another one year projectThis year we follow the words of Oprah Winfrey

Nobody does it like Celine Dion. She is the number one selling artists of the last decade and has been a good friend of the Oprah show for the last few years. They hug. The crowd are hysterical. Celine Dion has a new movie coming out that the audience just saw, Oprah says it’s fantastic, its called Celine Through the Eyes of the World. and opens on February 17th for two weeks only. Oprah wants to go on a world tour, she asks if Celine ever forgets where she is when she goes on stage and says Hello South Africa, Hello Prague Hello France- does she get told just before she goes out. Celine hopes she doesn’t forget. Going to South Africa was an amazing experience for her, for her son and mother, to meet Nelson Mandela. It was a very emotional moment , it was beyond being an artist. At first the camera crew was there for the family, for them to bring back souvenirs and memories, but she said they quickly forgot about the cameras and the truth came out. Her mom was on tour with them for the first time, and her son was there too. Her husband, René said that the footage was too good to keep it to themselves. It was an extraordinary opportunity and now it gives the fans a VIP ticket to see them in the car, the hotel room. It is like travelling with them.

They show a clip of Celine’s tribute to Michael Jackson at the Grammys. She says it was awkward and an emotional feeling for all of them. She was and is a big fan of Michael Jackson. As a teenager she had posters of Michael Jackson on her wall, as did Oprah. She thought that as a French speaking person, she should learn English just in case she might get to perform with him one day, plus she thought if she could be in showbusiness, she could sing with him. She went to school to learn English, she met with him, she performed with him, he came to her show in Vegas, so the Grammys for her was a very difficult emotion. She as honored to be asked, but she was mad that Michael Jackson was not there with them. All of them didnt really want to perform but wanted to carry his message. Even showbiz people sometimes take what the media says as the truth, so she thought Michael was sick. When she saw his movie, she was mad because he was in really good shape. She felt the loss so deeply. After the Grammys, she got together with 80 artists to record a new version of We Are The World, led by Oprah’s friend Quincy Jones. Celine says life does things to us, bad things like earthquakes, and no one deserves that, and it is the responsibility of all of us, of all the artists who can use their voice or TV to raise money they  should. They can get together to say lets get together. It was magical, it was enjoyable, its time to lift them up and not forget, not put our heads down.

Oprah says its wonderful that Celine’s family gets to travel together, and that its hard to believe her son René-Charles is 9. Oprah says she remembers when he was born, just like Celine does. Celine says time flies, he was homeschooling then tour schooling. But now he has his own school, life and teacher, he’s so proud to wear his uniform. They have a female labrador puppy, Charlie. Celine repeatedly says you change your voice with a puppy, and does an impression, Oprah says she does it all the time with her two new puppies.

For one year cameras followed Celine’s every move across five continents, 25 countries, and 93 cities. She sold out one of the largest stadiums in the world in a day. Three million fans came from all over the globe to hear her voice. The concert movie experience is unforgettable with intimate family moments and signature spectacular performances. René is amazing because he walks in the house with treats in two pockets, the puppy is only 5 months old. René regrets the fact that he didn’t have a puppy as a child. Oprah was sorry to hear Celine had a miscarriage. Celine says it’s life, people go through this. They are on the fifth try for a child, she says this one has to come in if five is her lucky number. The crowd cheer. Oprah asks if these moments make her marriage stronger. Celine doesn’t think a child or a pregnancy should make a marriage stronger, it shouldn’t be the job of the child to repair a mariage. People always say things to comfort her, to make her stronger. She will be the one to tell if she’s pregnant and if not she is a lucky artist, wife and mother, and she’s glad.

Oprah asks if there was a conscious decision on tour to enjoy their time abroad. Celine says they decided to make it not only an artist tour but to make it a family adventure to see the beauty of the world. Gail and Oprah went to see her in France. Oprah didn’t want to because the singing would be in French. She says it was fun. Celine did the big tour and then she has been off for a year. Oprah asks what a typical day is like. Celine has never been so busy in her life to go to school at 6.30am with her son. They get involved at school, sometimes she’s pizza mom, but she loves it. She gets to know the environment of her child, she wants to be R.C.’s mom, not R.C.”s mom Celine Dion. She wants to engage, she says we call it a normal life for most people but for Celine it is extraordinary. This is the place she feels so rewarded, to make a difference in her sons life. The schoolwork she can’t even help with but she tries to pretend that she can.

