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Autumn \Au"tumn\, n. [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See Avarice.] 1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called "the Fall." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November. [1913 Webster]
Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our spring. [1913 Webster]
2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage. [1913 Webster]
Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the duke's favor. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] -
Fall \Fall\ (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. Fell (f[e^]l); p. p. Fallen (f[add]l"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Falling.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr. sfa`llein to cause to Fall, Skr. sphal, sphul, to tremble. Cf. Fail, Fell, v. t., to cause to fall.] 1. To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer. [1913 Webster]
I beheld Satan as lightning Fall from heaven. --Luke x. 18. [1913 Webster]
2. To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees. [1913 Webster]
I fell at his feet to worship him. --Rev. xix. 10. [1913 Webster]
3. To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; -- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean. [1913 Webster]
4. To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle. [1913 Webster]
A thousand shall Fall at thy side. --Ps. xci. 7. [1913 Webster]
He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
5. To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls. [1913 Webster]
6. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; -- said of the young of certain animals. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
7. To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the price falls; stocks fell two points. [1913 Webster]
I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and vanished. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
8. To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed. [1913 Webster]
Heaven and earth will witness, If Rome must Fall, that we are innocent. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
9. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin. [1913 Webster]
Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man Fall after the same example of unbelief. --Heb. iv. 11. [1913 Webster]
10. To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; as, to Fall into error; to Fall into difficulties. [1913 Webster]
11. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; -- said of the countenance. [1913 Webster]
Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. --Gen. iv. 5. [1913 Webster]
I have observed of late thy looks are fallen. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
12. To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and Fall with our fortunes. [1913 Webster]
13. To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to Fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to Fall in love; to Fall into temptation. [1913 Webster]
14. To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate. [1913 Webster]
The Romans fell on this model by chance. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will Fall. --Ruth. iii. 18. [1913 Webster]
They do not make laws, they Fall into customs. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
15. To come; to occur; to arrive. [1913 Webster]
The vernal equinox, which at the Nicene Council fell on the 21st of March, falls now [1694] about ten days sooner. --Holder. [1913 Webster]
16. To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows. [1913 Webster]
They now no longer doubted, but fell to work heart and soul. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). [1913 Webster]
17. To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals. [1913 Webster]
18. To belong or appertain. [1913 Webster]
If to her share some female errors Fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget them all. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
19. To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from him. [1913 Webster]
To Fall abroad of (Naut.), to strike against; -- applied to one vessel coming into collision with another.
To Fall among, to come among accidentally or unexpectedly.
To Fall astern (Naut.), to move or be driven backward; to be left behind; as, a ship falls astern by the force of a current, or when outsailed by another.
To Fall away. (a) To lose flesh; to become lean or emaciated; to pine. (b) To renounce or desert allegiance; to revolt or rebel. (c) To renounce or desert the faith; to apostatize. "These . . . for a while believe, and in time of temptation Fall away." --Luke viii. 13. (d) To perish; to vanish; to be lost. "How . . . can the soul . . . Fall away into nothing?" --Addison. (e) To decline gradually; to fade; to languish, or become faint. "One color falls away by just degrees, and another rises insensibly." --Addison.
To Fall back. (a) To recede or retreat; to give way. (b) To fail of performing a promise or purpose; not to fulfill.
To Fall back upon or To Fall back on. (a) (Mil.) To retreat for safety to (a stronger position in the rear, as to a fort or a supporting body of troops). (b) To have recourse to (a reserved fund, a more reliable alternative, or some other available expedient or support).
To Fall calm, to cease to blow; to become calm.
To Fall down. (a) To prostrate one's self in worship. "All kings shall fall down before him." --Ps. lxxii. 11. (b) To sink; to come to the ground. "Down fell the beauteous youth." --Dryden. (c) To bend or bow, as a suppliant. (d) (Naut.) To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet.
To Fall flat, to produce no response or result; to fail of the intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.
To Fall foul of. (a) (Naut.) To have a collision with; to become entangled with (b) To attack; to make an assault upon.
To Fall from, to recede or depart from; not to adhere to; as, to Fall from an agreement or engagement; to Fall from allegiance or duty.
To Fall from grace (M. E. Ch.), to sin; to withdraw from the faith.
To Fall home (Ship Carp.), to curve inward; -- said of the timbers or upper parts of a ship's side which are much within a perpendicular.
To Fall in. (a) To sink inwards; as, the roof fell in. (b) (Mil.) To take one's proper or assigned place in line; as, to Fall in on the right. (c) To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse; as, on the death of Mr. B., the annuuity, which he had so long received, fell in. (d) To become operative. "The reversion, to which he had been nominated twenty years before, fell in." --Macaulay.
To Fall into one's hands, to pass, often suddenly or unexpectedly, into one's ownership or control; as, to spike cannon when they are likely to Fall into the hands of the enemy.
To Fall in with. (a) To meet with accidentally; as, to Fall in with a friend. (b) (Naut.) To meet, as a ship; also, to discover or come near, as land. (c) To concur with; to agree with; as, the measure falls in with popular opinion. (d) To comply; to yield to. "You will find it difficult to persuade learned men to Fall in with your projects." --Addison.
To Fall off. (a) To drop; as, fruits Fall off when ripe. (b) To withdraw; to separate; to become detached; as, friends Fall off in adversity. "Love cools, friendship falls off, brothers divide." --Shak. (c) To perish; to die away; as, words Fall off by disuse. (d) To apostatize; to forsake; to withdraw from the faith, or from allegiance or duty. [1913 Webster]
Those captive tribes . . . fell off From God to worship calves. --Milton. (e) To forsake; to abandon; as, his customers fell off. (f) To depreciate; to change for the worse; to deteriorate; to become less valuable, abundant, or interesting; as, a falling off in the wheat crop; the magazine or the review falls off. "O Hamlet, what a falling off was there!" --Shak. (g) (Naut.) To deviate or trend to the leeward of the point to which the head of the ship was before directed; to Fall to leeward.
To Fall on. (a) To meet with; to light upon; as, we have fallen on evil days. (b) To begin suddenly and eagerly. "Fall on, and try the appetite to eat." --Dryden. (c) To begin an attack; to assault; to assail. "Fall on, fall on, and hear him not." --Dryden. (d) To drop on; to descend on.
To Fall out. (a) To quarrel; to begin to contend. [1913 Webster]
A soul exasperated in ills falls out With everything, its friend, itself. --Addison. (b) To happen; to befall; to chance. "There fell out a bloody quarrel betwixt the frogs and the mice." --L'Estrange. (c) (Mil.) To leave the ranks, as a soldier.
To Fall over. (a) To revolt; to desert from one side to another. (b) To Fall beyond. --Shak.
To Fall short, to be deficient; as, the corn falls short; they all Fall short in duty.
To Fall through, to come to nothing; to fail; as, the engageent has fallen through.
To Fall to, to begin. "Fall to, with eager joy, on homely food." --Dryden.
To Fall under. (a) To come under, or within the limits of; to be subjected to; as, they fell under the jurisdiction of the emperor. (b) To come under; to become the subject of; as, this point did not Fall under the cognizance or deliberations of the court; these things do not Fall under human sight or observation. (c) To come within; to be ranged or reckoned with; to be subordinate to in the way of classification; as, these substances Fall under a different class or order.
To Fall upon. (a) To attack. [See To Fall on.] (b) To attempt; to have recourse to. "I do not intend to fall upon nice disquisitions." --Holder. (c) To rush against. [1913 Webster]
Note: Fall primarily denotes descending motion, either in a perpendicular or inclined direction, and, in most of its applications, implies, literally or figuratively, velocity, haste, suddenness, or violence. Its use is so various, and so mush diversified by modifying words, that it is not easy to enumerate its senses in all its applications. [1913 Webster] -
Fall \Fall\, v. t. 1. To let Fall; to drop. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. To sink; to depress; as, to Fall the voice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
3. To diminish; to lessen or lower. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Upon lessening interest to four per cent, you Fall the price of your native commodities. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
4. To bring forth; as, to Fall lambs. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
5. To fell; to cut down; as, to Fall a tree. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] -
Fall \Fall\, n. 1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a Fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. [1913 Webster]
2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a Fall. [1913 Webster]
3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin. [1913 Webster]
They thy Fall conspire. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a Fall. --Prov. xvi. 18. [1913 Webster]
4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the Fall of the Roman empire. [1913 Webster]
Beholds thee glorious only in thy Fall. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the Fall of Sebastopol. [1913 Webster]
6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the Fall of prices; the Fall of rents. [1913 Webster]
7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the Fall of the voice at the close of a sentence. [1913 Webster]
8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope. [1913 Webster]
9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara. [1913 Webster]
10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the Fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a Fall of five feet. [1913 Webster]
12. The season when leaves Fall from trees; autumn. [1913 Webster]
What crowds of patients the town doctor kills, Or how, last Fall, he raised the weekly bills. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
13. That which falls; a falling; as, a Fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow. [1913 Webster]
14. The act of felling or cutting down. "The Fall of timber." --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels. [1913 Webster]
16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting. [1913 Webster]
Fall herring (Zool.), a herring of the Atlantic (Clupea mediocris); -- also called tailor herring, and hickory shad.
To try a Fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak. [1913 Webster] - Fall n 1: the season when the leaves Fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [syn: Fall, autumn] 2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: spill, tumble, Fall] 3: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall" 4: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, Fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade] 5: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a Fall from virtue" 6: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: Fall, downfall] [ant: rise] 7: a movement downward; "the rise and Fall of the tides" [ant: ascension, ascent, rise, rising] 8: the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: capitulation, Fall, surrender] 9: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the Fall of night" [syn: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, Fall, crepuscule, crepuscle] 10: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: Fall, pin] 11: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: drop, Fall] 12: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: drop, dip, Fall, free Fall] v 1: descend in free Fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" 2: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: descend, Fall, go down, come down] [ant: arise, ascend, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise] 3: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "Fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "Fall asleep"; "Fall prey to an imposter"; "Fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" 4: come under, be classified or included; "Fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: Fall, come] 5: Fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: precipitate, come down, Fall] 6: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or Fall"; "Fall by the wayside" 7: die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" 8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: Fall, shine, strike] 9: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" 10: occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" 11: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, Fall] [ant: increase] 12: yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" 13: lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" 14: to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student" 15: move in a specified direction; "The line of men Fall forward" 16: be due; "payments Fall on the 1st of the month" 17: lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman" 18: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" 19: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [syn: accrue, Fall] 20: Fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: Fall, light] 21: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: Fall, return, pass, devolve] 22: slope downward; "The hills around here Fall towards the ocean" 23: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" [syn: Fall, Fall down] 24: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" 25: Fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: hang, Fall, flow] 26: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" 27: be cast down; "his eyes fell" 28: come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" 29: be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" 30: begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" 31: go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" 32: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: Fall, descend, settle]
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Fall (1997): to the celebration of all slain hope
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***SPOILER WARNING! It's the very end of the movie, "Fall" by Eric Schaeffer (1997). No copyright infringement intended. Song heard is Amanda Kravat - Green (You Can't Touch Me) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The transcript of Michael's letter at the end; "i've wanted to tell you for a while now. i wanted to say it as you reached for a tea cup in your kitchen that night after we fought about 'why-do-we-always-have-to-eat-chinese-food-on-your-floor?' and then made up... i wanted to say it as the moonlight shone on you as you slept in your bed the first time we made love there... when i felt your heart racing against my chest in your suite foyer in spain when you first saw your roses even though i wasn't there... but mostly, i wanted to say it the last night i saw you, as i held you in my arms; looking down at your precious face, knowingly looking up at me, still inside you. quiet, motionless but so inside you. i wanted so badly to tell you that... the words, each time, graced my lips like an impostor, only to fall away like some great blizzard that was taken out to sea to rain its fury on the dark ocean, alone, unbeknownst to any hearing. i pray that you can hear them for what they are, feel them for what they are, and not mar them with the knowledge that they stand apart from your ability to reciprocate them... please take them in your heart and feel them with your eyes closed and your soul open... for just a moment, my <b>...</b>
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Fall 1997 ending / Green and Poem
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I upped this because it was asked in a related movie, no copyright infringement intended.
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UPN Kids Fall 1997 Commercial
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Commercial for the 1997 UPN Kids lineup of cartoons featuring 'Jumanji' and 'The Incredible Hulk.'
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"Fall" (1997) - ending scene
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the beautiful poem from "fall" .................. I've wanted to tell you for awhile now. i wanted to say it as you reached for a teacup in your kitchen that night we fought about "why we always have to eat chinese food on your floor" and then made-up. i wanted to say it as the moonlight shown in on you as you slept in your bed the first time we made love there. when i felt your heart racing against my chest. in your (room) in spain, when you first saw your roses, even though i wasn't there. but mostly i wanted to say it the last night i saw you, as i held you in my arms looking down at your precious face knowingly looking up at me. still inside you, quiet, motionless, but so inside you. i wanted so badly to tell you that... the words each time graced my lips like an impostor. only to fall away like some great blizzard that was taken out to sea to rain it's fury on the dark ocean, alone, unbeknownst to any hearing. i pray that you can hear them for what they are, feel them for what they are, and not mar them with the knowledge that they stand apart from your ability to reciprocate them. please take them in your heart, feel them with your eyes closed and your soul open for just a moment. my voice speaking them softly in your ear, with a kiss.when you smile, when your head lightly moves to dance, when your tongue finds my lips, when you ramble over a glass of wine, when you sit naked after we've made love, when you act boldly, when you laugh, when you squeeze my hand, when <b>...</b>
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Celine Dion & Terry Bradford - When I Fall In Love (Live In Brunei 1997)
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Falling Into You Tour. 23-Feb-1997
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Nightwish - Angels Fall First
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Angels Fall First Released: 1 November 1997 Label: Spinefarm Records Angels Fall First Lyrics: An angelface smiles to me Under a headline of tragedy That smile used to give me warmth Farewell - no words to say beside the cross on your grave and those forever burning candles Needed elsewhere to remind us of the shortness of our time Tears laid for them Tears of love, tears of fear Bury my dreams, dig up my sorrows Oh, Lord why the angels fall first Not relieved by thougts of Shangri-La Nor enlightened by lessons of Christ I'll never understand the meaning of the right Ignorance lead me into the light [Repeat chorus] Sing me a song of your beauty of your kingdom Let the melodies of your harps caress those whom we still need Yesterday we shook hands My friend Today a moonbeam lightens my path My guardian.
