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☆ Charles Dumont, composer of Édith Piaf’s ‘Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,’ dead at 95
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Celine Dion moved to tears by Kelly Clarkson’s epic cover of ‘My Heart Will Go On’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Celine Dion’s heart will always go on for Kelly Clarkson. Dion said in the clip that she recently watched Clarkson’s performance – which aired last month during the “Kellyoke” portion of her show – and spoke about how moved she was. “I just saw you singing ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ and I’m crying again,” Dion said, with tears in her eyes. Clarkson at the time served as one of NBC’s Olympic commentators alongside Peyton Manning and Mike Tirico, and was seen on the broadcast getting choked up while reacting to Dion’s performance. “It was so sweet to hear your voice,” Dion said.

Persons: Celine Dion’s, Kelly Clarkson, Clarkson, Dion, “, I’m, ” Dion, Edith Piaf’s “, Peyton Manning, Mike Tirico, ” Clarkson, Celine, she’d, ” Organizations: CNN, Eiffel Locations: Canadian, ’, ”, Paris

☆ Céline Dion teams up with ‘Sunday Night Football’ in new video
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Céline Dion made a special appearance during “Sunday Night Football” ahead of the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. Hours before kickoff, “Sunday Night Football” teased the music superstar’s upcoming appearance on the NBC program. Just before the delayed kickoff, Dion starred in a video addressed to football fans, featuring clips of the storied Steelers-Cowboys rivalry. The Cowboys and the Steelers, a timeless classic, on Sunday night,” Dion concluded. Dion’s “SNF” appearance follows her performance this summer at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Persons: Céline Dion, ”, SNF ”, Dion, “, they’re, ” Dion, Edith Piaf’s “ Organizations: Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, NBC, Steelers, Cowboys, Sunday, NFL, Steelers ’, The Cowboys, Gatorade, Olympic, Eiffel

☆ Celine Dion criticizes Trump campaign for unauthorized use of her music in cheeky statement
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Singer Celine Dion on Saturday issued a statement that both criticized former President Donald Trump’s campaign for the “unauthorized” use of her music at a recent campaign rally and poked fun at the campaign’s song choice. “Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” Dion said in a statement posted to her X and Instagram accounts. “In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use. CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign regarding whether they will cease playing the song at future events. Dion made headlines last month after returning to the stage in grand fashion with a performance of Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour” at the Olympics opening ceremony.

Persons: CNN — Singer Celine Dion, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Celine Dion’s, Celine Dion, Donald Trump, JD Vance, ” Dion, James Cameron’s, Ozzy Osbourne, George Harrison, Dion, Edith Piaf’s “, ” Organizations: CNN, “, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc, National Institute of Neurological Disorders Locations: Bozeman , Montana, Montana

☆ Céline Dion 'full of joy' as she makes comeback at Paris Olympics following stiff person syndrome diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Céline Dion performed at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. It was the Canadian singer's first live performance since 2020. Dion announced in late 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. AdvertisementCeline Dion closed out the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, marking the Grammy-winning artist's first live performance in four years. Following the performance, Dion wrote in an Instagram post that she was "honored" and "so full of joy to be back in one of my very favorite cities."

Persons: Céline Dion, Dion, —, Celine Dion, Édith Piaf Organizations: Paris, Service, Business Locations: Canadian, French

The Eiffel Tower shines in the background while the Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. Francois-Xavier Marit/Pool/ReutersWelcome to our Saturday coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games, which officially got underway in Paris Friday night with a dazzling opening ceremony. Rain tries to steal the show: Paris’ gray skies opened up about 30 minutes into a three-and-a-half-hour show. Celine Dion returns: After a stunning light show on the Eiffel Tower, one of the most iconic singers of the last several decades, made her return to performing after four years. And when the Olympic flame burst into its cauldron, which was attached to a giant balloon, it began to float.

Persons: Francois, Xavier Marit, Celine Dion, Edith Piaf’s “, ”, Axelle, Lady Gaga, Zizi Jeanmaire, Zinedine Zidane, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Nadal, Carl Lewis, Tony Parker, Teddy Riner, Marie, José Organizations: Nations, Eiffel, Olympic Broadcasting Services Locations: Paris, of Light, France, Canadian

☆ In pictures: The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Emmalee Reed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

For the first time in the history of the Summer Olympics, the opening ceremony took place outside of a stadium. Athletes paraded down the Seine River on boats, passing some of Paris’ most iconic landmarks. There were also big screens set up across the city to allow as many fans as possible to watch the event. The six-kilometer (roughly 3.7-mile) route ended in front of the famous Trocadéro, opposite the Eiffel Tower. The ceremony closed with Celine Dion singing Edith Piaf’s “Hymne À L’Amour" from the first level of the Eiffel Tower.

Persons: Celine Dion, Edith Piaf’s “ Organizations: Summer, Eiffel Locations: Paris

☆ Celine Dion to return to stage for performance at Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Dan Heching | Pauline Lockwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Celine Dion is set to make her return to the stage at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Dion will close the ceremony on Friday with a performance from the first stage of the Eiffel Tower, singing a timeless classic, Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour”. Dion, 56, announced in December 2022 that she was taking time off from professional commitments to focus on her health after revealing her diagnosis. Lady Gaga performs in Paris, France, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday. In her documentary, Dion said she was determined to make her return to performing.

