the ways I (we) explained things about her voice or life…

[DionFanAlways]

Trust me Céline, we are going to sing with you, for you, to you!

 

And I don’t want to hear anybody tell me to quiet down while she is asking us to join in!

Because I know there are some of y’all out there.

Edited June 11, 2024 at 04:18 PM by DionFanAlways

[homerton]

Celine. Icon. The voice. It’s still there ❤️

[MaiconSC]

Is there any livestream? Seems it's pretty inaccessible outside the US?

 

you can use VPN and watch from the NBC official site...

[scielle]

Canada's CBC will also have a special: https://www.cbc.ca/n...rview-1.7231195

 

"Dion's full interview [on NBC] will air as a prime-time special tonight on NBC on Tuesday night. Dion also sat down with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault. Their conversation will stream Thursday morning on Gem and YouTube, as well as air on The National that evening and as a prime-time special on CBC Television on Friday at 8 p.m. ET."

 

So, that suggests that day at the Hilton was indeed a larger press day, so I think we can expect a French interview, too.

Edited June 11, 2024 at 04:41 PM by scielle

[smw]

What does "project some nasal" into the performances? As if her team were trying for this…

 

It makes sense why she went for the more grainy voice in recent years too!

 

Kev x

 

The grainy voice makes a lot more sense now. She had more control over sounding like that vs trying to recapture that fluid tone we were all used to. She always said it was because the producers wanted her to sound more edgy.... but there was a lot more going on.

 

God I can't believe what she's been carrying inside her for so long. I thought the documentary title was cheesy at first but i love this powerful simple reclamation of who she is.

 

And as a fan it just feels… wild to have this alternate reality now of everything I experienced as a fan these past 16 years, all the ways I (we) explained things about her voice or life…

 

Yes, it's fascinating to have this information now. We all could tell the difference in her voice at times. I always wondered why Celine's voice changed so much compared to Barbra Streisand or even Cher, for instance. I just assumed it was because Celine performed live so much.

[Nmj]

Canada's CBC will also have a special: https://www.cbc.ca/n...rview-1.7231195

 

"Dion's full interview [on NBC] will air as a prime-time special tonight on NBC on Tuesday night. Dion also sat down with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault. Their conversation will stream Thursday morning on Gem and YouTube, as well as air on The National that evening and as a prime-time special on CBC Television on Friday at 8 p.m. ET."

 

So, that suggests that day at the Hilton was indeed a larger press day, so I think we can expect a French interview, too.

 

As I guessed when we saw the people magazine pic was the same day at the Hoda interview. I wonder who/what else.

[tshlw]

As I guessed when we saw the people magazine pic was the same day at the Hoda interview. I wonder who/what else.

 

Yeah they are going all out it seems. Wonder if any of them will get scope of when and where see her on stage or that will be after the doc airs.

[ewh12]

Hoda's making the local TV rounds now:

 

[Nmj]

Canada's CBC will also have a special: https://www.cbc.ca/n...rview-1.7231195

 

"Dion's full interview [on NBC] will air as a prime-time special tonight on NBC on Tuesday night. Dion also sat down with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault. Their conversation will stream Thursday morning on Gem and YouTube, as well as air on The National that evening and as a prime-time special on CBC Television on Friday at 8 p.m. ET."

 

So, that suggests that day at the Hilton was indeed a larger press day, so I think we can expect a French interview, too.

 

It also says in the article that it’s an “English” Canadian exclusive that’s the spoiler.

[Nmj]

Hoda's making the local TV rounds now:

 

 

Hoda trying to get people to go buy their “tickets to Vegas”.

[marc-02]

With everything we know now, it's quite insaaane to think that all her albums, both English and French, starting from LMBTL up until Courage and Love Again had all been recorded while she was having early onset SPS. These albums are literally all SPS albums.

[KyleVan41]

I wanna say told ya but I’ll refrain LOL

[Nmj]

 

 

Hoda trying to get people to go buy their “tickets to Vegas”.

I wanna say told ya but I’ll refrain LOL

 

Who me? I never disagreed with you.

[KyleVan41]

 

 

 

Who me? I never disagreed with you.

 

No no I know. Just enjoying the news finally breaking is all. God I’ve been waiting forever

Edited June 11, 2024 at 05:38 PM by KyleVan41

[Taking Chances]

After seeing the 5 minute clip of the Hoda interview, we have so many answers. It's heartbreaking that she's been dealing with this for so long, but it's interesting to have answers. I just hope she will be okay and manage SPS without too much pain. I hate seeing her in pain.

 

On another note, in the clip with Hoda they showed her in the recording studio, and that looked fairy recent. Was that for Love Again, or something else?

[smw]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8E-m0SRqOE/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

Celine was taking 90mg of Valium a day in order to sing/perform. There’s so much we didn’t realize. This is crazy.

[Cuchi]

https://www.instagra...zRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

Celine was taking 90mg of Valium a day in order to sing/perform. There's so much we didn't realize. This is crazy.

Edited June 11, 2024 at 05:47 PM by Cuchi

[stevo]

I don’t know whether to watch the interview or wait till the Doc!!!! I have terrible self-restraint

[jpatdeleon09]

Honestly, The first time I noticed her voice really changed (like it's really different for me on how I used to hear her tone and the way she sings) was back in 2011. Yes! That time. She can hit the notes, very strong, but the way she sings is very different. The tone of her voice changed. I think that's the start where they started using a bit of auto tune in her voice (proshot) because before 2011. All were natural.

 

2011

 

Remember the "Open Arms" video? Some parts sounds robotic

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qBeZ4OY2H0

 

2009

 

Her 2009 voice, I think her voice was still great. Her voice was still firm, strong, it's like it doesn't need some tweaking on her voice like putting autotune. I think her tone was still balanced what I mean about that is it's sounded natural, thick, loud but sounds pleasing to the ears compared to her 2011 where her tone was bit loud, thinner, more forward.

 

In "Because You Loved Me" part, I can still her 2007 Las Vegas tone

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUONXfN-Tg

 

2015

 

Then, the next thing was in 2015. The way she sings in some parts are a bit tight. It's very different. More tense. (This is the time I always say before like the way she sings is a bit fast and she sing it like by syllable compared before where it sounded so relaxed like every word was carefully sang balanced not too tight and not too loose like in A New Day 2007 fancams.

 

I noticed the changed in the Jazz medley of the show.

 

When did you guys noticed where Celine's voice changed and sounded robotic/autotuned?

Edited June 11, 2024 at 06:23 PM by jpatdeleon09