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Jeff Buckley - New Year's Prayer (1997)
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Lyrics: Fall in light, fall in light Fall in light, fall in light Feel no shame for what you are Feel no shame for what you are Feel no shame for what you are Feel no shame for what you are Feel no shame for what you are As you now are in your blood Fall in light, fall in light Feel no shame for what you are Feel no shame for what you are Feel it as a water fall Fall in light, ooh Fall in light, fall in light, fall in light Fall in light, fall in light, fall in light Grow in light Stand absolved behind your electric chair, dancing Stand absolved behind your electric chair, dancing Past the sound within the sound Past the voice within the voice Leave your office Run past your funeral Leave your home, car Leave your pulpit Join us in the streets where we Join us in the streets where we Don't belong, don't belong You and the stars Throwing light Fall, fall Fall in light, fall in light. fall in light Fall in light, fall in light fall in light Grow in light.
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I Could Fall In Love (Movie Cut)
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- Published: 19 Jun 2011
- Updated: 28 Jun 2012
taken from the 1997 film "Selena" starring Jennifer Lopez as the beautiful talented Mexican American singer-songwriter Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
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Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now (Live In Brunei 1997)
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- Duration: 8:03
- Published: 20 Jan 2009
- Updated: 27 Jun 2012
Falling Into You Tour. 23-Feb-1997
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WCW/nWo Fall Brawl '97: nWo vs. WCW (War Games) Part 3
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- Duration: 9:32
- Published: 30 Nov 2009
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
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Falling in Love with Love - Bernadette Peters
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- Duration: 2:05
- Published: 14 Dec 2010
- Updated: 27 Jun 2012
This clip is from the 1997 Disney film production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. The song was actually written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and was originally in "The Boys from Syracuse." I don't own any rights to this video, but was disappointed to see that it was missing from Youtube.
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WCW/nWo Fall Brawl '97: nWo vs. WCW (War Games) Part 2
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- Duration: 9:21
- Published: 30 Nov 2009
- Updated: 02 Jun 2012
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Five Iron Frenzy - Handbook For The Sellout
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- Duration: 4:05
- Published: 06 Jan 2007
- Updated: 11 Jun 2012
The music video that was supposed to go to MTV and propel them to super-stardom! Someone suggested the video was not good enough and it never made it to the music television channel, but their popularity only increased after the release of their 2nd album "Our Newest Album Ever". This video selection comes from Our Newest Video Ever (Fall 1997).
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Minnetonka Football - "Boys of Fall"
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- Duration: 9:24
- Published: 23 Oct 2010
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
A remake of the Kenny Chesney video "Boys of Fall", modified with highlights & clips from the last 30 years of Minnetonka Football moments & players. A suburban school west of Minneapolis. Some football greats include: Chris Cohen RB 1986 (Minnesota) Brian Cohen RB 1991 (Harvard) Mike Cohen RB 1989 Jesse Nelson QB 2004 (Concordia Moorhead) Bennie Joppru RB 1997 (Michigan) Ryan Keating QB 1997 (St. Johns) Grant Anderson QB 1998 (Vermont - Basketball) Ryan Klocksien WR 1997 (Kansas - Baseball) Jake Kuppe OL 1997 (Minnesota) Mike Quast OL 1997 (Montana State) Chris Joppru TE 2004 (Utah) Jalon Hopkins RB 2005 Beau Allen DT 2009 (Wisconsin) Zach Siemans FS 2009 (Sioux Falls) Ted Bickel WR 2001 (St. Olaf) Hank Goff DE 2004 (South Dakota State) Alex Kubal CB 2004 (Alabama - Baseball) Matt Risinger CB 2005 (Air Force) Kyle Risinger FS 2008 (St. Cloud State) Ismail Karon RB 2008 (Winona State) Dale Roehl DB 1986 Mike Dusbabek RB 1991 (Notre Dame - Hockey) Dan Berglund QB 2001 (Boston College) Brett Tuma SS 2004 Jimmy Gildea MLB 2009 (St. Olaf) Tyler Statmann MLB 2004 Shane Roach MLB 2004 (Concordia St. Paul) Taylor Nelson TE 2008 (North Dakota State) Zach Ludvigson WR 2000 (Bethel) Louie Lang DT 2001 Dan Elling DT 2004 Brendan Finn WR 1998 Adam Laybourne WR 1999 Alex Murrell OLB 2004 Matt Keating TE 2000 (St. Johns) Aaron Juneau FS 2004 Zach Henschel DT 2005 (St. Olaf) Sean Conrad RB 1990 Pat Bowe TE 2003 (Stanford) Justin McHugh QB 1989 (Minnesota - Hockey) Rob LaRue TE 1996 <b>...</b>
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Celine Dion - Seduces Me (Live in Memphis 1997)
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- Duration: 3:57
- Published: 02 Apr 2007
- Updated: 18 Jun 2012
Celine Dion - Seduces Me (Live in Memphis 1997)
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Beauty and the Beast 2 - Don't fall in love
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- Duration: 2:26
- Published: 11 Jan 2008
- Updated: 27 Jun 2012
This is the English version of the song "Don't fall in love" from the Enchanted Christmas - movie (1997). I DON'T OWN THIS MOVIE! EVERYTHING BELONGS TO DISNEY.
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Ungaro Show Fall 2011 Paris Fashion Week | FashionTV - FTV.com
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- Duration: 3:41
- Published: 11 Mar 2011
- Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Paris Fashion Week Fall 2011 on FTV.com fashiontv Ungaro Ungaro's Italian father fled to France from Francavilla Fontana of Brindisi province because of the fascist uprising in Italy. Ungaro's father was a tailor and he gave his son a sewing machine when he was younger. At the age of 22, he moved to Paris. Three years later he began designing for the House of Cristobal Balenciaga for three years before quitting to work for Courrèges. Four years later, in 1965 with the assistance of Swiss artist Sonja Knapp and Elena Bruna Fassio, Emanuel Ungaro opened his own fashion house in Paris. Ungaro launched his first menswear collection, Ungaro Uomo, in 1973, and his first perfume, Diva, 10 years later in 1983. Later followed the perfumes Senso (1987), Ungaro (1991) and Emanuel Ungaro For Men (1991). In 1996, he formed a partnership with Salvatore Ferragamo. In 1997, Ungaro, Ferragamo and Bulgari created a new company Emanuel Ungaro Parfums. The new perfumes to follow was Fleur de Diva (1997), Desnuda (2001) and Apparition (2004). In 2005, Ungaro retired and sold the label to internet entrepreneur Asim Abdullah for $84 million. After the sale, the label was languished with a revolving door of designers, the last of which, Esteban Cortazar, who was appointed in 2007, was fired two years later after his refusal to work with actress Lindsay Lohan. Subsequently, Lohan was appointed Artistic Director, working with new head designer Estrella Archs, who was hired hastily to replace <b>...</b>
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John Frusciante - A Fall Thru The Ground
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- Duration: 2:24
- Published: 01 Jan 2009
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
John Frusciante A Fall Thru The Ground Smile from the Streets You Hold 1997
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Selena - "I Could Fall In Love" Scene
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- Duration: 2:04
- Published: 01 May 2008
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
"I Could Fall In Love" scene from the major motion picture, Selena. © 1997 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
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depeche mode - the love thieves (1997)
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- Duration: 6:35
- Published: 10 Apr 2011
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
pop music...respect to mute records Oh the tears that you weep For the poor tortured souls Who fall at your feet With their love begging bowls All the clerks and the tailors The sharks and the sailors All good at their trades, but They'll always be failures Alms for the poor For the wretched desciples And the love that they swore With their hearts on the bible Beseeching the honor To sit at your table And feast on your holiness As long as they're able Love needs its martyrs Needs its sacrifices They live for your beauty And pay for their vices Love will be the death of My lonely soul brothers But their spirit shall live on in The hearts of all lovers Your holding court With your lips and your smile Your body's a halo Their minds are on trial Sure as adam is eve Sure as jonah turned whaler They're crooked love thieves And you are their jailor Love needs its martyrs Needs its sacrifices They live for your beauty And pay for their vices Love will be the death of My lonely soul brothers But their spirit shall live on in The hearts of all others Love will be the death of My lonely soul brothers But their spirit shall live on in The hearts of all others
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - 1997
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- Duration: 4:55
- Published: 11 May 2008
- Updated: 27 Jun 2012
Get in the pick-up truck, we're goin' for a ride Come on man, it's a downhill slide Remember the dead boys Crawl in the back, we're goin' downtown Come on bro, we can both fall down Remember the dead boys Got a big old cheap plastic bottle of gin Nasty, but it'll do you in Got to keep on talkin' so you don't come to What the hell, what the fuck is wrong with you? Midnight ride 1997, One two three Motherfucker you're going down tonight We're takin' you in We're takin' you out Midnight ride, one two three, come on Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1997 I know you're tearin' shit up and you drunk yourself wild I been drinkin' since I was a child Remember the dead boys I know you outweigh me by fifty pounds That won't matter in a couple of rounds If the cops get here first, you're a dead man You know I'm doin' all I can Sing along, bro', with the Dead Boys and the New York Dolls You know we like that noise [In memory of Sean]
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"Betting on the Market" (1997) PBS Frontline. A stunning, historic perspective. Clip 3 of 4.
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- Duration: 10:00
- Published: 18 Nov 2008
- Updated: 15 Jun 2012
CLIP 3 of 4. A FRONTLINE classic from 1997. The Motley Fool, Dave & Tom Gardner, the Iomega Zip Drive meteoric rise and fall, and Jim Cramer comments, among others.
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| Eric Schaeffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1962-01-22) January 22, 1962 (age 50) New York City, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Bard College |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | Since 1993 |
Eric Schaeffer (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer and director.[1]
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Early life and education[link]
He was born in New York City, New York.
Schaeffer graduated with a degree in drama and dance from Bard College, located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Career[link]
After graduating, he drove a New York City taxi for nine years, during which time he wrote two stage plays, a novel, twenty screenplays and various other works.
Schaeffer rose to fame with fellow actor/writer/director Donal Lardner Ward on the independent film, My Life's in Turnaround (1993), which was made in fifteen days for only $200,000. Schaeffer and Ward parlayed Turnaround's success into Too Something (1995–1996), a short-lived situation-comedy television series that was briefly renamed New York Daze.
He signed on as a client of Creative Artists Agency and made a deal to direct the romantic comedy film If Lucy Fell (1996), for $3.5 million[clarification needed] for Columbia TriStar.
Schaeffer starred opposite model Amanda de Cadenet in the romantic drama film Fall (1997), about a cab driver who picks up a model and takes her back to his apartment, where they begin a passionate affair.
He released the comedy film Wirey Spindell (2000), a semi-autobiographical tale. This was followed by the romantic comedy film Never Again (2001), starring Jill Clayburgh and Jeffrey Tambor, and Mind the Gap (2004).
In recent years Schaeffer has been writing an autobiographical blog, I Can't Believe I'm Still Single, about his relationships and ongoing search for love. Schaeffer has turned the blog into a book, I Can't Believe I'm Still Single – Sane, Slightly Neurotic (But in a Sane Way) Filmmaker into Good Yoga, Bad Reality TV, Too Much Chocolate, and a Little Kinky Sex Seeks Smart, Emotionally Evolved ... Oh Hell, At This Point Anyone Who'll Let Me Watch Football (2007).
In 2008, Schaeffer debuted a reality television series on Showtime, also called, I Can't Believe I'm Still Single.
In 2009, Schaeffer and Jill Franklyn created the half-hour dramedy series Gravity for Starz. The series about people who have failed at suicide – originally titled Failure to Fly – stars Schaeffer along with Krysten Ritter, Ivan Sergei, Ving Rhames and Rachel Hunter. It began airing in April 2010; on June 30, 2010, the show was cancelled.
Personal life[link]
Schaeffer lives in New York City and has a second home in Vermont.
Filmography and television work[link]
Actor, director and screenwriter[link]
| Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | My Life's in Turnaround | romantic comedy-drama | Splick | |
| 1995–1996 | Too Something | situation comedy | Eric McDougal | television series |
| 1996 | If Lucy Fell | romantic comedy | Joe MacGonaughgill | |
| 1997 | Fall | romantic drama | Michael Shiver | |
| 2000 | Wirey Spindell | comedy | Wirey Spindell | |
| 2001 | Never Again | romantic comedy | – | no acting |
| 2004 | Mind the Gap | comedy-drama | Sam Blue | |
| 2006 | Starved (2005 series) | situation comedy | Sam | television series |
| 2010 | Gravity | comedy-drama | Detective Miller | television series |
| 2011 | They're Out of the Business | comedy | Splick | sequel |
| 2011 | After Fall, Winter | drama | Michael Shiver | sequel |
Actor (only)[link]
| Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Rich Prentiss | ||
| 1998 | Gunshy | crime drama | Gwynne | |
| 1999 | Everything's Relative | Marty Gorelick | television series | |
| 2001 | First Years | Sam O'Donnell | television series | |
| 2001 | One Night at McCool's | dark comedy neo-noir | Greg Spradling | |
| 2003 | The Dead Zone | science-fiction suspense | Francis Ritter | television series episode: "Valley of the Shadow" (January 5, 2003) |
| 2004 | Century City | science-fiction legal drama | Darwin McNeil | television series |
| 2004 | Marmalade | comedy | Dan | |
| 2004 | Spanglish | comedy-drama | Rabid Sports Fan |
Book[link]
Schaeffer, Eric (2007). I Can't Believe I'm Still Single – Sane, Slightly Neurotic (But in a Sane Way) Filmmaker into Good Yoga, Bad Reality TV, Too Much Chocolate, and a Little Kinky Sex Seeks Smart, Emotionally Evolved ... Oh Hell, At This Point Anyone Who'll Let Me Watch Football. New York City: Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1-56858-337-2.