Persons: Celine Dion, Dion, Edith Piaf’s “, entertainer’s, ”, Lady Gaga, Zizi Jeanmaire, France’s, Luca Bruno, Celine Dion ”, NBC’s, Kotb, “, Lisa Respers France, Alli Rosenbloom Organizations: CNN, Eiffel, National Institute of Neurological Disorders, AP Locations: Paris, London, England, “, France

☆ Opinion: Why you should pay attention to the role of race in sport during this summer’s Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Opinion Keith Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —For many nations — not least the US — the upcoming Paris Olympics will take place against a background of deep political and social division. If you saw any of the European Athletics Championships events last month, you may well have been struck, as I was, by just how many Black athletes featured on podiums. At the Summer Olympics, the USA team will also feature numerous Black athletes, including gymnast Simone Biles, sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson and the (current) fastest man on earth, Noah Lyles. As you watch the Olympics this summer, take note of the sports in which Black people represent the USA and European countries. So no, Black athletes are not naturally better at some sports — they take the narrower opportunities open to them and work incredibly hard on their self-belief to make it to that podium.

Persons: Keith Magee, Keith Magee Arron Dunworth Terry Shoemaker, Emmanuel Karalis, Malaika Mihambo, Nikolas Liepins, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, Mujinga Kambundji, Italy's Zaynab, Ewa Swoboda, Artur Widak, Zaynab Dosso, Ana Peleteiro, Owen Ansah, Paola Egonu, Le, Aya Nakamura, Edith Piaf, disheartening misogynoir, Lewis Hamilton, Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, you’ll, —, laud Organizations: University College London Institute for Innovation, Newcastle University Law School, CNN, Arizona State University, European Athletics, women's U.S, Getty, Summer, USA, Trump, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Paris Olympics, Franco, United Nations, Serena Locations: Swiss, women's, Anadolu, Europe, Italy, Poland, Paris, France, Spanish, Italian, Nigerian, Malian

☆ Opinion: The Paris Olympics are holding an uncomfortable mirror up to France
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Opinion Adam Plowright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Every host country of the Olympic Games faces a reckoning. But the world’s biggest sporting event holds a mirror up to a nation like few other events. After a public investment of billions of dollars and years of preparations, what do we, the host country, want to show the world about ourselves? Far-right leader Marine Le Pen took aim at Nakamura’s supposed “vulgarity,” suggesting that her representing France would “humiliate” the country. “What is the point of holding the Olympic Games in France if we then hide who we are?” asked Marion Marechal, an arch-conservative whose party attracts the country’s disaffected Catholics.

Persons: Adam Plowright, “, Emmanuel Macron –, Read, Adam Plowright Adam Plowright, —, it’s, Emmanuel Macron, Aya Nakamura, John Shearer, Edith Piaf, ’ Marion Marechal The, Marine Le, ”, clapped, Marion Marechal Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, trudging, Twitter, Facebook Locations: France, Paris, tracksuits, New York City, Mali, Invalides

☆ Aya Nakamura: The most streamed female Francophone artist has become a target in France’s culture wars ahead of Paris 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Bea Adeleke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Aya Nakamura was born in the former French colony of Mali, raised in France and is widely considered the most streamed female Francophone artist in the world. However, ahead of Paris 2024, Nakamura finds herself at the center of France’s culture wars. Aya Nakamura attends the Kenzo Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 20, 2023 in Paris, France. “I think that the people who criticize her actually don’t accept that she embodies France,” French activist Rokhaya Diallo told CNN. Politicians such as Le Pen hailed the legislation as an “ideological victory” whilst French health Minister, Aurelien Rousseau resigned in protest.

Persons: Aya Nakamura, Nakamura, Edith Piaf, Piaf, “, ”, I’m, Rachida, Kenzo, Pascal Le Segretain, Marion Maréchal, Marine Le, Rokhaya Diallo, ” Nakamura, ’, le, Geoffroy Van Der, Emanuel Macron, Nakamura “, Le Pen, Vincent Martigny, Thomas Samson, Marion Marechal, Emmanuel Dunand, Martigny, Diallo, Zinedine Zidane, ” Diallo, ‘, Oliver Roy, Reynaud Julien, Macron, Aurelien Rousseau Organizations: CNN, France’s, of Culture, Rally, Blacks, Rassemblement National, Getty, Olympic Aquatics, France Inter, Science, University of Nice, National Assembly, soccer team, Paris Olympic, Le, Palais des Sports, EUI, of Transnational Governance, Twitter, APS, France, BMFTV, RMC Locations: Mali, France, French, Paris, Bamako, Europe, ”, Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt, AFP, Rassemblement, Ukraine, North, Carhaix

☆ As Hollywood reckons with AI, Warner Music will use the tech to make an Edith Piaf biopic
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warner Music plans to use artificial intelligence to recreate the voice and image of French artist and singer Edith Piaf, nearly 60 years after her death, the company said Tuesday. The Animation Guild, which represents professionals in the animation industry, is taking the issue of AI seriously, a representative for the union told CNBC. The biopic will be narrated using Piaf's AI regenerated voice, while animation will "provide a modern take on her story." So far, only a proof of concept of the film has been created, Warner Music said. There's no release date yet, either, a Warner Music representative told CNBC.

