Random news, thoughts and common questions about Celine (Part 2)

[Nmj]

Almanac Queen is back with a new message for the Remembrance Day.

 

When Céline has a meeting with her PR : "You can talk about EVERYTHING but your career. Talk about pizza, yoghurt, autumn leaves, splash yourself with lemonade if you want to but NEVER hint to your career".

 

See you Céline for black Friday.

 

Don’t worry she’ll be back in th same outfit for the American thanksgiving on November 27.

On Black Friday the Boutique will put the CWT gear that still hasn’t sold on sale 0.5% off regular price.

On Christmas they will tell us to listen to her song “I Met An Angel On Christmas Day”

 

And she shall disappear again for 10 months.

[Abodi2002]

Hi guys! I’m rewatching Celine’s mini concert at Today’s Show Live 2016 and I think she did amazing!

 

I remember there’s a lot of videos of the rehearsals of that mini concert. I was hoping some of you still have those rehearsals 😁

 

Here is the mini concert for you to remember. A little throwback

 

I don't remember any rehearsals being available for that show. DO you remember anything specific about any of the rehearsals you mentioned?

[jpatdeleon09]

I don't remember any rehearsals being available for that show. DO you remember anything specific about any of the rehearsals you mentioned?

 

Yes! She was rehearsing wearing a blue outfit it’s like jeans like both the top and bottom while the audience were already there. And while rehearsing she also sang a snippet of Adele’s Hello.

 

Here’s the short clip of the rehearsal.

 

 

I remember the clips of the rehearsals were uploaded both on YouTube and Twitter by the audience who were there.

Edited November 12, 2025 at 03:28 PM by jpatdeleon09

[Celine Fan 77]

 

 

Yes! She was rehearsing wearing a blue outfit it’s like jeans like both the top and bottom while the audience were already there. And while rehearsing she also sang a snippet of Adele’s Hello.

 

Here’s the short clip of the rehearsal.

 

 

I remember the clips of the rehearsals were uploaded both on YouTube and Twitter by the audience who were there.

 

What a year 2016 was 🥰 As painful as it was to lose René in January, I’m convinced he would have been extremely proud of how much Céline focused on work to stay happy.

[ewh12]

Ive been on Facebook a bit more now after regulating it to just a few groups and Messenger and im really annoyed at the AI slop that appears.

 

In particular this group (and a few others that I forget) that just post a lot of fake AI driven posts and articles. It just gets so annoying to see people believing posts that are obviously not coming from Celine

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/17EBj1iGeT/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

 

[Abodi2002]

So I decided to redownload spotify today. I think longterm I'm going to stick with apple music but most of my library had saved from many years ago. I was shocked to find that I'm Your Angel was included on my versions of All The Way, The Essential Celine Dion, and These Are Special Times.

I thought Celine had the song removed from all streaming platforms on her albums. I probably added them to my library in 2017 or 2018.

I also noticed the spotify version of All The Way uses the radio version of It's All Coming Back To Me Now that is on the Love Again soundtrack which is interesting to me.

[TommKat22]

So I decided to redownload spotify today. I think longterm I'm going to stick with apple music but most of my library had saved from many years ago. I was shocked to find that I'm Your Angel was included on my versions of All The Way, The Essential Celine Dion, and These Are Special Times.

I thought Celine had the song removed from all streaming platforms on her albums. I probably added them to my library in 2017 or 2018.

I also noticed the spotify version of All The Way uses the radio version of It's All Coming Back To Me Now that is on the Love Again soundtrack which is interesting to me.

 

So, technically, IYA is removed from her albums, but since the same version of the song still exists on R. Kelly’s album, it’ll play the version off his album if you click on the track.