See also[link]
References[link]
External links[link]
- Eric Schaeffer at the Internet Movie Database
- Eric Schaeffer at AllRovi
- Bankrate.com interview
- UGO interview
- Eric Schaeffer wants to marry you - Salon.com
- Whipping Boy - interview from Nerve.com
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| Name | Schaeffer, Eric |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Date of birth | January 22, 1962 |
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, United States |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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This article is about the singer. For her 1992 self-titled album, see Celine Dion (album).
| Céline Dion | |
|---|---|
 Dion during her Taking Chances Tour concert in Bell Centre, Montreal, on August 19, 2008. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Céline Marie Claudette Dion |
| Born | (1968-03-30) March 30, 1968 (age 44) |
| Origin | Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, dance, R&B, pop rock, soft rock, adult contemporary |
| Occupations | Singer,[1] songwriter-composer,[2] actress[3] |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Canada, Epic, 550, Columbia |
| Website | celinedion.com |
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, CC OQ, (French pronunciation: [selin djɔ̃] (
listen); born March 30, 1968), is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec,[4] Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record.[5] In 1990, she released the English-language album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.[6]
Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.[7][8] Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canada in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records and releasing several English albums along with additional French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history.[9][10] However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer.[10][11] She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada.[12][13][14]
Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical. While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals.[15][16][17] Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist of all time,[18][19] is the second best-selling female artist in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era,[20][21] and is the only female artist to have two singles sell more than a million copies in the UK.[22] In addition, her 1995 album D'eux, is the best-selling French-language album of all time.[23] In 2004, after surpassing 175 million in album sales worldwide, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of all time.[24][25] According to Sony Music Entertainment, Dion has sold over 200 million albums worldwide.[26]
Life and career[link]
Childhood and early beginnings[link]
The youngest of 14 children born to Adhémar Dion and Thérèse Tanguay, both of French-Canadian descent, Celine Dion was raised a Roman Catholic in a poverty-stricken, but, by her own account, happy home in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada.[10][27] Music had always been a part of the family (Dion was named after the song Céline, recorded by French singer Hugues Aufray two years before her birth [28]). On the 13th of August 1973, (at the age of five) the young Céline did her first public appearance at her brother Michel's marriage, and performed Christine Charbonneau's song [29] Du fil des aiguilles et du coton.[30] Then after she grew up singing with her siblings in her parents' small piano bar called Le Vieux Baril. From an early age Dion had dreamed of being a performer.[31] In a 1994 interview with People magazine, she recalled, "I missed my family and my home, but I don't regret having lost my adolescence. I had one dream: I wanted to be a singer."[32]
At age 12, Dion collaborated with her mother and her brother Jacques to compose her first song, "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" ("It Was Only a Dream").[27] Her brother Michel Dondalinger Dion sent the recording to music manager René Angélil, whose name he discovered on the back of a Ginette Reno album.[5] Angélil was moved to tears by Dion's voice, and decided to make her a star.[27] In 1981, he mortgaged his home to fund her first record, La voix du bon Dieu ("The Voice of the Good God"), which later became a local number-one hit and made Dion an instant star in Quebec. Her popularity spread to other parts of the world when she competed in the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan, and won the musician's award for "Top Performer" as well as the gold medal for "Best Song" with "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" ("I Have So Much Love for You").[5]
By 1983, in addition to becoming the first Canadian artist to receive a gold record in France for the single "D'amour ou d'amitié" ("Of Love or of Friendship"), Dion had also won several Félix Awards, including "Best Female performer" and "Discovery of the Year".[5][33] Further success in Europe, Asia, and Australia came when Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Ne partez pas sans moi (Don't Go Without Me) and won the contest by a close margin in Dublin, Ireland.[34] However, American success was yet to come, partly because she was exclusively a Francophone artist.[35] At eighteen, after seeing a Michael Jackson performance, Dion told Angélil that she wanted to be a star like Jackson.[36] Though confident in her talent, Angélil realized that her image needed to be changed in order for her to be marketed worldwide.[27] Dion receded from the spotlight for a number of months, during which she underwent dental surgery to improve her appearance, and was sent to the École Berlitz in 1989 to polish her English.[6]
In 1989, during a concert on Incognito Tour, Dion injured her voice. She consulted the otorhinolaryngologist William Gould.[37][38] He gave her an ultimatum: have surgery on her vocal cords, or not utilize them at all for three weeks.[37] Dion chose the latter and underwent a vocal formation with William Riley,[37][38] because, according to Gould and Riley, she "doesn't know singing, she made a bad use of her vocal cords".[37][38]
Career breakthrough: 1990–1992[link]
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Dion's earlier English releases
"Where Does My Heart Beat Now", Dion's first North American hit, was 1980s soft rock. (Note the prominence of the electric guitar). It contrasts with the style of subsequent efforts.
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Two years after she had learned English, Dion made her debut into the Anglophone market with Unison (1990), the lead single having originally been recorded by Laura Branigan.[5] She incorporated the help of many established musicians, including Vito Luprano and Canadian producer David Foster.[39] The album was largely influenced by 1980s soft rock music that quickly found a niche within the adult contemporary radio format. Unison also hit the right notes with critics: Jim Faber of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Dion's vocals were "tastefully unadorned", and that she never attempted to "bring off styles that are beyond her".[40] Stephen Erlewine of Allmusic declared it as, "a fine, sophisticated American debut."[41] Singles from the album included "(If There Was) Any Other Way", "The Last to Know", "Unison", and "Where Does My Heart Beat Now", a mid-tempo soft-rock ballad which made prominent use of the electric guitar. The latter became her first single to reach the top-ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number-four. The album established Dion as a rising singer in the United States, and across Continental Europe and Asia.
In 1991, Dion was also a soloist in Voices That Care, a tribute to American troops fighting in Operation Desert Storm. Dion's real international breakthrough came when she duetted with Peabo Bryson on the title track to Disney's animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991).[42] The song captured a musical style that Dion would utilize in the future: sweeping, classically influenced ballads with soft instrumentation. Both a critical and commercial hit, the song became her second U.S. top-ten single, and won the Academy Award for Best Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[15] "Beauty and the Beast" was featured on Dion's 1992 self-titled album, which, like her debut, had a strong rock influence combined with elements of soul and classical music. Owing to the success of the lead-off single and her collaboration with Foster and Diane Warren, the album was as well received as Unison. Other singles that achieved moderate success included "If You Asked Me To" (a cover of Patti LaBelle's song from the 1989 movie Licence to Kill) which peaked at number-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the gospel-tinged "Love Can Move Mountains", and "Nothing Broken But My Heart".
As with Dion's earlier releases, the album had an overtone of love. Also during this time, Dion released the Francophone album Dion chante Plamondon in 1991. The album consisted mostly of covers, but included 4 new songs, which included "Des mots qui sonnent", "Je danse dans ma tête", "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" and "L'amour existe encore". It was originally released in Canada and France during the 1991–1992 period, but then got an international release in 1994, the first French Celine Dion album to do so. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" became a smash hit in France, reaching number-two and being certified gold. In Quebec, the album was certified Gold the day it was released.
By 1992 Unison, Céline Dion, and media appearances had propelled Dion to superstardom in North America. She had achieved one of her main objectives: wedging her way into the Anglophone market and achieving fame.[35] However, while she was experiencing rising success in the U.S., her French fans in Canada criticized her for neglecting them.[15][43] She would later regain her fan base at the Félix Award show, where, after winning "English Artist of the Year", she openly refused to accept the award. She asserted that she was—and would always be—a French, not an English, artist.[6][44] Apart from her commercial success, there were also changes in Dion's personal life, as Angélil, who was twenty-six years her senior, transitioned from manager to lover. However, the relationship was kept a secret as they both feared that the public would find their relations inappropriate.[45]
Popularity established: 1993–1995[link]
In 1993, Dion announced her feelings for her manager by declaring him "the colour of [her] love" in the dedication section of her third English-language album The Colour of My Love. However, instead of criticizing their relationship as Dion had feared, fans embraced the couple.[46] Eventually, Angélil and Dion married in an extravagant wedding ceremony in December 1994, which was broadcast live on Canadian television.
As it was dedicated to her manager, the album's motif focused on love and romance.[47] It became her most successful record up to that point, selling more than six million copies in the U.S., two million in Canada, and peaking at number-one in many countries. The album also spawned Dion's first U.S., Canadian, and Australian number-one single "The Power of Love" (a remake of Jennifer Rush's 1985 hit), which would become her signature hit until she reached new career heights in the late 1990s.[35] The single "When I Fall in Love", a duet with Clive Griffin, achieved moderate success on the U.S. and Canadian charts, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning one. The Colour of My Love also became Dion's first major hit in Europe, and in particular the United Kingdom. Both the album and the single "Think Twice" simultaneously occupied the top of the British charts for five consecutive weeks. "Think Twice", which remained at number-one for seven weeks, eventually became the fourth single by a female artist to sell in excess of one million copies in the UK,[48] while the album was eventually certified five-times platinum for two-million copies sold.[49]
Dion kept to her French roots and continued to release many Francophone recordings between each English record.[50] Generally, they achieved more credibility than her English-language works.[43] She released À l'Olympia, a live album that was recorded during one of Dion's concerts at the Paris Olympia in 1994. It had one promotional single, a live version of "Calling You", which peaked at seventy-five on the French Singles Chart. She also recorded a bilingual version of Petit Papa Noël with Alvin and the Chipmunks for the 1994 holiday album A Very Merry Chipmunk. D'eux (also known as The French Album in the United States), was released in 1995, and it would go on to become the best-selling French-language album of all time.[50] The album was mostly written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman, and amassed huge success with the singles "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" and "Je sais pas". "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" reached number 1 in France and stayed at the top position for twelve weeks. It was later certified Platinum in France.[51] The single also reached the top ten in the UK and Ireland, a rare accomplishment for a French song. The second single off the album, "Je sais pas", reached number-one on the French Singles Chart as well and was certified Silver in France.[52] These songs would later become "If That's What It Takes" and "I Don't Know" on Dion's next English album, Falling into You.
During the mid-1990s, Dion's albums continued to be constructed on the basis of melodramatic ballads, but also with up-tempo pop and adult contemporary themed music.[53] She collaborated with talented craftsman such as Jim Steinman and David Foster who helped her devise more adult contemporary songs.[54][55] While critical reviews fluctuated, Dion's releases performed increasingly well on the international charts, and in 1996 she won the World Music Award for "World’s Best-selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year" for the third time. By the mid-1990s, she had established herself as one of the best-selling artists in the world.[56]
Worldwide commercial success: 1996–1999[link]
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Falling into You (1996), Dion's fourth English-language album, presented the singer at the height of her popularity, and showed a further progression of her music.[45] In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements, such as complex orchestral sounds, African chanting and elaborate musical effects. Additionally, instruments like the violin, Spanish guitar, trombone, the cavaquinho and saxophone created a new sound.[57] The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles. The title track "Falling into You" and "River Deep, Mountain High" (a Tina Turner cover) made prominent use of percussion instruments; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (a remake of Jim Steinman's song) and a remake of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself" kept their soft-rock atmosphere, but were combined with the classical sound of the piano; and the number-one single "Because You Loved Me", which was written by Diane Warren, was a ballad that served as the theme to the 1996 film Up Close & Personal.[56]
Falling into You garnered career-best reviews for Dion. While Dan Leroy wrote that it was not very different from her previous work,[58] and Stephen Holden of The New York Times and Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the album was formulaic,[59][60] other critics, such as Chuck Eddy of Entertainment Weekly, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AMG and Daniel Durchholz, lavished the album as "compelling", "passionate", "stylish", "elegant" and "remarkably well-crafted".[57][61] Falling Into You became Dion's most critically and commercially successful album: it topped the charts in many countries and became one of the best-selling albums of all time.[62] In the United States, the album reached number-one,[63] and was later certified 11x Platinum for over 11 million copies shipped.[64] In Canada, the album was certified diamond for over one million copies shipped.[65] The IFPI certified Falling into You 9x Platinum, an accolade that has been given to only two other albums in history, with one of the two being Dion's own album, Let's Talk About Love.[66] The album also won Grammy Awards for Best Pop Album, and the academy's highest honor Album of the Year.[67] Dion's status on the world stage was further solidified when she was asked to perform "The Power of the Dream" at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.[68] In March 1996, Dion launched the Falling into You Tour in support of her new album, giving concerts around the world for over a year.
Dion followed Falling into You with Let's Talk About Love (1997), which was publicized as its sequel.[69] The recording process took place in London, New York City, and Los Angeles, and featured a host of special guests, such as Barbra Streisand on "Tell Him"; the Bee Gees on "Immortality"; and world-renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti on "I Hate You Then I Love You".[45][70] Other musicians included Carole King, Sir George Martin, Bryan Adams and Jamaican singer Diana King, who added a reggae tinge to "Treat Her Like a Lady".[71] As with Falling into You, Let's Talk About Love was a major success for Dion, reaching number-one all over the world, attaining platinum status in twenty-four sales territories, and becoming Dion's fastest selling album of her career.[72] In the United States, the album topped the chart in its seventh week of release,[73] and was later certified 10x Platinum in the U.S. for over 10 million copies shipped.[74] In Canada, the album sold 230,212 copies in its first week of release, which became, and still is, a record.[75] It was eventually certified diamond in Canada for over 1 million copies shipped.[76][77] The most successful single from the album became the classically influenced ballad "My Heart Will Go On", which was written and composed by James Horner and Will Jennings, and produced by Horner and Walter Afanasieff.[67] Serving as the love theme for the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic, the song topped the charts across the world, and became Dion's signature song;[78] as well as winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.[79] The song also gave Dion two Grammy Awards for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" and the most coveted "Record of the Year", (the song itself won four awards, but two were presented to the songwriters).[80] "My Heart Will Go On" and "Think Twice" made her the only female artist in the UK to have two singles to sell more than a million copies.[81] In support of her album, Dion embarked on the Let's Talk About Love Tour between 1998 and 1999.[82]
Dion ended the 1990s with three more extremely successful albums—the Christmas album These Are Special Times (1998), the French-language album, S'il suffisait d'aimer, and the compilation album All the Way... A Decade of Song (1999).[46] On These Are Special Times, Dion became more involved in the writing process. She co-wrote the song, "Don't Save It All For Christmas Day" along with Ric Wake and Peter Zizzo.[83] The album was her most classically influenced yet, with orchestral arrangements found on virtually every track.[84] "I'm Your Angel", a duet with R. Kelly, became Dion's fourth U.S. number one single, and another hit single across the world. All the Way... A Decade of Song drew together her most successful hits coupled with seven new songs, including the lead off single "That's the Way It Is", a cover of Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", and "All the Way", a duet with Frank Sinatra.[46] The album itself was also extremely successful worldwide, reaching number-one in the United States for three weeks.[63] The album was later certified 7x Platinum in the U.S. for 7 million copies shipped.[85] All the Way... A Decade of Song also topped the charts in the UK,[86] Canada,[87] and Australia.[88] Her last French-language studio album of the 1990s, S'il suffisait d'aimer, was very successful as well, topping the charts in every major French-speaking country, including France,[89] Switzerland,[90] Belgium Wallonia,[91] and Canada.[87] In France, the album was certified diamond, selling 1.5 million copies.[92] By the end of the 1990s, Celine Dion had sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, and had won a slew of industry awards.[93] Her status as one of the music industry's biggest pop divas was further solidified when she was asked to perform on VH1's Divas Live special in 1998, with superstars Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey.[94] That year she also received two of the highest honours from her home country: "Officer of the Order of Canada for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Contemporary Music"[95][96] and "Officer of the National Order of Quebec".[97] A year later she was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, and was honoured with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.[98]
During this time, the pop-rock genre that was more noticeable in her earlier releases, was replaced by a more adult contemporary feel.[69] However, the theme of "love" remained in most of her releases, which led to some critics dismissing her music as banal.[99] Other critics, like Elysa Gardner and Jose F. Promis, praised her vocals during this period, describing it as a "technical marvel".[100][101] However, others, like Steve Dollar, who reviewed These Are Special Times, stated that Dion is a "vocal Olympian for whom there ain't no mountain—or scale—high enough."[102]
Career break: 2000–2002[link]
After releasing and promoting thirteen albums during the 1990s, Dion stated that she needed to settle down, and announced on her latest album All the Way... A Decade of Song, that she needed to take a step back from the spotlight and enjoy life.[10][103] Angélil's diagnosis with throat cancer also prompted her to hiatus.[104] While on break, Dion was unable to escape the spotlight. In 2000, the National Enquirer published a false story about the singer. Brandishing a picture of Dion and her husband, the magazine misquoted Dion, printing the headline, "Celine — 'I'm Pregnant With Twins!'"[105] Dion later sued the magazine for more than twenty million dollars.[106] The editors of the Enquirer printed an apology and a full retraction to Dion in the next issue, and donated money to the American Cancer Society in honor of Dion and her husband. A year after the incident, after undergoing fertility treatments, Dion gave birth to a son, René-Charles Dion Angélil, on January 25, 2001, in Florida.[107][108] Following the September 11 attacks, Dion returned to the music scene, and in a televised performance sang "God Bless America" at the benefit concert America: A Tribute to Heroes. Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote, "the performance... brings to mind what has made her one of the celebrated vocalists of our time: the ability to render emotion that shakes the soul. Affecting, meaningful, and filled with grace, this is a musical reflection to share with all of us still searching for ways to cope."[109] Dion would perform it again in 2003 during pregame festivities for Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego.[110]
In December 2001, Dion published her autobiography, My Story, My Dream which chronicled her rags to riches story.[111]
Return to music: 2002–2003[link]
Dion's aptly titled A New Day Has Come, released in March 2002, ended her three-year break from the music industry. The album was Dion's most personal yet, and established a more mature side of Dion with the songs "A New Day Has Come", "I'm Alive", and "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)", a change that resulted from her new-found maternal responsibilities, because, in her own words, "becoming a mother makes you a grown-up."[103] She stated, "A New Day Has Come, for Rene, for me, is the baby. It has everything to do with the baby...That song "A New Day Has Come" represents very well the mood I'm feeling right now. It represents the whole album."[112] A New Day Has Come debuted at number one in over 17 countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada.[113][114][115] In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 527,000 copies; marking her first number one debut on the chart.[116] It was eventually certified 3x Platinum in the United States,[117] and 6x Platinum in Canada.[118]
While the album was commercially successful, critical reviews suggested that it was "forgettable" and the lyrics were "lifeless".[119] Both Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone magazine, and Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly, stated that Dion's music had not matured during her break, and classed her music as trite and mediocre.[120][121] Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine called the album "a lengthy collection of drippy, gooey pop fluffer-nutter."[122] The first single off the album, A New Day Has Come peaked at No.22 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, being an airplay-only release. On the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, however the song spent 21 consecutive weeks at number 1, breaking the record for the longest span at the top.[123] The previous record holders were Phil Collins' You'll Be in My Heart and Dion's own Because You Loved Me, both of which lasted nineteen weeks at number 1. During 2002, she performed for many benefit concerts, the famous VH1 Divas Live, a concert to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, alongside Cher, Anastacia, Dixie Chicks, Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Shakira and Stevie Nicks.