Persons: Edith Piaf, Piaf, Edith, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Katzenberg, It's, Piaf's, Marion Cotillard Organizations: Warner Music, Hollywood, Disney, DreamWorks, CNBC Locations: Paris, New York

☆ Swedish singer Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd time at event feting Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad "Tattoo," at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine. Loreen, 39, previously won Eurovision in 2012 and is only the second performer to take the prize twice, after Ireland's Johnny Logan in the 1980s. Under the slogan "united by music," Eurovision final fused the soul of the English port city that birthed The Beatles with the spirit of war-battered Ukraine. Now in its 67th year, Eurovision bills itself as the world's biggest music contest — an Olympiad of party-friendly pop. "Now, the music industry, the world, knows that if you appear at Eurovision, you could be in for a great thing," said Steve Holden, host of the official Eurovision Song Contest podcast.

☆ Eurovision 2023: Seven to look out for in the Grand Final
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Paul Sandle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Teya & Salena from Austria perform during the second semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Phil NobleLIVERPOOL, England, May 13 (Reuters) - The Grand Final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool, northern England, on Saturday, with acts representing 26 countries competing. The song's lyrics address originality in music, while the line "Zero dot zero zero three" refers to the royalty rate of $0.003 per stream which Spotify is said to pay. FRANCEFrance - one of the "Big Five" that has automatic entry to the Grand Final - has not won the contest since 1977. FINLANDKäärijä, a rapper and singer sporting bright green bolero-sleeves and a bare chest, was a huge hit in the arena in Tuesday's semi-final with "Cha Cha Cha", a celebration of cutting loose after a week of hard work.

Michel Gaubert first crossed paths with Karl Lagerfeld when he worked at a record store on the Champs-Élysée. “All his life Karl was obsessed with music,” he recalled. All his life Karl was obsessed with music. Then one day Eric came and asked if I wanted to work with the Karl Lagerfeld brand. Karl said Diane de Beauvau-Craon [a French princess and a pal of Mr. Lagerfeld’s] would call me.

☆ Factbox: Little known facts about King Charles: One-time jockey and hedgelayer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - King Charles will be crowned next month at London's Westminster Abbey, following in a tradition that dates back some 1,000 years. Here are some little known facts about the monarch:FIRST REGAL SCHOOLBOYCharles is the first monarch to have gone to school, as all his predecessors were educated by private tutors. As part of his education, he spent two terms at Geelong Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia. SPORTYAs a young prince, Charles loved skiing, surfing, and scuba diving. MUSIC AND ARTS LOVERCAMBERLEY, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: King Charles III inspects the 200th Sovereign's parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on April 14, 2023 in Camberley, England.

☆ Dior spins 1950s styles into modern looks at Paris Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Mimosa Spencer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Models present creations by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of her Fall-Winter 2023/2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Dior during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri dove into archives from the 1950s for the French fashion house’s fall women's catwalk show, adding a modern spin to the era's feminine mainstays. Chiuri sought to add a Parisian flair to the styles of the period, which are often associated with American Hollywood productions. Held on the second day of Paris Fashion Week, the show drew crowds of fans angling for a glimpse of Kpop singer Jisoo and actress Charlize Theron, who sat in the front row next to members of LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's family. Reporting by Mimosa Spencer and Louise Dalmasso, editing by Deepa BabingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Legendary Russian pop star condemns the invasion of Ukraine, saying it is making Russia a 'pariah'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Iconic Russian singer Alla Pugacheva has condemned the war in Ukraine. She asked to be designated a "foreign agent," like her husband, a comedian who has also spoken out. Russian singer Alla Pugacheva in 1987. Galkin was named a foreign agent under Russian law on Friday, according to independent Russian news site Meduza. Russia's "foreign agent" law was introduced in 2012.

☆ (video) Weekend cu note pariziene. Vă recomandăm pentru weekend șapte filme savuroase de producție franceză
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-10 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Echipa #diez vine cu o recomandare de lungmetraje franceze numai bune de savurat într-o seară din luna lui cuptor. Dulce și aromat, filmul Amélie (2001) este un tandem dintre basm și comedie romantică ce prezintă „viziunea idealizată a vieții contemporane pariziene”. Un film despre bunătate și dragoste, sentimentele nobile care pot cuceri definitiv lumea. Un film biografic dramatic despre succes și tragedie, despre roz și umbrele întunecate ale culorii. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) despre dragoste și afirmare.

Persons: Amélie, Édith Piaf, Emma, Georges, Anne, Julien, Sophie, petits, Paula Locations: butte, Montmartre, Paris, Môme

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