[Abodi2002]

 

 

So, technically, IYA is removed from her albums, but since the same version of the song still exists on R. Kelly’s album, it’ll play the version off his album if you click on the track.

okay, that makes sense then. Thank you for clarifying. Thankfully on Apple Music I had bought the essential Céline Dion on iTunes many years ago. That album seems to not be available on Apple Music at all, but I did find it on Spotify. Personally, I prefer the essential Celine Dion album over the my love ultimate essential collection that is more often found on streaming platforms. The latter seems to contain more random songs and doesn't go in chronological order at all

[TommKat22]

okay, that makes sense then. Thank you for clarifying. Thankfully on Apple Music I had bought the essential Céline Dion on iTunes many years ago. That album seems to not be available on Apple Music at all, but I did find it on Spotify. Personally, I prefer the essential Celine Dion album over the my love ultimate essential collection that is more often found on streaming platforms. The latter seems to contain more random songs and doesn't go in chronological order at all

 

You’re welcome! So, The Essential tracklisting matches the U.S. version of My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection, and you’re right! It’s more chronological. Plus, it has the 2008 edit of All By Myself, where the instrumentation cuts out before the climax. I wish that version was still available on streaming.

[actofcontrition]

Remember after i am celine dion and the olympics we all thought 2025 would be her big comeback 😥

[Abodi2002]

Ive been on Facebook a bit more now after regulating it to just a few groups and Messenger and im really annoyed at the AI slop that appears.

 

In particular this group (and a few others that I forget) that just post a lot of fake AI driven posts and articles. It just gets so annoying to see people believing posts that are obviously not coming from Celine

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/17EBj1iGeT/?mibextid=wwXIfr

then we have things that aren't posted at the correct time. I came here because I just saw one post from "Fast feed", and it said

"🎂 Happy 57th Birthday to Céline Dion!

Céline Dion — the voice that defined a generation — stands as one of the most powerful and emotionally resonant singers the world has ever known. From the soaring heartbreak of My Heart Will Go On to the fierce empowerment of It’s All Coming Back to Me Now, her music has been the soundtrack of love, grief, triumph, and timeless emotion. Few artists have mastered vulnerability and strength the way Céline has — her voice doesn’t just sing; it lifts, heals, and transforms.

 

Behind the global fame lies a woman of profound resilience. Through personal loss, hardship, and health struggles, Céline has faced life with courage that mirrors the intensity of her music. She has remained transparent, tender, and inspiring — a reminder that even legends carry burdens, and that grace in adversity is its own kind of brilliance.

 

At 57, Céline Dion stands as the beating heart of modern music — a symbol of passion, perseverance, and the unbreakable human spirit. Her voice is more than sound; it is a legacy of hope that will echo for generations. 🎤💖🌙"

If you see the post you will find many comments of people telling her happy birthday. I've yet to find one comment that corrects the misinformation

[jpatdeleon09]

When did she recorded “Love Again”? 2023, right? They said in the docu that she didn’t recorded any song or sang any song for 2 years, right?

 

But I was just listening to “Une Chance Qu’on S’a that was released in 2022 with supergroups (with different singers). So, did they recorded this in 2022?

[ryba]

Yes, she sounded fine during the pandemic appearances. She also looked great! And that was during the time they were filming the docu

[homerton]

I find the timings for her Illness all over the place. She was giving interviews in summer 21. Then pulled out. Pictured Jan 22 at the dentist with the twins. Filling began mid 22 for the documentary. She announced she had Sps December 22. In the documentary she states the previous year she could’ve walk. Yet she was preparing for the new show the previous year and was at the dentist walking. It’s all odd. I’m not doubting her, but if her voice was so poor why agree a new show. Months before her diagnosis. She was diagnosed summer 22. It’s all out of sync.

[homerton]

Couldn’t. Typo

[george_matei]

I find the timings for her Illness all over the place. She was giving interviews in summer 21. Then pulled out. Pictured Jan 22 at the dentist with the twins. Filling began mid 22 for the documentary. She announced she had Sps December 22. In the documentary she states the previous year she could’ve walk. Yet she was preparing for the new show the previous year and was at the dentist walking. It’s all odd. I’m not doubting her, but if her voice was so poor why agree a new show. Months before her diagnosis. She was diagnosed summer 22. It’s all out of sync.

Yep, it s very confusing indeed. I think it took a while to get the diagnosis right. She announced it in December 2022, but I think the definitive answer came just weeks before. Maybe she believed until that she can do it.

Edited November 23, 2025 at 03:41 PM by george_matei

[tshlw]

I find the timings for her Illness all over the place. She was giving interviews in summer 21. Then pulled out. Pictured Jan 22 at the dentist with the twins. Filling began mid 22 for the documentary. She announced she had Sps December 22. In the documentary she states the previous year she could've walk. Yet she was preparing for the new show the previous year and was at the dentist walking. It's all odd. I'm not doubting her, but if her voice was so poor why agree a new show. Months before her diagnosis. She was diagnosed summer 22. It's all out of sync.