Drawing inspiration from personal experiences, Dion released One Heart (2003), an album that represented her appreciation for life.[124] The album largely consisted of dance music—a deviation from the soaring, melodramatic ballads, for which she had once been given mixed reception. Although the album achieved moderate success, One Heart was met with mixed criticism, and words such as "predictable" and "banal" appeared even in the most lenient reviews.[125][126] A cover of the 1989 Cyndi Lauper hit "I Drove All Night", released to launch her new advertising campaign with Chrysler,[127] incorporated dance-pop and rock and roll. The advertising deal itself, however was met with mixed criticism, with some stating that Dion was trying to please her sponsors.[128] However, people like Bonita Stewart, who was the director of Chrysler Group Marketing Communications stated that "Chrysler was taken by how her appeal crossed ethnic lines." She also added, "She brings sophistication, refinement, romance and passion to the brand."[129]
After One Heart, Dion released her next English Language studio album, Miracle (2004). Miracle was a multimedia project conceived by Dion and photographer Anne Geddes, and had a theme centering on babies and motherhood. The album was filled with lullabies and other songs of maternal love and inspiration, the two most popular being covers of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" and John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy". The reviews for Miracle were mixed.[130] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.com gave the album three of out five stars, stating, "The worst you can say about the record is that there are no surprises, but the audience for this record doesn't want surprises; they want comfort, whether it arrives in polished music or artsy photos of newborns, and Miracle provides both, which makes it appealing for those expectant or new mothers in Dion's audience.[130] Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine wrote that the single "Beautiful Boy" was "an unexpected gem" and called Dion "a timeless, enormously versatile artist",[131] Chuck Arnold of People Magazine, however, labeled the album as excessively sentimental,[132] while Nancy Miller of Entertainment Weekly opined that "the whole earth-mama act is just opportunism, reborn".[133] Miracle debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart and number one in Canada , and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA.[134]
The Francophone album 1 fille & 4 types (1 Girl & 4 Guys), released in October 2003, fared better than her first two releases, and showed Dion trying to distance herself from the "diva" image. She recruited Jean-Jacques Goldman, Gildas Arzel, Eric Benzi, and Jacques Veneruso, with whom she had previously worked on two of her best-selling French albums S'il suffisait d'aimer and D'eux. Labeled "the album of pleasure" by Dion herself, the album cover showed Dion in a simple and relaxed manner, contrary to the choreographed poses usually found on her album covers. The album achieved widespread commercial success in France, Canada, and Belgium where it reached number one. In France, the album debuted at number one and was later certified 2x platinum after selling over 700,000 copies. Critic, Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Dion's vocals "are back at top of their game" and that she was "getting back to pop basics and performing at a level unheard in a while."[135]
Though her albums were commercially successful, they did not achieve the sales or the reception of her previous works. Albums like The Collector's Series, Volume One (2000), and One Heart (2003) did not perform as well critically.[125][125] Her songs received less airplay as radio became less embracing of balladeers like Dion, Carey, and Houston, and was focused on more up-tempo, Urban/Hip-hop songs.[136] However, by 2004, Dion had accumulated sales of more than 175 million albums worldwide, and received the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for her achievements.[137] According to the official World Music Awards website, the award is rare; it is "not presented every year" and an artist can only be presented with the award for selling "over 100 million albums during their career."[138]
[edit] A New Day... Live in Las Vegas: 2003–2007
In early 2002 Dion had announced a three-year, 600-show contract to appear five nights a week in an entertainment extravaganza, A New Day..., at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.[12] This move was seen as "one of the smartest business decisions in years by any major recording artist".[139] She conceived the idea for the show after seeing O by Franco Dragone early in her break from recording, and began on March 25, 2003, in a 4,000-seat arena designed for her show.[12] Many stars attended opening night including Dick Clark, Alan Thicke, Kathy Griffin, and Justin Timberlake, who hosted the television special.[140] The show, put together by Dragone, was a combination of dance, music, and visual effects. It included Dion performing her biggest hits against an array of dancers and special effects. Reviewer Mike Weatherford felt that, at first, Dion was not as relaxed as she should be, and at times, it was hard to find the singer among the excessive stage ornamentations and dancers. However, he noted that the show had become more enjoyable, due to Dion's improved stage-presence and simpler costumes.[78]
The show was also well-received by audiences, despite the complaints of expensive tickets; the show routinely sold out until its end in late 2007.[141] Ticket prices averaged $135.33.[142] The show was choreographed by Mia Michaels, who is a world renowned choreographer. According to Pollstar, Dion sold 322,000 tickets and grossed US$43.9 million in the first half of 2005, and by July 2005, she had sold out 315 out of 384 shows.[143] By the end of 2005, Dion grossed more than US$76 million, placing sixth on Billboard's Money Makers list for 2005.[144] A New Day... was the 6th biggest selling tour in America in 2006.[145] Because of the show's success, Dion's contract was extended into 2007 for an undisclosed sum. On January 5, 2007 it was announced that the show would end on December 15, 2007, with tickets for the period after October 2007 having gone on sale from March 1.[146] During its entire run, the show accumulated a total gross of $400 million, while being seen by nearly 3 million fans.[147][148] The Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD was released on December 10, 2007 in Europe and the following day in North America.[149]
Back to studio and world tour: 2007–2009[link]
Dion's latest French language album, D'elles (About Them), released on May 21, 2007, debuted at the top of the Canadian album charts, selling 72,200 copies in its first week. It marked her tenth number-one album in the SoundScan era, and her eighth to debut at the top position. In Canada, the album has been certified 2× platinum, and within the first month had already shipped half a million units worldwide.[150] D'Elles also reached No. 1 in France and Belgium. The first single "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" (meaning "And If There Was Only One Woman Left (I Would Be That One)") debuted at the top of the French singles chart a month earlier. She released her latest English album Taking Chances on November 12 in Europe, and on the November 13 in North America.[151] Her first English studio album since 2003's One Heart, it features pop, R&B, and rock inspired music.[152] Dion has collaborated with John Shanks and ex-Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody, as well as Kristian Lundin, Peer Astrom, Linda Perry, Japanese singer Yuna Ito, and R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo.[153][154] Dion stated, "I think this album represents a positive evolution in my career ... I'm feeling strong, maybe a little gutsier than in the past, and just as passionate about music and life as I ever was."[155] She launched her year-long worldwide Taking Chances Tour on February 14, 2008 in South Africa, performing 132 dates in stadiums and arenas across five continents.[156]
The Taking Chances Tour was a great success in the United States, reaching the Number 1 spot on the Billboard Boxscore and it sold out every concert in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, she appeared on Idol Gives Back for a second year in a row. Céline Dion was nominated for six Juno Awards in 2008, leading the group of Canadians to receive this honour,and adding to her 53 previous nominations. Her nominations included Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (for Taking Chances), Francophone Album of the Year (for D'elles) and Album of the Year (for both Taking Chances and D'elles).[157] The following year, Dion was nominated for 3 Juno Awards including the Fan Choice Award, Song of the Year (for Taking Chances), and Music DVD of the Year (for Live in Las Vegas — A New Day...)[158]
On August 22, 2008, Celine Dion presented a free show, exclusively francophone,[159] outside on the Plains of Abraham, in Quebec City, Canada, for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City.[160] The celebration gathered approximately 490,000 people (total with TV broadcast). The concert, called Céline sur les Plaines, was released on DVD on November 11, 2008 in Quebec and was released on May 20, 2009 in France.[161] The end of October saw the worldwide release of her first ever comprehensive English greatest hits album called My Love: Essential Collection,[162] available in two different album formats.
In May 2009, Celine Dion was named the 20th best-selling artist of the decade in the United States and the second-best-selling female artist of the decade in the United States, selling an estimated 17.57 million albums.[163] In June 2009, Forbes reported that Dion earned $100 million during 2008. In December 2009, Pollstar announced that Dion was the best-selling solo touring act of the decade and the second-best-selling touring act of the decade, only to the Dave Matthews Band.[164] Dion grossed $522.2 million during the decade, a large sum of that coming from her five-year residence at Caesars Palace.[164]
Concert film and video release: late 2009–2010[link]
On February 17, 2010 Dion released into theatres a documentary film about her Taking Chances Tour, titled, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World.[165] The documentary shows behind-the-scenes footage of Dion both onstage and offstage, along with footage of Dion with her family as they traveled with her.[165] The distributor is the Sony Pictures subsidiary, Hot Ticket.[165] The film was later released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 4, 2010, along with the CD/DVD, Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert, which chronicled her world tour of the same name.[166][167] At the 52nd Grammy Awards in February 2010, Dion joined Carrie Underwood, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson to perform the song "Earth Song" during the 3-D Michael Jackson tribute.[168]
In January 2010, The Los Angeles Times presented its annual list of the top ten largest earners of the year, revealing that Dion took the top spot for the entire decade, with $US747.9 million in total revenue from 2000–2009.[169] The largest haul came from ticket sales, totaling $522.2 million.[169] Additionally, Dion was named "Artist of the Decade" in her native Canadian province of Quebec, announced by the Montreal-based newspaper, Le Journal de Quebec in 2009 December.[170] A public online survey asked responders to vote for who they believe deserved the above-mentioned accolade.[170]
Furthermore, in a May 2010 Harris Poll, Dion was named the most popular musician in the United States, ahead of U2, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles, while factoring in gender, political affiliations, geographic region of residence, and income.[171] Specifically, Dion was the most popular musician in the female demographic, as well as among all Democrats, those who live in the eastern United States and southern United States, and those who have incomes between US$35k and US$74.9k.[172][173]
In September 2010, she released the single "Voler", a duet with French singer Michel Sardou. The song was later included on Sardou's album.[174] In addition, it was announced in October 2010 that Dion wrote and composed a new song for Canadian singer, Marc Dupré entitled "Entre deux mondes".[175]
New Las Vegas show: 2011–present[link]
In an interview with People magazine published in February 2010, Dion announced that she will be returning to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for Celine, a three-year residency for seventy shows a year, beginning March 15, 2011.[176] She stated that the show will feature, "all the songs from my repertoire that people want to hear" and will contain a selection of music from classic Hollywood films.[176] In preparation for her return to Las Vegas, Dion, on February 21 made an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the show's final season, for a record twenty-seventh time[177] and spoke about her upcoming Caesars Palace shows, as well as her family.[178] Additionally, for a record sixth time, Dion performed at the 83rd Academy Awards, where she sang the song "Smile," as part of the ceremony's "In Memoriam" segment.[179] On September 4, Dion appeared on the 2011 MDA Labor Telethon Event and showed a prerecorded performance of "Open Arms" from her new Las Vegas show.[180] On October 1, 2011, OWN Network premiered a documentary on Dion's life, from months before her pregnancy with twins, to the makings of her new Las Vegas Show, called, "Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show".[181] The documentary became the second highest rated show on TV OWN Canada. In October, FlightNetwork.com conducted a poll, asking 780 participants, which celebrity they would like to sit next to the most on an airplane. Dion was the top favorite, with 23.7% of the vote.[182] Also, in September, Dion released her 14th perfume from her Celine Dion Parfums Collection, called "Signature".[183]
On September 15, Dion made an appearance at the free concert of world famous tenor, Andrea Bocelli, in Central Park in New York.[184] In 2012 she performed at 16th Jazz and Blues Festival in Jamaica.[185] It has been officially announced that Dion will release a new English album in 2012.[186]
Personal life[link]
Dion first met her husband and manager, Rene Angelil in 1980, when she was 12 and he was 38, after she and her mother sent him a demo tape of a song they had written. They began a relationship in 1987, and became engaged in 1991. They married on December 17, 1994, at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec. On January 5, 2000, Dion and Angelil renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas.
