Catherine Villeneuve is ‘a huge fan’ of Celine Dion. As a fan like the singer’s most devoted admirers, she insists. She now carries this love with her on stage Celine Passiona show built as a tribute to Charlemagne’s diva.
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“I don’t know life without Celine Dion; She started her career when I was one year old. So I always followed her, from near or far. She has always been a part of my life,” sums up Catherine Villeneuve.
This passion – “or obsession,” she laughs – is nothing new. She remembers scratching her parents’ eardrums as a child listening to Celine Dion’s songs over and over again. She had the recordings of her concerts played “excessively” on family television. By trying to imitate her idol’s voice, she not only learned English but also formed her own vocal range.
Because Catherine Villeneuve admits it herself: she tries to reproduce the work of Celine Dion as faithfully as possible when she goes on stage with her show Passion Celine. So this resemblance to his idol is as intended as expected.
“I know very well that I am not Celine Dion and that I will never replace her. But I want people to feel the same emotions as when they hear her or see her perform,” she concludes.
twenty achievements
Catherine Villeneuve has compiled around twenty of Celine Dion’s major successes. From Destin to The Power of Love, via So that you still love me, I Surrender, I will go where you will go and others My Heart Will Go On, it’s a comprehensive look at the diva’s vast repertoire that she promises to deliver next weekend at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal.
“I had to make heartbreaking decisions! introduces Catherine Villeneuve with a smile in her voice.
“Céline Dion has so many great songs. But I wanted to do half the show in French and the other half in English. Most importantly, I wanted people to instantly recognize each song so they could sing and dance in the room with me,” she concludes.
The show Celine Passion will be presented on March 4th at the Casino de Montréal. For all appointments: passionceline.com