 

Timeline is confusing. This is just my thoughts

 

I am wondering if SPS episodes became worse while rehearing for the new show during 2020/2021 maybe because starting to wean herself off the valium or even with taking such high doses of valium. This is where I get confused when did she start the process of weaning herself off the valium. Have to believe symptoms got worse once she did start. Or did she start to wean herself off after postponing new show since she was still getting worse even at the high dose, a Dr I presume said you are going to die taking so much.

 

All the while seeing doctors and trying other medications.

 

Maybe one of these other medications allowed her to do the little bit of singing for the Covid video during 2022 but that is all.

 

Then she records Love Again having not sung much if at all during 2022 as well it seems signing differently for quite a long time she had a very hard time at the Love Again sessions. From interviews seems she changed how she sang to combat the tightness in chest from the SPS.

[ivo]

It would be great if we knew the timeline, but I think we will never know…

[Ukrfan]

It would be great if we knew the timeline, but I think we will never know…

 

What I find interesting and even annoying that not one single interviewer asked Celine when the first "crisis" happened. It wouldn't have been unethical since Celine already openly talked about it, what it felt like (and later even show an episode in the documentary). She says first symptoms appeared in 2008, and then for years she felt something wrong with her voice, but when did it actually attack her body as a whole? It must have been not so long before the new Vegas show, so summer or even fall 2021. On the one hand, it's hard to imagine something like that starting earlier (<summer 2021) and them just continuing with everything like new show, but on the other hand...

[ivo]

Exactly, it’s just strange that it has not been made clear in the documentary and no interviewer asked it. Irene told that when she first met Celine she was very sick, but we don’t know anything about the timeline. I am glad Celine is doing better and I hope she will come out of the dark in 2026!

[Dancing_Queen]

Denise Bombardier unknowingly witnessed one of the earlier attacks in 2008 (she wrote about it in her book, I quoted it somewhere in the SPS-thread, ETA: added the link: http://www.celinedionforum.com/topic/56484-cline-has-stiff-person-syndrome/page__st__2010#entry2459143) I'm pretty sure Céline's been having these attacks for ages. But at one point they probably became too frequent to ignore and impossible to suppress with medication.

 

My theory is that she's being deliberately vague about the timeline. The truth would evoke too many questions about René's role (like why he pushed her to do the second residency when the stress was clearly wreaking havoc on her body).

Edited November 23, 2025 at 09:04 PM by Dancing_Queen

[Céline RO]

Guys, the Covid performances were in 2020, not 2022. “Une chance qu’on s’a” was released in May 2020 if I’m not mistaken, and “The Prayer” came before that. In both of those she had the same thin look and the same voice she had had since 2019. However, towards the end of 2020 she took part in the “Smile” performance where she sounded great, a lot like her healthy self, and her face looked fuller and healthier—and that was only months before she had to cancel the third Vegas residency due to SPS…

[Céline RO]

What I find interesting and even annoying that not one single interviewer asked Celine when the first "crisis" happened. It wouldn't have been unethical since Celine already openly talked about it, what it felt like (and later even show an episode in the documentary). She says first symptoms appeared in 2008, and then for years she felt something wrong with her voice, but when did it actually attack her body as a whole? It must have been not so long before the new Vegas show, so summer or even fall 2021. On the one hand, it's hard to imagine something like that starting earlier (<summer 2021) and them just continuing with everything like new show, but on the other hand...

 

Céline does talk about that Vegas show that they had to cancel (that we have still not managed to identify!) where she had a crisis and when she woke up she wanted to go on stage but her team (I believe she said René) told her that she had been out for hours and that everybody had gone home.

[CelinesDIVO5]

I find the timings for her Illness all over the place. She was giving interviews in summer 21. Then pulled out. Pictured Jan 22 at the dentist with the twins. Filling began mid 22 for the documentary. She announced she had Sps December 22. In the documentary she states the previous year she could’ve walk. Yet she was preparing for the new show the previous year and was at the dentist walking. It’s all odd. I’m not doubting her, but if her voice was so poor why agree a new show. Months before her diagnosis. She was diagnosed summer 22. It’s all out of sync.