In May 2000, Dion had two small operations at a fertility clinic in New York to improve her chances of conceiving, after deciding to use in-vitro fertilisation after years of failed attempts to conceive. Their first son, René-Charles Angelil, was born on January 25, 2001. In May 2010, Angelil announced that Dion was 14 weeks pregnant with twins after a sixth treatment of in-vitro fertilisation. On Saturday, October 23, 2010, at 11:11 and 11:12 am respectively, at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, Dion, by Caesarean section, gave birth to two healthy fraternal twins weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces and 5 pounds 4 ounces.[187] The twins were named Eddy, after Dion's favorite Algerian songwriter Eddy Marnay who also produced Dion's first five albums, and Nelson, after former South African President Nelson Mandela.[188] Dion appeared with her newborn sons on the cover of the December 9, 2010 issue of the Canadian edition of Hello! magazine.[189]
Artistry and image[link]
Dion grew up listening to the music of Aretha Franklin, Charles Aznavour, Michael Jackson, Carole King, Anne Murray, Barbra Streisand, and the Bee Gees, all of whom she would eventually collaborate with.[190][191] Dion has also stated she grew up listening to artists such as Janis Joplin, the Doobie Brothers, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, but never got the chance to sing their genre of music. She also was inspired by fellow vocalist Whitney Houston, whom Dion has often been compared to.[192] Her music has been influenced by numerous genres, including pop, rock, gospel, R&B and soul, and her lyrics focus on themes of poverty, world hunger, and spirituality, with an emphasis on love and romance.[47][193] After the birth of her child, her work also began to emphasize maternal bond and brotherly love.[130][194][195][196]
Dion has faced considerable criticism from critics, who state that her music often retreats behind pop and soul conventions, and is marked by excessive sentimentality.[6][99] According to Keith Harris of Rolling Stone magazine, "[Dion's] sentimentality is bombastic and defiant rather than demure and retiring....[she] stands at the end of the chain of drastic devolution that goes Aretha-Whitney-Mariah. Far from being an aberration, Dion actually stands as a symbol of a certain kind of pop sensibility—bigger is better, too much is never enough, and the riper the emotion the more true."[197] Dion's francophone releases, by contrast, tend to be deeper and more varied than her English releases, and consequently have achieved more credibility.[43][198]
Critics have stated that Dion's involvement in the production aspect of her music is fundamentally lacking, which results in her work being overproduced[198] and impersonal.[43] However, coming from a family in which all of her siblings were musicians, she learned to play instruments like piano and guitar, and practiced with a Fender Stratocaster during the recording sessions of her album, Falling into You. [199] Also, she helped to compose many of her earlier French songs, and had always tried to involve herself with the production and recording of her albums. On her first English album, which she recorded before she had a firm command of the English language, she expressed disapproval of the record, which could have been avoided if she had assumed more creative input.[43] By the time she released her second English album Celine Dion, she had assumed more control of the production and recording process, hoping to dispel earlier criticisms. She stated, "On the second album I said, 'Well, I have the choice to be afraid one more time and not be 100% happy, or not be afraid and be part of this album.' This is my album."[43] She would continue to involve herself in the production of subsequent releases, helping to write a few of her songs on Let's Talk About Love (1997) and These Are Special Times (1998).[2]
Dion is often the subject of media ridicule[200] and parody, and is frequently impersonated on shows like MADtv, Saturday Night Live, South Park, Royal Canadian Air Farce and This Hour Has 22 Minutes for her strong accent and on-stage movements. However, Dion has stated that she is unaffected by the comments, and is flattered that people take the time to impersonate her.[103] She even invited Ana Gasteyer, who parodied her on SNL, to appear on stage during one of her performances. While she is rarely politically outspoken, in 2005 following the Hurricane Katrina disaster, Dion appeared on Larry King Live and tearfully criticized the U.S. government's slow response in aiding the victims of the hurricane: "There's people still there waiting to be rescued. To me that is not acceptable...How can it be so easy to send planes in another country to kill everybody in a second and destroy lives. We need to serve our country."[201] After her interview, she stated, "When I do interviews with Larry King or the big TV shows like that, they put you on the spot, which is very difficult. I do have an opinion, but I'm a singer. I'm not a politician."[202]
Voice[link]
Dion is often regarded as one of pop music's most influential voices.[6][43][203] She has been described as a reigning "Queen of Pop" for her influence over the record industry during the 1990s, alongside other female entertainers, including Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.[204] In a countdown of the "22 Greatest Voices in Music" by Blender Magazine and MTV, she placed ninth (sixth for a female), and she was also placed fourth in Cove magazine's list of "The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists."[17][205][206] Dion is often compared to Mariah Carey for her vocal style and to her idol, Barbra Streisand, for her voice.[207]
According to various sources, Dion possesses a five-octave vocal range.[208][209][210][211] Dion states she is a mezzo-soprano.[212] However, attempts to adopt classical voice types to other forms of singing has been met with controversy.[213] Without making a classification, maestro Kent Nagano remarked, "All you just sang was soprano," after Dion auditioned with two solos of Carmen, wanting to know if she could sing opera.[212] Her timbre has been described as "thin, slightly nasal, nearly vibratoless,"[214] with a "raspy" lower register and "bell glass-like high notes."[215]
Dion is often praised for her technical virtuosity.[216] Stephen Holden of The New York Times, writes, "Ms. Dion [...] is a belter with a high, thin, slightly nasal, nearly vibratoless soprano and a good-sized arsenal of technical skills. She can deliver tricky melismas, produce expressive vocal catches and sustain long notes without the tiniest wavering of pitch. And as her duets [...] have shown, she is a reliable harmony voice."[214] In an interview with Libération, Jean-Jacques Goldman states that she has "no problem of accuracy or tempo."[217] According to Kent Nagano, maestro of the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Dion is "a musician who has a good ear, a refinement, and a degree of perfection that is envious."[212] Charles Alexander of TIME states, "[Her] voice glides effortlessly from deep whispers to dead-on high notes, a sweet siren that combines force with grace."[35]
In her French repertoire, Dion adorns her vocals with more nuances and modulations, with the emotional intensity being "more tender and intimate."[218] Additionally, Luc Plamondon, a French singer-songwriter who has written several works for Dion states that there are three chanteuse that Dion uses: the Québécois, the French, and the American.[218]
Other activities[link]
Dion became an entrepreneur with the establishment of her franchise restaurant, Nickels in 1990. She has since divested her interests in the chain and is no longer affiliated with Nickels, as of 1997. In 2003, Dion signed a deal with Coty, Inc. to release Celine Dion Parfums.[219] Her latest fragrance, Signature, was released in September 2011[183]with an advertising campaign by New York agency Kraftworks NYC.[220] Since its inception, Celine Dion Parfums has grossed over $850 million in retail sales.[221][222] In October 2004, Air Canada hired Dion as part of their promotional campaign to unveil new service products and an updated livery. "You and I", the theme song sung by Dion, was written by advertising executives working for Air Canada.[223]
Dion has actively supported many charity organizations, worldwide. She has promoted the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF) since 1982, and became the foundation's National Celebrity Patron in 1993.[224] She has an emotional attachment to the foundation; her niece Karine succumbed to the disease at the age of sixteen. In 2003, Dion joined a number of other celebrities, athletes, and politicians, including Josh Groban and Yolanda Adams to support "World Children's Day", a global fundraising effort sponsored by McDonald's. The effort raised money from more than 100 nations and benefited orphanages and children's health organizations. In addition, Dion has been a major supporter of the T.J. Martell Foundation, the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, and many health and educational campaigns. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dion donated $1 million to the victims of the storm, and held a fund-raising event for the victims of the 2004 Asian Tsunami, which subsequently raised more than $1 million.[225] After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Dion donated $100,000 to China Children & Teenagers' Fund and sent a letter showing her consolation and support.[226]
In 1999, Dion received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and also a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2004.[227][228] She dedicated her star to her father, who died the month prior. In 2007, Celine Dion was ranked by Forbes as the 5th richest woman in entertainment with an estimated net worth of US$250 million, though the ranking omitted non-working or retired celebrities.[229][230][231] She also received France's highest award, the Légion d'honneur, in May 2008. In August 2008, she received an honorary doctorate in music from the Université Laval in Quebec City.[232] In October 2010, Dion was named a Goodwill Ambassador, a program created by the UN in 1999. She shared this accolade with Oscar-winner, Susan Sarandon.[233]
Discography[link]
Main articles: Celine Dion albums discography, Celine Dion singles discography, and Celine Dion videography
French albums
- 1981: La voix du bon Dieu
- 1982: Tellement j'ai d'amour...
- 1983: Les chemins de ma maison
- 1984: Mélanie
- 1985: C'est pour toi
- 1987: Incognito
- 1991: Dion chante Plamondon
- 1995: D'eux
- 1998: S'il suffisait d'aimer
- 2003: 1 fille & 4 types
- 2007: D'elles
English albums
- 1990: Unison
- 1992: Celine Dion
- 1993: The Colour of My Love
- 1996: Falling into You
- 1997: Let's Talk About Love
- 2002: A New Day Has Come
- 2003: One Heart
- 2004: Miracle
- 2007: Taking Chances
Holiday albums
- 1981: Céline Dion chante Noël
- 1983: Chants et contes de Noël
- 1998: These Are Special Times
Tours[link]
| Year | Title | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1983–1984 | Les chemins de ma maison tournée | None |
| 1985 | C'est pour toi tournée | Vinyl Céline Dion en concert |
| 1988 | Incognito tournée | None |
| 1990–1991 | Unison Tour | VHS Unison |
| 1992–1993 | Celine Dion in Concert | None |
| 1994–1995 | The Colour of My Love Tour | VHS/DVD The Colour of My Love Concert; CD À l'Olympia |
| 1995 | D'eux Tour | VHS/DVD Live à Paris; CD Live à Paris |
| 1996–1997 | Falling into You Tour | VHS Live in Memphis |
| 1998–1999 | Let's Talk About Love World Tour | VHS/DVD Au cœur du stade; CD Au cœur du stade |
| 2003–2007 | A New Day... | DVD/BD Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...; CD A New Day... Live in Las Vegas |
| 2008–2009 | Taking Chances Tour | DVD Céline sur les Plaines; DVD/BD Celine: Through the Eyes of the World; DVD/CD Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert |
| 2011–2014 | Celine |
Filmography[link]
- Touched by an Angel
- The Nanny
- All My Children
- La fureur de Céline
- Des fleurs sur la neige
- Céline sur les Plaines
- Celine: Through the Eyes of the World
See also[link]
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Notes[link]
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- ^ "Céline Dion is leaving Las Vegas". BBC News. January 5, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6233473.stm. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
- ^ Serpe, Gina. (December 17, 2007). "Celine Dion Leaves Las Vegas". E! Online. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ — (December 15, 2007) "Celine Dion and A New Day... Cast to Make Final Curtain Call Tonight". Reuters. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ "Celine Dion debuts new single, "Taking Chances"... new Album and Worldwide tour, to come!". Key Dates: December 11, 2007. http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_pr.cgi?id=33. Retrieved January 7, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Celine's 'D'elles' Debuted #1 on the Charts and Certified 2X Platinum in Canada!". Celinedion.com. June 1, 2007. http://www.celinedion.com/node/65791. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
- ^ "'Taking Chances' – Celine's New English Album". Celinedion.com. August 24, 2007. http://www.celinedion.com/node/67831. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
- ^ Eva Simpson; Caroline Hedley. "3AM: Celine Dion." Daily Mirror. July 30, 2007. pg 17.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin C. "Ne-Yo Rides His R&B Vision to the Top." Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. June 21, 2007. p. 5.
- ^ Taylor, Chuck. "Celine Ready To Take 'Chances' On New Album". Billboard. September 11, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
- ^ "Coming attractions: Dion channels cool, fiesty (sic) 'Woman'". USA Today. September 13, 2007.
- ^ "Concert Dates"[dead link]. celinedion.com. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
- ^ Juno Awards[dead link]. National Post. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
- ^ Collins, Leah (February 3, 2009) "Nickelback leads Juno nominations". Canada.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ Céline Dion à Québec : Près de 250 000 personnes sur les Plaines, LCN. (See the reportage[dead link]). Consulted on August 23, 2008.
- ^ "Céline Dion à Québec vendredi le 400e promet un spectacle mémorable". Yahoo! news. 2008. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/200809/08/01-664111-quebec-se-prepare-a-accueillir-celine-dion.php. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ Céline sur les Plaines : Un moment rempli d'émotions, LCN. Consulted on August 23, 2008.
- ^ "New Greatest Hits Album : TeamCeline Exclusive Sneak Peek!". Celinedion.com. August 26, 2008. http://www.celinedion.com/node/80632. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ — (May 29, 2009) "Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 Album Sellers Of The 2000s". music.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ a b Dave Matthews Band rocks to the top in concert revenue Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c - (December 3, 2009) "'Eyes of the World': Part Dion concert film, part family album". www.usatoday.com Retrieved 2009-12-04
- ^ Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, an Expanded DVD Edition of the Acclaimed Documentary & Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert, a New Live DVD/CD, Available Tuesday, May 4. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ Celine Dion store. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2010-01-31). "Michael Jackson 'Earth Song' Grammy Tribute Focuses On His Love Of The Planet". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630895/michael-jackson-grammy-tribute-focuses-on-his-love-planet.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b Celine Dion reaches peak of the decade's Ultimate Top 10 Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-1-20.
- ^ a b Les artistes québécois de la décennie Le Journal de Quebec. Retrieved 2010-1-29.
- ^ Celine Dion Is Americans' Musical Fave[dead link] AdWeek Retrieved December 7, 2010
- ^ Celine Dion is America's Favorite Singer/Musician Followed by U2 NewsBlaze Retrieved July 12, 2010
- ^ Harris Poll: Celine Dion is America's Favorite Singer/Musician Followed by U2. The Financial. Retrieved December 7, 2010
- ^ VOLER Michel Sardou en duo avec Céline Dion Canoe.ca. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ Marc Dupre: un nouvel extrait compose par Celine Dion Branchez-vous!. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Celine Dion Confirms Her Return to Vegas Stage People. Retrieved 2010-2-10.
