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AMERICA: A TRIBUTE TO HEROES THELETHON
On September 21, 2001 Celine Dion performed at the special thelethon entitled "America: A Tribute To Heroes", a benefit concert organized by actor George Clooney and broadcast by the four major United States television networks in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Done in the style of a telethon, it featured a number of national and international entertainers performing to raise money for the victims and their families, particularly but not limited to the New York City firefighters and New York City police officers. It aired September 21, 2001, uninterrupted and commercial-free. On a dark stage illuminated by hundreds of candles, twenty-one artists performed songs of mourning and hope, while various actors and other celebrities delivered short spoken messages. The musical performances took place at three studios in Los Angeles (CBS Television City), New York and London, while the celebrity messages took place at Los Angeles. Some of the musicians including Neil Young and Eddie Vedder were heard working the phone banks taking pledges. The money raised amounted to about $30 million, and was given to the United Way´s September 11 Telethon Fund. Celine performed "God bless America", an American patriotic song originally written by Irving Berlin in 1918. She was accompanied by David Foster on the piano. Other artists as Bruce Springsteen, U2, Enrique Iglesias, Alicia Keys, Dixie Chicks, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Sting, Paul Simon also performed at the concert. In America, the concert was simulcast by over 35 network and cable channels, including A&E, ABC, BET, CBS, CMT, Comedy Central, Court TV, Discovery Channel, E!, Fox, Fox Family, Fox Sports Net, FX, Galavisión, Hallmark Channel, HBO, Lifetime, MTV, NBC, Oxygen, PAX, PBS, Sci-Fi, Showtime, Sundance Channel, Telemundo, TLC, TNN, TNT, The WB, Turner South, Univision, UPN, USA Network, and VH1. It was also broadcast on over 8,000 radio stations, via America Online and across the Internet. Outside of the U.S., the program was distributed to 210 countries and the American Forces Network, which broadcast to American military personnel in 175 countries. It was also simulcast on Canada´s two main private networks, CTV and Global (public network CBC said it was not their "mandate to run programs produced by the Americans"), and graphics throughout the show allowed Canadian viewers to contribute donations along with their American counterparts. After the concert, Celine was photographed with famous actor Robert de Niro. This concert was released on December 4, 2001 on CD and DVD.
UN SHOW POUR LA VIE TELETHON
On September 28, 2001 Celine Dion performed at the special French-Canadian telethon entitled "Un Show Pour La Vie", a Québec-New York concert in order to get funds to the families of the people who died at the World Trade Center on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York, USA. The concert took place at the Molson Center in Montreal, Canada. More than 200 artists attended the event and Celine performed "L´amour existe encore". The show was broadcasted on TV5 channel.
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