 

I think she meant she was having issues throughout 2022, and her English just didn’t translate what she was trying to say.

[jolo87]

 

 

I think she meant she was having issues throughout 2022, and her English just didn’t translate what she was trying to say.

 

It took a long time to settle on a diagnosis. She was probably seeing a lot of doctors and doing a lot of different treatments that weren't working, and part of that was probably psychiatric. She might not want to talk about that, but also, the story of how she arrived at the diagnosis is probably very long and complicated and would have muddied the narrative in the documentary. Another piece of it that she probably doesn't want to talk about is the valium. We know she was taking high doses but that's it. It's easy to become chemically dependant on it. Without a firm diagnosis, who was prescribing it? And for what? She might have even had to go to rehab as part of the long process of figuring out the SPS diagnosis. There's a lot going on there.

[ryba]

The thing is that even Irene herself said that on the very first day of filming, Celine gave her all the detailed information and wanted to let it all out. Irene filmed everything but none of that made it into the movie.

 

Irene wanted to “protect” Celine and just included the very bare minimum of information, so she kept all the details out. That’s why we only get bits and pieces so that we only get an impression of what she’s going through, but we don’t really know anything specific. We learned more from the Hoda interview than from the documentary itself. Also, I think it’s a shame that the docu includes so many old clips fans all know instead of some real interesting new content. She had the chance to include some footage from the very recent tours which we never saw.

Edited November 24, 2025 at 03:17 PM by ryba

[Abodi2002]

Okay I thought I posted this before but I would say the canceled Vegas show discussed a few posts back was from February 2012. I read the first show back was canceled on short notice and some people were angry about it. That is if it was in the time Renae had been around still. I wonder when she began using higher doses of medication? I believe her big decline in vocals was in 2015 while dealing with Renae's cancer, and after he passed... With the changes, did stress make her symptoms worse? Probably.

[jolo87]

The thing is that even Irene herself said that on the very first day of filming, Celine gave her all the detailed information and wanted to let it all out. Irene filmed everything but none of that made it into the movie.

 

Irene wanted to “protect” Celine and just included the very bare minimum of information, so she kept all the details out. That’s why we only get bits and pieces so that we only get an impression of what she’s going through, but we don’t really know anything specific. We learned more from the Hoda interview than from the documentary itself. Also, I think it’s a shame that the docu includes so many old clips fans all know instead of some real interesting new content. She had the chance to include some footage from the very recent tours which we never saw.

 

I think it was primarily a creative decision though. There's one way to tell the story that involves a lot of backstory and chronology and another way where your focus on the daily life of the subject in the moment and sort of fill in the details as you go. She chose the latter.

[RosieBarron]

Okay I thought I posted this before but I would say the canceled Vegas show discussed a few posts back was from February 2012. I read the first show back was canceled on short notice and some people were angry about it. That is if it was in the time Renae had been around still. I wonder when she began using higher doses of medication? I believe her big decline in vocals was in 2015 while dealing with Renae's cancer, and after he passed... With the changes, did stress make her symptoms worse? Probably.

 

I think you are right, clearly this started with Rene still around but I doubt he saw the worst of it and I am sure the stress of his illness and death made it worse.

 

Also people keep reference her being taken off vallium. In the documentary she was given vallium during her attack so it is not entirely correct to think she is off it. Clearly it is still part of her medications.

[Ukrfan]

Denise Bombardier unknowingly witnessed one of the earlier attacks in 2008 (she wrote about it in her book, I quoted it somewhere in the SPS-thread, ETA: added the link: http://www.celinedio...10#entry2459143) I'm pretty sure Céline's been having these attacks for ages. But at one point they probably became too frequent to ignore and impossible to suppress with medication.

 

My theory is that she's being deliberately vague about the timeline. The truth would evoke too many questions about René's role (like why he pushed her to do the second residency when the stress was clearly wreaking havoc on her body).

 

I remember reading that! That must have been a one-time only episode because I can't believe Celine would be so brave to go through pregnancy (while already being 40+) after having experienced SPS episodes a few times.