- ^ "Celine Dion Retrospective - 1996". Oprah.com. 2011-02-21. http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Celine-Dions-Oprah-Show-Retrospective. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ Celine Dion discusses Las Vegas show, gives away tickets on ‘Oprah’ Las Vegas Sun Retrieved February 27, 2011
- ^ We Know Céline Dion's Post-Baby Plans (Hint: Think Oscar!) E! Online. Retrieved February 15, 2011
- ^ "Celine on MDA Labor Day Telethon Tonight | The Official Celine Dion Site". Celinedion.com. http://www.celinedion.com/news/celine-mda-labor-day-telethon-tonight. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ "‘Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show’ On OWN This Weekend! | The Official Celine Dion Site". Celinedion.com. http://www.celinedion.com/news/%E2%80%98celine-3-boys-and-new-show%E2%80%99-own-weekend. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ "Who Is Your Dream Celebrity Seat-Mate? | The Official Celine Dion Site". Celinedion.com. http://www.celinedion.com/news/who-your-dream-celebrity-seat-mate. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b "Signature – Celine’s New Fragrance, Coming Soon To The Boutique | The Official Celine Dion Site". Celinedion.com. http://www.celinedion.com/news/signature-%E2%80%93-celine%E2%80%99s-new-fragrance-coming-soon-boutique. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ "Celine To Appear At Andrea Bocelli’s Concert in Central Park | The Official Celine Dion Site". Celinedion.com. http://www.celinedion.com/news/celine-appear-andrea-bocelli%E2%80%99s-concert-central-park. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ "VIDEOS: Celine Dion performing LIVE at 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues! | Jay Blessed Media". Jayblessed.com. http://www.jayblessed.com/2012/01/29/videos-celine-dion-performing-live-at-2012-jamaica-jazz-and-blues/. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "New Album 2012 | The Official Celine Dion Site". Celinedion.com. http://www.celinedion.com/node/176624. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Celine Gives Birth to Twins!!". Celinedion.com. October 25, 2010. http://www.celinedion.com/news/celine-gives-birth-twins. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Celine Dion's Twins Named Nelson and Eddy. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ Home. "HELLO! – The place for daily celebrity news". hellomagazine.ca. http://www.hellomagazine.ca/magazine/cover-hello-canada-199.html. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Celine Dion Bio". All Music Guide. 2009. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4099. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Celine Dion Remembers Her Idol, Michael Jackson". Fox News. June 30, 2009. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529505,00.html. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Celine Dion is Taking Chances on new sound". MSNBC. 2009. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21788746. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Celine Dion, Let's Talk About Love[dead link]." Plugged in.. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
- ^ "Celine Dion". plugged in.com. Focus on the Family. 2009. http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2002/CelineDion-LetsTalkAboutLove.aspx. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Celine Dion-- One Heart". plugged in.com. Focus on the Family. 2009. http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2003/CelineDion-OneHeart.aspx. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "A new Day Has Come". plugged in.com. Focus on the Family. 2009. http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2002/CelineDion-ANewDayHasCome.aspx. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 2004.
- ^ a b "The real Céline: Céline Dion’s new French album shows her personal side". CBC. 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/celinedion.html. Retrieved January 7, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Depalma, Anthony (February 23, 1997). "Quebec's Little Girl, Conquering the Globe". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/23/arts/quebec-s-little-girl-conquering-the-globe.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ See, e.g., Joel Selvin, "Celine Dion in full force at HP Pavilion", San Francisco Chronicle, February 23, 2009, E2. In this rather hostile review, Selvin wrote: "You want cheese? She is a Velveeta volcano."
- ^ "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation". Céline Dion takes swipe at Iraq war; donates $1 m to Katrina victims. http://blogs.lasvegasmagazine.com/VegasLuxeLife/our-celine-dion-countdown%E2%80%94just-12-shows-to-go/. Retrieved July 14, 2006. [dead link]
- ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- ^ Andersson, Eric. "Who Inspired the Idols?" Us. March 12, 2007. p. 104
- ^ "If Ella Fitzgerald is the queen of jazz, Billie Holiday first lady of the blues, and Aretha Franklin the queen of soul, then who is the queen of pop? In the 1990s, it would seem to be a three-way tie between Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion. Certainly all three have their devotees and detractors, but their presence has been inescapable." in Lister, Linda (2001). "Divafication: The Deification of Modern Female Pop Stars". Popular Music and Society 25 (3/4): p. 1. ISSN 03007766
- ^ "MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music". mtv's 22. http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.19522. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
- ^ 22 Greatest Voices in Music. Am I Annoying. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
- ^ Depalma, Anthony (February 23, 1997). "POP/JAZZ – Quebec's Little Girl, Conquering the Globe". The New York Times (Quebec Province (Canada)). http://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/23/arts/quebec-s-little-girl-conquering-the-globe.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ The Unsinkable Celine Dion – Pop Diva Is On Top Of The World, And Not Even An Iceberg Could Stop Her Now Seattle Times. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Celine Dion is 'Taking Chances' with her latest show stopper USA Today Retrieved December 31, 2009
- ^ Quebec's Little Girl, Conquering the Globe New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ^ People to Watch The Paim Beach Post News Retrieved February 20, 2011
- ^ a b c "Alain de Repentigny : Céline Dion chante de l'opéra pour Kent Nagano | Musique". Cyberpresse.ca. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/musique/200809/08/01-658078-celine-dion-chante-de-lopera-pour-kent-nagano.php. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ Peckham, Anne (2005). Vocal workouts for the contemporary singer. Boston: Berklee Press. pp. 117. ISBN 0-87639-047-5.
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (March 2, 1994). "Review/Pop – The International Sound of Celine Dion – Review". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/arts/review-pop-the-international-sound-of-celine-dion.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ Hazera, Hélène (June 21, 1999). "Dion dans les grandes largeurs : Samedi et dimanche, l'idole canadienne a rempli le Stade de France". Libération. http://www.liberation.fr/culture/0101284999-dion-dans-les-grandes-largeurssamedi-et-dimanche-l-idole-canadienne-a-rempli-le-stade-de-france. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ Celine Dion Takes Chances in Latest Album Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved October 23, 2010
- ^ Hazera, Hélène (March 20, 1995). "Céline Dion en VF". Libération. http://www.liberation.fr/culture/0101135681-celine-dion-en-vf. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Denise Bombardier, L'énigmatique Céline Dion, Albin Michel XO éditions, 2009, page 179.
- ^ Davis, Mari (April 16, 2003) "Celine Dion Promotes Her Eponymous Perfume". Fashion Windows. Retrieved August 12, 2009
- ^ Kraftworks NYC
- ^ Celine Dion to Launch New Perfume – Pure Brilliance AOL Style List. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ Celine Dion to Launch Pure Brilliance Fragrance Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ Alberts, Sheldon. "A Canadian liftoff; Dion 'flattered' her Air Canada ad chosen as Clinton's campaign song." National Post. June 20, 2007. pg A3.
- ^ McLellan, Stephanie Simpson. "Celebrating the Mother-Child Bond." Today's Parent, p. 32. May 1, 2004.
- ^ Wray, James (January 12, 2005). "Celine Dion to Raise One Million for Tsunami Victims". Monsters & Critics. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/music/news/article_3487.php/Celine_Dion_to_Raise_One_Million_for_Tsunami_Victims. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ Celine Dion Her letter to China Children & Teenagers' Fund. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ "In Brief". Lakeland Ledger. April 25, 1999. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=RJwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=__wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5268,2468024&dq=celine+dion+canada%27s+walk+of+fame&hl=en. Retrieved January 25, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ — (January 8, 2004) "Celine's star dedicated to dad, and more[dead link]". CBConline. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ Lea Goldman and Kiri Blakeley (2007-01-18). "The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_lander.html.
- ^ "Forbes Top 20 Richest Women In Entertainment". All Women Stalk. http://allwomenstalk.com/forbes-top-20-richest-women-in-entertainment/. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Oprah tops celebrity women list". BBC News. January 19, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6278145.stm. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ She's Dr. Dion now, courtesy of Laval U. Canada.com. Retrieved on September 7, 2008
- ^ Susan Sarandon, Celine Dion named hunger goodwill ambassadors USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
References[link]
- Sean Michaels (July 22, 2011). "Celine Dion shuts down parody website". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/22/celine-dion-parody-website?CMP=twt_fd. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- Beaulne, Jean (2004). René Angélil: the making of Céline Dion : the unauthorized biography. Dundurn Group. ISBN 1-55002-489-2. http://books.google.ca/books?id=vME4TPh1RXwC&lpg=PP1&dq=Celine%20Dion&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
- Bogdanvo, Vladimir; Woodstra; Erlewine (2001). Allmusic:The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-627-0.
- Céline Dion. Artist direct. Retrieved on December 18, 2005.
- "Celine Dion." Contemporary Musicians, Volume 25. Gale Group, 1999.
- "Celine Dion." Newsmakers 1995, Issue 4. Gale Research, 1995.
- Céline Dion Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
- Céline Dion The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 2, 2006
- Céline Dion provided by VH1.com Retrieved August 16, 2005.
- Dion extends long Las Vegas stint bbc news. com. Retrieved November 5, 2005.
- Durchholz, Daniel. Review: One Heart. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Mo.: April 24, 2003. p. F.3
- Germain, Georges-Hébert (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography. Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-318-7. http://books.google.ca/books?id=RTVs3X_s0McC&lpg=PA1&dq=C%C3%A9line%3A%20The%20Authorized%20Biography&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
- Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Becker & Mayer Ltd. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5. http://books.google.ca/books?id=CAvRv-Myw08C&lpg=PP1&dq=C%C3%A9line%20Dion%3A%20For%20Keeps&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
- The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalist covemagazine.com Retrieved November 1, 2005.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
- World Music Awards Diamond Award Retrieved November 1, 2005, (Search by year required)
Further reading[link]
- Beauregard, Sylvain (2002). Passion Celine Dion the Book: The Ultimate Guide for the Fan. Trafford Pub. ISBN 1-55369-212-8. http://books.google.ca/books?id=IQ4W5F5UocEC&lpg=PP1&dq=Celine%20Dion&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
- Dion, Céline (2001). Céline Dion: My Story, My Dream. Avon. ISBN 0-380-81905-8.
- Geddes, Anne; Céline Dion (2004). Miracle: a celebration of new life. Andrews McMeel Pub. ISBN 0-7407-4696-0. http://books.google.ca/books?id=7m6YeL1lLVYC&lpg=PP1&dq=Celine%20Dion&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
- Wilson, Carl (2007). Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste. Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-2788-5.
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| Name | Dion, Céline Marie Claudette, OC, OQ |
| Alternative names | Dion, Celine |
| Short description | Canadian singer and actor |
| Date of birth | March 30, 1968 |
| Place of birth | Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada |
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| Born | Bernadette Lazzara (1948-02-28) February 28, 1948 (age 64) Ozone Park, Queens, New York |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, author, comedienne |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Spouse | Michael Wittenberg (m. 1996–2005; his death) |
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Bernadette Peters (born Bernadette Lazzara; February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings. She is one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two, and nine Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards.
Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim,[1] Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including Mack and Mabel, Sunday in the Park with George, Song and Dance, Into the Woods and Annie Get Your Gun.
Peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenage actor in the 1960s, and in film and television in the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show, The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work, and for her roles in films like Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Annie. In the 1980s, she returned to the theatre, where she became one of the best-known Broadway stars over the next three decades. She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles, as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters also continues to act in films and on television, where she has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, winning once.
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Early life and career[link]
Peters was born Bernadette Lazzara to an Italian-American family in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, the youngest of three children. Her siblings are casting director Donna DeSeta and Joseph Lazzara.[2] Her father Peter drove a bread delivery truck, and her mother, Marguerite (née Maltese),[3] started her in show business by putting her on the television show Juvenile Jury at the age of three-and-a-half. She appeared on the television shows Name That Tune and several times on The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour at age five.[3]
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One of Peters' earliest roles was Josie Cohan in George M! (1968). Josie and George M. Cohan shown in the 1890s
In January 1958, at age nine, she obtained her Actors Equity Card in the name of Bernadette Peters to avoid ethnic stereotyping, with the stage name taken from her father's first name.[3] She made her professional stage debut the same month in This is Goggle, a comedy directed by Otto Preminger that closed during out-of-town tryouts before reaching New York.[4] She then appeared on NBC television as Anna Stieman in A Boy Called Ciske, a Kraft Mystery Theatre production, in May 1958, and in a vignette entitled "Miracle in the Orphanage", part of "The Christmas Tree", a Hallmark Hall of Fame production, in December 1958[5] with fellow child actor Richard Thomas and veteran actors Jessica Tandy and Margaret Hamilton.[6] She first appeared on the New York stage at age 10 as Tessie in the New York City Center revival of The Most Happy Fella (1959).[7] In her teen years, she attended the Quintano's School for Young Professionals, a now defunct private school that several famous people, such as Steven Tyler, attended.[4]
At age 13, Peters appeared as one of the "Hollywood Blondes" and was an understudy for "Dainty June" in the second national tour of Gypsy.[8] During this tour, Peters first met her long-time accompanist, conductor and arranger Marvin Laird, who was the assistant conductor for the tour. Laird recalled, "I heard her sing an odd phrase or two and thought, 'God that's a big voice out of that little girl,'"[9] The next summer, she played Dainty June in summer stock, and in 1962 she recorded her first single. In 1964, she played Leisl in The Sound of Music and Jenny in Riverwind in summer stock at the Mt. Gretna Playhouse (Pennsylvania), and Riverwind again at the Bucks County Playhouse in 1966.[10][11][12] Upon graduation from high school, she started working steadily, appearing Off-Broadway in the musicals The Penny Friend (1966) and Curley McDimple (1967)[7] and as a standby on Broadway in The Girl in the Freudian Slip (1967). She made her Broadway debut in Johnny No-Trump in 1967, and next appeared as George M. Cohan's sister opposite Joel Grey in George M! (1968), winning the Theatre World Award.[3]
It was Peters' performance as "Ruby" in the 1968 Off-Broadway production of Dames at Sea, a parody of 1930s musicals, that brought her critical acclaim and her first Drama Desk Award.[7] She had appeared in an earlier 1966 version of Dames at Sea at the Off-Off-Broadway performance club Caffe Cino.[13][14][15] Peters had starring roles in her next Broadway vehicles—Gelsomina in La Strada (1969) and Hildy in On the Town (1971), for which she received her first Tony Award nomination. She played Mabel Normand in Mack and Mabel (1974), receiving another Tony nomination. Clive Barnes wrote: "With the splashy Mack & Mabel ... diminutive and contralto Bernadette Peters found herself as a major Broadway star."[16] Although these had short runs, Peters was singled out for praise by the critics,[3] and the Mack and Mabel cast album became popular among musical theatre fans.[7] She moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s to concentrate on television and film work.