During Celine’s world tour, René-Charles had a private tutor, with mommy time in between shows. After he looses his precious stuffed lamb, Celine screamed and cries when it was found. She says it was such a big thing, when her son started homeschooling he had this lamb with him all the time, and they left it in  a hotel room. R.C. wasnt sleeping well, they tried to get another one online but a new one isn’t crooked and doesn’t smell right. She called the hotel room for 4 or 5 days and she wanted it more than her son wanted it. It was a big thing, she doesnt know if all mothesrs are like this, she gets attached to a 2c thing or $200 thing. New stuff doesnt mean so much but things with memories she is atached to. She has shoeboxes full of leaves, rocks and flowers that her son collected. She keeps everything. When Celine’s dad passed away alot of flowers were sent; nuns in Quebec can dry your flowers and make them into rosary beads. Her whole family received beads from the flowers given to her dad. She doesn’t know what she’ll do wth it but she’ll make something and give it back to her son.This is the longest she’s been away from him, five days is the longest. She wants him with her every day but she respects his life. A video message from her son plays, saying they love her and miss her. Celine and Oprah grab hands.

Celine’s music resonates with people all over the world. Oprah says that music really is the language of the world. Lyndsey from Liverpool England grew up in 16 different foster homes, and Celine Dion’s music taught her to to be loved and love back. Lyndsey waited for Celine outside her hotel room but couldn’t speak, she was too emotional. On Skype, she thanks Celine for making her a better person than she was, she loves her so much and she will always be thankful to Celine for being such an inspiration as a mum, a wife, a daughter and a sibling; she’s a better person because of what Celine does. Alice is a Palestinian student in Jerusalem, she says the music is very popular in the Arab world, even though they’re stereotyped as being a closed society. They like dramatic Western music, and Celine can be heard at many weddings- the first dance for the bride and groom is often a Celine song. Her favorite song is My Heart Will Go On, but she’ll probably use either Power of Love or Because You Love Me for her first song.

All over the world, in the film,  Oprah says the women with the scarves in Arab countries mouth along with the words just like Western women. Celine says that people may not realise how powerful music can be, it breaks barriers and has no religion. Celine is there to serve the music the best she can, she’s not there to create anything. God has given her something to work with, a voice, and she serves the music with the message. She serves the music as best she can. Celine is about to sing a song that represents how she feels about her family, friends and fans, and it’s a song for Oprah. As she sings, family photos are displayed on a screen behind her.

They have been called Canada’s national treasure, the Canadian Tenors are shooting up the charts. They are huge Celine fans. They think they are here for a program on hot new talent, but they’re not. Celine is back stage waiting in the wings about to sing along. In the fake show, Oprah introduces the Canadian Tenors who say they’ve had a great year and will be singing at the Olympics. They sing Hallelujah. Behind them comes Celine Dion, they are shocked yet continue to sing and they all harmonize with Celine Dion.

Oprah goes on stage, and asks them how it was for them , they say they were in shock, they thank Celine for being an inspiration and thank her for the opportunity. One member says that Celine Dion and Oprah have the same quality as Maria Callas to touch people’s heart. Another says that the Oprah factor was enough, and then adding Celine nearly stopped his heart. Celine is going back to Vegas, starting March 2011, with a big band, she will perform her own songs and a tribute to old time Hollywood. The Canadian Tenor’s have a new album in stores now and Celine’s movie will be in the theatres for two weeks only, thanks everybody.

WHAT WE LEARNED TODAY:

Dried flowers can be turned into rosary beads by nuns in Quebec.

Celine Dion is there to serve the music with the message, with her voice given by God.

Celine Dion’s husband is called René and her son is called René-Charles.

Taking your child to school is a normal life for most people but for Celine it is extraordinary.

Some people learn to love and be loved through the music of Celine Dion.

A VERY QUICK SUMMARY:

Women in Arab countries are just like Western women, they sing along with Celine Dion songs too.