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Céline: Understood
Céline Dion is having a moment. It’s not her first, and millions of fans are hoping it won’t be her last. While Céline’s international stardom seems obvious now, it was all so unlikely.Now, as a rare illness threatens to retire Celine’s more-than-four-decade long career, culture writer Thomas Leblanc reveals the surprising cultural, political and business alchemy that created one of the most enduring superstars the planet has ever seen.Four episodes. Weekly, starting October 15, 2024.About Understood: Know more, now....
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Ratings & Reviews
4.4 stars from 573 ratings
Celine and Rene
This episode about the relationship between a young girl and her manager triple her age was a whitewash. Celine was groomed by Rene. The outcome was that she fell in love with the only man in her teenage and adult life. The podcast did not explore her limited social contact nor the somewhat...Read full review »
LauraInOttawa via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 11/08/24
Love, love, love
Started this podcast November 6th. It was exactly what I needed. All hail the Queen! 💕
Kkerr03 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 11/07/24
Céline Dion Understood
Nice retrospective. Thank you Thomas.
Nanapovic via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 11/07/24
Recent Episodes
In the aftermath of René Angélil’s death, a Céline-aissance. But then, illness strikes. In the final episode of Céline: Understood, a look at her recent years, and why her fame endures.
Published 11/05/24
Published 11/05/24
Céline Dion becomes inescapable in the mid-nineties with her hit song from the Titanic soundtrack, My Heart Will Go On. She achieves a unique level of global fame, earning fans from Jamaica to Iraq. But her ubiquity will also inspire a backlash in North America.
Published 10/29/24
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