Film appearances[link]
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In Pennies From Heaven, "Peters brought a cocky attitude and a sexy exuberance to the musical numbers."[17]
Peters has appeared in 32 feature films or television movies beginning in 1973, including Mel Brooks' 1976 film Silent Movie (for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award), the musical Annie (1982), Pink Cadillac (1989), in which she co-starred with Clint Eastwood, and Woody Allen's Alice (1990).
Peters starred opposite Steve Martin in The Jerk (1979), in a role that he wrote for her, and Pennies From Heaven (1981), for which she won the Golden Globe Award as Best Motion Picture Actress in a Comedy or Musical.[7] In Pennies from Heaven, she played Eileen Everson, a schoolteacher turned prostitute. Of her performance in Pennies From Heaven, John DiLeo wrote that she "is not only poignant as you'd expect but has a surprising inner strength."[18] Pauline Kael wrote in The New Yorker: "Peters is mysteriously right in every nuance."[19] Kael further noted that "The dance numbers are funny, amazing, and beautiful all at once; several of them are just about perfection."[20] A review of the DVD reissue noted, "Peters brought a cocky attitude and a sexy exuberance to the musical numbers."[17]
Peters appeared with three generations of the Kirk Douglas family in the 2003 film It Runs in the Family, in which she played the wife of Michael Douglas's character. In May 2006, she appeared in the movie Come le formiche (Wine and Kisses) with F. Murray Abraham, filmed in Italy, playing a rich American who becomes involved with an Italian family that owns a vineyard. The DVD was released in 2007 in Italy.[21] She starred in a film titled Coming Up Roses, playing a former musical-comedy actress with two daughters. The movie, produced by Bullet Pictures, Inc. and directed by Lisa Albright was filmed in March 2010.[22][23]
Theatre roles, 1980s to present[link]
In 1982, Peters returned to the New York stage after an eight year absence in one of her few non-musical stage appearances, the Off-Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club production of the comedy-drama Sally and Marsha, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She then returned to Broadway as Dot/Marie in the Stephen Sondheim–James Lapine musical Sunday in the Park with George (1984), for which she received her third Tony Award nomination. The New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich called her performance "radiant".[24] She recorded the role for PBS in 1986, winning a 1987 ACE Award.[25] Her next role was Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance (1985), winning her first Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in the role of Emma. Frank Rich wrote in an otherwise negative review of the show that Peters "has no peer in the musical theater right now."[26]
She then created the role of the Witch in Sondheim-Lapine's Into the Woods (1987). Peters is "considered by many to be the premier interpreter of [Sondheim's] work," according to writer Alex Witchel.[1] Raymond Knapp wrote that Peters "achieved her definitive stardom" in Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods.[27] Sondheim has said of Peters, "Like very few others, she sings and acts at the same time," he says. "Most performers act and then sing, act and then sing ... Bernadette is flawless as far as I'm concerned. I can't think of anything negative."[28] Peters continued her association with Sondheim by appearing in a 1995 benefit concert of Anyone Can Whistle, playing the role of Fay Apple. Additionally, she appeared in several concerts featuring Sondheim's work, and performed for him at his 1993 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.[29]
She next starred in the musical adaptation of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl with music by Marvin Hamlisch (1993). Peters won her second Tony for her performance as Annie Oakley in the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun opposite Tom Wopat. Among many glowing notices for this role, critic Lloyd Rose of the Washington Post commented: "[Peters] banishes all thoughts of Ethel Merman about two bars into her first number, 'Doin' What Comes Natur'lly.' Partly this is because Merman's Annie was a hearty, boisterous gal, while Peters plays an adorable, slightly goofy gamine... For anyone who cares about the American musical theater, the chance to see Peters in this role is reason enough to see the show."[30] Playbill went even further: "Arguably the most talented comedienne in the musical theatre today, Peters manages to extract a laugh from most every line she delivers."[31]
In 2003, Peters took on the role of Mama Rose in the Broadway revival of Gypsy, earning another Tony nomination. Ben Brantley in his New York Times review wrote, "Working against type and expectation under the direction of Sam Mendes, Ms. Peters has created the most complex and compelling portrait of her long career, and she has done this in ways that deviate radically from the Merman blueprint."[32] Arthur Laurents called her Rose "Brilliant, original, totally unlike any of the others."[33] In 2006, she participated in a reading of the Sondheim - Weidman musical Bounce.[34] In 2007, Peters participated in a charity reading of the play Love Letters with John Dossett.[35]
After an absence from the Broadway stage of six years (Gypsy closed in 2004), Peters starred in the Broadway revival of Sondheim's A Little Night Music, as Desiree Armfeldt from July 2010 to January 2011. She replaced Catherine Zeta-Jones in the role.[36][37] The New York Times reviewer wrote of her performance,
[F]or theater lovers there can be no greater current pleasure than to witness Bernadette Peters perform the show’s signature number, "Send In the Clowns," with an emotional transparency and musical delicacy that turns this celebrated song into an occasion of transporting artistry. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced with such palpable force – or such prominent goose bumps – the sense of being present at an indelible moment in the history of musical theater.[38]
Peters next appeared in the role of Sally Durant Plummer in the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production of the Sondheim–Goldman musical Follies in May and June 2011.[39] Of her performance, one critic wrote: "Peters may not be the most traditional casting for Sally, now an ultraneurotic housewife in Phoenix, but she exquisitely captures the character's unfathomable sadness and longing. It's a star turn, for sure, but one that brings attention to itself because of its truthfulness. Not surprisingly, her rendition of 'Losing My Mind' is simply shattering."[40] She reprised her role of Sally in the Broadway limited engagement, at the Marquis Theatre, from August 2011 to January 2012.[41] She received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical, for this role.[42]
Theatre awards[link]
Peters has been nominated for the Tony Award seven times, and won twice.[43] She has also been nominated for the Drama Desk Award nine times and won three times, for Annie Get Your Gun, Song and Dance, and Dames at Sea.[44][45] At the 66th Tony Awards, Peters will be presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award for "making a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre", specifically for her work with Broadway Barks.[46][47]
Television appearances[link]
Peters was nominated for Emmy Awards for her guest-starring roles on The Muppet Show (1977) and Ally McBeal (2001).[48] On The Muppet Show, Peters sang the song "Just One Person" to Robin the Frog.[49][50] She was one of the Muppets' guests when they hosted The Tonight Show in 1979, again singing "Just One Person" to Robin, and she appeared in other episodes with the Muppets.[50] Peters was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special, for her work in the 2002 made-for-television movie Bobbie's Girl. She won the 1987 "CableACE Award" for her role as Dot in the television version of Sunday in the Park With George.[51]
She has appeared in many variety shows with stars such as Sonny and Cher and George Burns. She has both performed and presented on the Academy Awards broadcasts in 1976, 1981, 1983, 1987 and 1994. Peters has been a presenter at the annual Tony Awards ceremony and co-hosted the ceremony with Gregory Hines in June 2002.[52] She also hosted Saturday Night Live in November 1981.[53][54] She made 12 guest appearances on The Carol Burnett Show[55] as well as appearing with Burnett in the made-for-television version of Once Upon a Mattress and the 1982 film Annie. She also performed at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Burnett in 2003.[56] Peters appeared on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson[57] and on the day-time talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, both as a co-host and a guest.[58][59] Peters voiced Rita the stray cat in the "Rita and Runt" segments of the animated series Animaniacs. Peters, as Rita, sang both original songs written for the show and parodies of Broadway musical numbers.[60] She appeared on Inside the Actor's Studio in November 2000, discussing her career and craft.[61]
Peters has co-starred in a number of television movies, including The Last Best Year (1990) with Mary Tyler Moore, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) with Brandy (receiving a nomination for the "Golden Satellite Award" for her role), and Prince Charming (2003) with Martin Short. She co-starred in her own television series, All's Fair, with Richard Crenna in 1976–77. She played a young, liberal photographer, who becomes romantically involved with an older, conservative columnist. Although Peters was praised for her charismatic performance, the show ran for only one season.[62] Peters was nominated for a Golden Globe award as Best TV Actress – Musical/Comedy.[63] In March 2005, she made a pilot for an ABC situation comedy series titled Adopted, co-starring with Christine Baranski, but it was not picked up.[64] Peters appeared in the Lifetime television movie Living Proof, which was first broadcast on October 18, 2008. She played the role of Barbara, an art teacher with breast cancer, who is initially reluctant to participate in the study for the cancer drug Herceptin. Andrew Gans of Playbill wrote, "Peters is able to choose from an expansive emotional palette to color the character, and her performance... is moving, humorous and ultimately spirit-raising".[65]
Peters' television work also includes guest appearances on several television series. She appeared as the sharp-tongued sister of Karen Walker (Megan Mullally) on the penultimate episode of the NBC series Will & Grace, "Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?" (May 2006); as a defense attorney on the NBC series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (November 2006); as a judge on the ABC series Boston Legal (May 2007); and as an accident victim in Grey's Anatomy (September 2008). Of her role in Grey's Anatomy, TV Guide wrote: "Peters is especially fine as she confronts a life spinning out of control. I'd make her an early contender for a guest-actor Emmy nomination."[66] In January, February and May 2009, she appeared in the ABC series Ugly Betty in five episodes as Jodie Papadakis, a magazine mogul running the YETI (Young Editors Training Initiative) program that Betty and Marc are in.[67][68][69] She appeared in the NBC series Smash, in the March 2012 episode "The Workshop", as Leigh Conroy. Leigh is Ivy's mother, a former Broadway star, "who is wildly uneasy with her daughter's career. Competitive? You bet." She comes to the workshop and sings Everything's Coming Up Roses (from Gypsy) at the urging of the workshop cast.[70][71] She also appeared in the season 1 finale, Bombshell (May 2012), to celebrate Ivy's presumed role as Marilyn.[72]
Peters' appearance at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June 2009 was filmed and broadcast in Australia later that month.[73][74]
Recordings[link]
Peters has recorded six solo albums and several singles.[75] Three of her albums have been nominated for the Grammy Award. Peters' 1980 single "Gee Whiz" reached the top forty on the U.S. Billboard pop singles charts.[76] She has recorded most of the Broadway and off-Broadway musicals she has appeared in, and four of these cast albums have won Grammy Awards.[77][78][79]
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Album cover from Bernadette Peters (painting by Vargas, 1980)
Peters' debut album in 1980 (an LP), entitled Bernadette Peters contained 10 songs, including "If You Were The Only Boy", "Gee Whiz", "Heartquake", "Should've Never Let Him Go", "Chico's Girl", "Pearl's a Singer", "Other Lady", "Only Wounded", "I Never Thought I'd Break" and "You'll Never Know". The original cover painting by Alberto Vargas, pictured at left, was one of his last works, created at the age of 84.[80] According to The New York Daily News, Peters "persuaded him to do one last 'Vargas Girls' portrait... She just went to his California retreat, asked him to do one more, he looked at her and said, 'You ARE a Vargas girl!'" She kept the original painting.[81] The original title planned for the album was Decades.[82] Rolling Stone wrote of her debut album:
| “ | Peters debuts on record as a first-rate pop torch singer: Melissa Manchester with soul, Bette Midler on pitch. Her album has already spawned the hit single "Gee Whiz," a laid-back, doo-wop version... that makes Peters' piping, little-girl voice seem almost like a cutesy novelty. There are also a couple of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil rock tunes in which she sounds slightly trashy and out of her depth. The Peter Allen songs on side two are really more her style. In fact, the whole second half of Bernadette Peters is just about perfect, from the star's semi-C&W rendition of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Pearl's a Singer" to a wistful recap of Harry Warren and Mark Gordon's romantic "You'll Never Know." But the best cuts are in between. "Other Lady," written by Lesley Gore (!) with Ellen Weston, tackles an age-old problem with... devastating eloquence... and Peters delivers it with the proper brooding introspection. Allen's compositions, "Only Wounded" (co-written with Carole Bayer Sager) and the torchy "I Never Thought I'd Break" (co-written with Dean Pitchford), feature the finest singing on the LP...the unusual absence of airbrushing echo places heavy demands on the chanteuse's sultry soprano. That Bernadette Peters rises to the occasion makes her performance that much more impressive."[83] | ” |
Her next solo album, Now Playing (1981), featured songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch, and Stephen Sondheim (for example, "Broadway Baby").[84] Bernadette Peters was re-released on CD in 1992 as Bernadette, with the 1980 Vargas cover art, and included some of the songs from Now Playing. In 1996, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for her best-selling album, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, which includes popular songs by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Lyle Lovett, Hank Williams, Sam Cooke, and Billy Joel, as well as Broadway classics by Leonard Bernstein and Rodgers and Hammerstein.[3] The live recording of her 1996 Carnegie Hall concert, Sondheim, Etc. - Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall, also was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Peters' next studio album, in 2002, Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein, consisted entirely of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, including two that she often sings in her concerts, "Some Enchanted Evening" and "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame".[85] This album, which reached position 14 on the Billboard "Top Internet Albums" chart,[86] was her third album in a row nominated for a Grammy Award. It formed the basis of her Radio City Music Hall solo concert debut in June 2002.[87] Her last solo album, titled Sondheim Etc., Etc. Live At Carnegie Hall: The Rest of It, was released in 2005. It consists of all of the songs (and patter) from her 1996 Carnegie Hall concert that were not included in the earlier recording.[88]
Additionally, Peters has recorded songs on other albums, such as "Dublin Lady" on John Whelan's Flirting with the Edge (Narada, 1998). On the Mandy Patinkin Dress Casual 1990 album, Patinkin and Peters recorded the songs from Stephen Sondheim's 1966 television play, Evening Primrose. On the tribute album Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins Peters sings "Trust Your Heart".[89][90]
In The New York Times review of the 1986 Broadway cast recording of Song and Dance (titled Bernadette Peters in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Song & Dance'), Stephen Holden wrote that the recording was "a personal triumph for a singer and actress who is rapidly establishing herself as the first lady of the Broadway musical. Performing material whose music borders on kitsch and whose lyrics and story suggest a verbose soap opera, Miss Peters nevertheless projects an astounding emotional generosity and conviction. Almost singlehandedly she turns the inconsequential erotic misadventures of Emma ... into a touching romantic fable about love and its defenses and the loss of innocence. ... Miss Peters has always oozed a cuddlesome Shirley Temple-like sweetness and vulnerability. This quality, which used to seem more like an adorable child-star affectation than an deep-seated trait, has proved to be an essential ingredient of Miss Peters's personality. A delivery that once seemed coy and cutesy has deepened and ripened into an honesty and compassion that pour out in singing that is childlike but also resilient."[91]
