Shania Twain proved to her admirers in Quebec that she still deserves her title of “Queen of Country” when she performed at the Videotron Center on Tuesday night.
Charming, elegant and above all talented; The 58-year-old singer was seen as a young 25-year-old countrywoman as she danced to the rhythm of her greatest classics.
Although the Videotron Center was packed during her visit to Quebec in June as part of the same tour, the country’s queen had no trouble repeating the feat just over four months later.
His surprise appearance in the middle of the audience at the beginning of the show laid the foundation for a flawless performance. The Ontarian then made sure to keep the crowd in stitches for the rest of the evening with “Don’t be Stupid” and “Getcha Good.”
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The headliner spoke between songs in a more fluent French than some native Quebecers can.
“Quebec, I’m so happy to be here,” she told the crowd after the first song. “This is a little walk of love and anniversary,” she continued, before grabbing her acoustic guitar and launching into “You’re Still the One,” a track that has been listened to more than 450 million times on Spotify.
The illuminated cowboy hats sold at kiosks beckoned to “Rock this Country,” the singer’s ode to her beloved Canada.
However, the multi-platinum award-winning artist’s medley didn’t have the desired effect; Even though they were catchy pieces, the singer was probably drawing from too deep a part of her repertoire to be able to get the audience in front of her on board.
A memory everyone has been waiting for
The flamboyant Shania Twain kept her audience waiting for almost two hours – a wait that was anything but painful – before presenting the two pieces everyone was waiting for. Starting with “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” for which she wore the same clothes as her 1997 music video, the stunning singer blew the roof off the arena before pulverizing it at the end with “Man!” I feel like a woman! , a track that had her joined by the crowd for every rhyme.
Accompanied by her male backing singers and drummer – a lineup not often seen on stage – Shania Twain was surrounded by purple and blue neon lights, making the whole thing special and ironically intimate.
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Generous with her followers
The pride of Windsor, Ontario delighted an audience member by inviting him on stage for a few notes. After a touching conversation with Anthony about his mother, who tragically died of cancer in 2018, Twain invited him to step to the microphone and sing one of his favorite songs; a feat that even seemed to surprise the Queen of Country herself.
Before Shania Twain began “From This Moment,” one of her popular ballads, she brought other audience members onto the stage; This time to take a few photos with them before they attended the song live just a few centimeters from the star.
A marriage proposal in front of 15,000 people
During the country artist’s popular walk, Jonathan took the plunge and knelt before his partner to propose. A gesture that did not go unnoticed, as Shania immediately invited the couple to go on stage with her to highlight their love and take a selfie with them to immortalize the moment.
Shania Twain will perform at the Bell Center on October 25th before continuing her tour on American soil.
SPEAK the city
It’s rare to see a virtually full Videotron center in the first part, but the Franco-Ontarian TALK was a majestic exception to the rule.
Wearing denim overalls decorated with lilies, the favorite of Quebecers since the Quebec Summer Festival did not fail to demonstrate his love for his French-speaking audience, making sure to throw out a well-meaning “tabarnak” before each song.
The TALK singer was responsible for the opening act and didn’t disappoint. Pascal Huot
The performance of his song “Run Away to Mars” caused a great reaction from the audience, and the precision with which he entered into each of his songs without using any backstory clearly convinced the skeptics who were present to see Shania Twain.
To once again honor his La Belle provincial supporters, TALK deviated slightly from his repertoire by borrowing Le Ptit Porte-Clé from La Bottine Souriante, for which admirers were quick to clap their hands and repeat every word in his accompaniment.