In 2003, Andrew Gans wrote in Playbill.com of Peters' recording sessions for Gypsy: "What is it about her voice that is so moving? Part womanly and part girlish, it is a powerful instrument, not only in volume (though that is impressive) but in the wealth of emotion it is able to convey. ... her voice – that mix of husky, sweet, rounded, vibrato-filled tones – induces a response that spans the emotional scale." Of her "Rose's Turn", Gans wrote: "...her rendition of this song may be the highlight of a career already filled with many highlights: She has taken a song that has been delivered incredibly by others and brought it to a new level."[92] Of her performance on the recording of Follies (2011), Steven Suskin wrote in Playbill.com: "This is a fine Sally, the sort of Sally you'd expect to get from an actress like – well, Bernadette Peters. The performance on the CD is compelling; either this is simply the magic of the recording studio or Peters has changed what she does and how she does it."[93]
Concert performances[link]
Peters has been performing her solo concert in the United States and Canada for many years.[94] She made her solo concert debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1996, devoting the second half to the work of Stephen Sondheim.[95] She performed a similar concert in London, which was taped and released on video, and also aired on U.S. Public Television stations in 1999. She continues to perform her solo concert at venues around the U.S., such as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami,[96] and with symphony orchestras such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,[97] the Dallas Symphony,[98] and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Hall.[99]
In a review of her 2002 Radio City Music Hall concert, Stephen Holden of The New York Times described Peters as "the peaches-and-cream embodiment of an ageless storybook princess... inside a giant soap bubble floating toward heaven. A belief in the power of the dreams behind Rodgers and Hammerstein's songs, if not in their reality, was possible."[100] Peters made her solo concert debut at Lincoln Center in New York City on May 1, 2006. Holden, reviewing this concert, noted, "Even while swiveling across the stage of Avery Fisher Hall like a voluptuous Botticelli Venus in Bob Mackie spangles... she radiated a preternatural innocence.... For the eternal child in all of us, she evokes a surrogate childhood playmate".[101] In June 2009, Peters was the headliner at the 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival in Adelaide, Australia.[74] The Sunday Mail felt that Peters showed "the verve, vigour and voice of someone half her age."[102]
Peters' concert performances often benefit arts organizations or help them to mark special occasions, such as her performance on an overnight cruise on the Seabourn Odyssey in a benefit for the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami in November 2009.[103] She was one of the performers to help celebrate the Center's grand opening, in October 2006.[104] She headlined The Alliance of The Arts Black Tie Anniversary Gala at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 21, 2009. She had helped to celebrate the opening of the Arts Plaza with concerts fifteen years earlier.[105][106]
Children's books[link]
To support the animal adoption charity that she co-founded, Broadway Barks, Peters has written two children's books, both illustrated by Liz Murphy.[107] The first is about a scrappy dog, named after her dog Kramer, and the pleasure of adopting a pet. Titled Broadway Barks, the book is published by Blue Apple Books (2008). Peters wrote the words and music to a lullaby, titled "Kramer's Song", which is included on a CD in the book.[108] The book reached #5 on The New York Times Children's Best Sellers: Picture Books list for the week of June 8, 2008.[109]
Her second children's book is the story of a pit bull, Stella, named after Peters' pit bull. The character would rather be a pig ballerina, but she learns to accept herself. Titled Stella is a Star, the book includes a CD with an original song written and performed by Peters and was released in April 2010 by Blue Apple Books. According to Publisher's Weekly, "Turning the pages to Peters' spirited narration, which is provided in an accompanying CD, makes for a more rewarding reading experience. The story and disc end with a sneakily affecting self-esteem anthem, which, like the familiar tale itself, is buoyed by the author's lovely vocals."[110] Peters introduced the book at a reading and signing where she also sang part of the song, at the L.A. Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles, California, on April 24, 2010.[111]
Peters sings four songs on the CD accompanying the 2005 children's picture book Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again, the proceeds of which benefit the Christopher Reeve Foundation. Her co-star from Sunday in the Park With George, Mandy Patinkin, also sings on the CD.[112][113]
Other activities[link]
- Broadway Barks
Peters contributes her time and talents to various charitable, celebratory and civic efforts. In 1999, Peters and Mary Tyler Moore co-founded Broadway Barks, an annual animal adopt-a-thon held in New York City.[114] Each July, she and Moore act as co-hosts and presenters for the Broadway Barks event.[115] Peters held a concert, "A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares", at the Minskoff Theatre, New York City, on November 9, 2009 as a benefit for both Broadway Barks and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The concert raised an estimated $615,000 for the two charities.[116] Also in support of Broadway Barks, Peters has appeared on the daytime talk show Live With Regis and Kelly.[117][118]
- Other
Peters serves on the Board of Trustees of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS[119]and participates in that organization's events, such as the annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction,[120] and the "Gypsy of the Year" competition.[121] She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Standing Tall, a non-profit educational program offering an innovative program for children with multiple disabilities, based in New York City. Her late husband was the Director and Treasurer of Standing Tall.[122] The 1995 benefit concert Anyone Can Whistle and Peters' "Carnegie Hall" 1996 concert were benefits for the Gay Men's Health Crisis.
In 2007, Peters helped the Broadway community celebrate the end of the stagehand strike in a "Broadway's Back" concert at the Marquis Theatre.[123] In 2008, she was one of the participants in a fund-raiser for the Westport Country Playhouse,[124] and in the opening ceremony and dedication of the renovated TKTS discount ticket booth in Times Square.[125] That year, she also presented Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the Humanitarian Award at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation awards.[126] On March 8, 2009, she helped celebrate the last birthday of Senator Ted Kennedy (singing "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame") in a private concert and ceremony held at the Kennedy Center, hosted by Bill Cosby, with many Senators, Representatives, and President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance.[127] On November 19, 2009, she helped to celebrate the opening of The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.[128]
On February 8, 2010, Peters was one of the many to honor Angela Lansbury at the annual Drama League of New York benefit, singing "Not While I'm Around".[129] In March 2010, Peters helped Stephen Sondheim celebrate his 80th birthday in the Roundabout Theatre Company "Sondheim 80" benefit. She was one of the Honorary Chairs.[130][131] She had been part of the Roundabout Theatre's Sondheim gala for his 75th birthday.[132] In 2012, Peters became a Patron of The Stephen Sondheim Society.[133]
Personal life[link]
Peters and Steve Martin had begun a romantic relationship in 1977 that lasted approximately four years.[134][135] By 1981, her popularity had led to Peters appearing on the cover and in a spread in the December 1981 issue of Playboy Magazine, in which she posed in lingerie designed by Bob Mackie.[136]
Peters married investment adviser Michael Wittenberg on July 20, 1996 at the Millbrook, New York home of long-time friend Mary Tyler Moore. Wittenberg died at age 43 on September 26, 2005 in a helicopter crash in Montenegro while on a business trip.[137][138]
Peters has two dogs, a mixed-breed dog named Kramer and an American pit bull terrier named Stella, both adopted from shelters. Peters' goddaughter Isabelle and Kramer were the inspirations for the characters in her first children's book, Broadway Barks,[139] and Stella inspired the title character of her second children's book, Stella is a Star.[31]
Honorary awards[link]
Peters has received many honorary awards, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in April 1987.[140] She was named the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 1987.[141] Other honors include the Sarah Siddons Award for outstanding performance in a Chicago theatrical production (1994);[142] the American Theatre Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City (1996), becoming the youngest person so honored;[143] The Actors' Fund Artistic Achievement Medal (1999);[144] an Honorary Doctorate from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (May 19, 2002);[145] the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in June 2002[146] and the National Dance Institute 2009 Artistic Honoree in April 2009.[147]
She was the recipient of the "Sondheim Award", presented by the Signature Theatre in April 2011.[148] In May 2012, New Dramatists, an organization that supports beginning playwrights, presented Peters with their Lifetime Achievement Award. In announcing this honor, New Dramatists said: "She has brought a new sound into the theatre and continues to do so, in surprising and miraculous ways. By some sleight of magic, her singularity always manages to bring out the best and richest in the work of her composers and writers. So, of course New Dramatists is thrilled to honor her."[149]
Work[link]
Stage (selected)[link]
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 1958 | This is Goggle | Professional stage debut | |
| 1967 | The Girl in the Freudian Slip | Leslie Maugham | Broadway debut (standby)[150][151] |
| 1967 | Johnny No-Trump | Bettina | |
| 1968 | George M! | Josie Cohan | Theatre World Award for Debut Performance |
| 1968 | Dames at Sea | Ruby | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance |
| 1968 | A Mother's Kisses | Performer | Written by Bruce Jay Friedman and featured Bea Arthur.[152] Three weeks of out-of-town tryouts in New Haven and Baltimore; cancelled before scheduled Broadway premiere.[153] |
| 1969 | La Strada | Gelsomina | Closed after one official performance.[154] Peters' performance was praised.[155] |
| 1971 | Nevertheless, They Laugh | Consuelo | Lamb's Club, New York City, March 1971 (5 performances)[156] |
| 1971 | W.C. | Carlotta Monti[157] | Starred Mickey Rooney. Played only out-of-town from May to October 1971, never opening in New York City.[157] |
| 1971 | On the Town (revival) | Hildy Esterhazy | Nominated—Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
| 1974 | Mack & Mabel | Mabel Normand | Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| 1982 | Sally and Marsha | Sally | |
| 1984 | Sunday in the Park with George | Dot/Marie | Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| 1985 | Song and Dance | Emma | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| 1987 | Into the Woods | The Witch | Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
| 1993 | The Goodbye Girl | Paula | Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| 1999 | Annie Get Your Gun (revival) | Annie Oakley | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| 2003 | Gypsy (revival) | Rose | Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| 2010 | A Little Night Music (revival) | Desiree Armfeldt | Replacement for Catherine Zeta-Jones, from July 2010-January 2011 |
| 2011 | Follies (revival) (Kennedy Center and Broadway revival) | Sally Durant Plummer | Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
Filmography[link]
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Concerts[link]
- Major concerts
- Various venues, summer of 1989: 10-city concert tour with Peter Allen.[159][160]
- Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California on September 6 and 7, 1996 (solo concert).[161]
- Carnegie Hall, New York City on December 9, 1996 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on CD).
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia on January 7 and 8, 1998 (solo concert).[162]
- Royal Festival Hall, London on September 17, 1998 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on video).[163][164][165]
- Radio City Music Hall, New York City on June 19, 2002 (solo concert with guest singers).[166]
- Lincoln Center (Avery Fisher Hall), New York City, on May 1, 2006 (solo concert).[167]
- Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide, Australia, on June 6 and 7, 2009 (solo concert). Peters headlined, and the concert was televised on June 27, 2009 on Foxtel.[74] A DVD of the concert was released in Australia in June 2010.[168][169]
- Benefit concert, "Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares", Minskoff Theatre, New York City on November 9, 2009.[170][171]
- Other notable concerts
- "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" – June 10, 1992 (broadcast on PBS Great Performances in 1993), singing "Not a Day Goes By" and "Sunday"[172]
- "Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh" – June 7, 1998, singing, among others, "Unexpected Song", "Being Alive" and "You Gotta Have a Gimmick"[173][174]
- Hollywood Bowl Sondheim Concert – July 8, 2005, performing in the "Opening Doors Medley" and "Being Alive".[175][176]
- "Sondheim: The Birthday Concert", the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, a celebration of Sondheim's 80th birthday – March 15 and 16, 2010. Peters sang "Move On" with Mandy Patinkin and "Not a Day Goes By".[177]
Discography[link]
- Solo recordings[178]
- Bernadette Peters (1980) MCA. Billboard 200 #114 (retitled and expanded as Bernadette in a 1992 CD reissue)
- "Gee Whiz!" ("Look at His Eyes") (1980) Billboard Hot 100 #31 (single)
- Now Playing (1981) MCA US Billboard 200 #151
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (1996) Angel Records – Grammy Award nominee
- Sondheim, Etc. – Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall (1997) Angel Records – Grammy Award nominee[179]
- Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein (2002) Angel Records – Grammy Award nominee
- Sondheim Etc., Etc. Live At Carnegie Hall: The Rest of It (2005) Angel Records
- "Kramer's Song" (2008) Blue Apple Books (single)
- "Stella's Song" (2010) Blue Apple Books (single)
- Cast recordings
- George M! – Sony (1968)
- Dames At Sea – Columbia Masterworks (1969)
- Mack and Mabel – MCA (1974)
- Sunday in the Park with George – RCA Records (1984) – Grammy Award winner (Best Cast Show Album, 1985)
- Song and Dance – The Songs – RCA Victor (1985)
- Into The Woods – RCA Victor Records (1988) – Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Cast Show Album, 1989)
- The Goodbye Girl – Columbia Records (1993)
- Anyone Can Whistle Live At Carnegie Hall – Columbia Records (1995)
- Annie Get Your Gun The New Broadway Cast Recording – Angel Records (1999) – Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2000)
- Gypsy The New Broadway Cast Recording – Angel Records (2003) – Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2004)
- Sherry! – Studio Cast Recording – Angel Records (2004)
- Legends Of Broadway-Bernadette Peters Compilation (2006) – Sony Masterworks Broadway (Original versions of songs from Dames At Sea, Annie Get Your Gun, Anyone Can Whistle, Sunday in the Park with George, Mack and Mabel, Song and Dance, Into The Woods and Gypsy)[180]
- Follies – PS Classics (2011)
- Other recordings
- Dress Casual – Evening Primrose suite with Mandy Patinkin – CBS Records (1990)[181]
- Sondheim – A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Concert Cast) RCA Victor Broadway (1992)
- Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh – Philips Records (1998)
- Flirting with the Edge – John Whelan – Narada (1998)
- Dewey Doo-It Helps Owlie Fly Again – Randall Fraser Publishing (2005)
- Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins – Wildflower Records (2008) - "Trust Your Heart"
Notes[link]
- ^ a b Witchel, Alex. "A True Star, Looking For Places to Shine". The New York Times, February 28, 1999, p. AR5, accessed March 28, 2008
- ^ "Bernadette Peters - Biography". NetGlimpse.com, 2008, accessed February 10, 2009
- ^ a b c d e f Speace, Geri. "Bernadette Peters Biography". MusicianGuide.com, accessed February 10, 2009
- ^ a b Green, Jesse. "Her Stage Mother, Herself", The New York Times, April 27, 2003, accessed March 28, 2008
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References[link]
- Bryer, Jackson R. and Richard Allan Davison. The Art Of The American Musical: Conversations With The Creators (2005), Rutgers University Press, ISBN 0-8135-3613-8
- Crespy, David Allison. Off-Off-Broadway Explosion (2003), Back Stage Books, ISBN 0-8230-8832-4
- Knapp, Raymond. The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity (2006), Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-12524-4
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| Place of birth | Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States |
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