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CONCERT IN VANCOUVER
On June 7, 2007 was announced that Celine Dion had made a surprise appearance earlier that week in Vancouver, Canada at an international airline conference with 700 delegates. It was a private concert for Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. Celine´s repertoire included "Fever", "You are so beautiful" and "What a wonderful world". In total, Celine belted out a six-song set, capped by "You and I", which was Air Canada´s theme song in the fall of 2004 (with the refrain, "You and I were meant to fly"). During her final song, large screens showed a video of an Air Canada plane soaring over downtown Vancouver. And, of course, it was a Boeing aircraft, because the evening was co-sponsored by Boeing and Air Canada. Boeing´s manufacturing archrival, Airbus, had numerous executives in the audience at the dinner organized by the International Air Transport Association. While Boeing executives were all smiles, the gang from Airbus had to hold their tongues. Gary Thomson and Douglas Workman, members of the Air Canada Corporate Security team, wrote, "We want to express our appreciation and gratitude regarding your services and role in assisting Air Canada with the Celine Dion event in 2007 at Vancouver. Your diligence, flexibility and professionalism was excellent. The Celine Dion Security Team commented on what they perceived as the best transportation services they have utilized". After the private concert, Celine met some fans and she signed them autographs.
Ste. JUSTINE HOSPITAL´S CENTENNAL CONCERT
On August 4, 2007 Celine Dion performed at "Ste. Justine Hospital´s Centennial Show", a private benefit concert wich took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. In celebration of the Sainte-Justine Hospital Centennial, an exclusive and complimentary show was held for the employees and patients of the hospital. Over 15,000 invited guests passed through the doors of the Bell Centre to hear and see many artists interpreting songs relating to children, hope and love. Celine and her husband Rene Angelil are the godparents of the "Growing up Healthy" campaign for the Ste. Justine Hospital Foundation. During the concert, several artists, including members of the famous Cirque Du Soleil, performed. Celine performed "S´il suffisait d´aimer", "Immensité", "Tout près du bonheur" in duet with Marc Dupré, "Sous le vent" in duet with Garou and a little boy from "L´Ecole Des Fans" named Francis Bernier, "Si dieu existe" in duet with Claude Dubois and "Quand on n´a que l´amour". Marilou, Nikki, Les 5 Petis Fans, Marie-Élaine Thibert and Marie-Chantal Toupin also performed at this concert.
CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS
On September 1, 2007 Celine Dion performed at the Colosseum of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA with the highly successful show "A New Day...", created by Franco Dragone. On this night, Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer and songwriter David Foster did an special appearance. Celine performed the song "Because you loved me" while Foster played piano. The song was included on the set list of the album entitled "Hit Man: David Foster And Friends" by Foster, wich was released on November 11, 2008.
JERRY LEWIS MDA TELETHON
On September 2, 2007 Celine Dion appeared on the broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), wich was simultaneously aired on 190 television stations throughout Canada and USA. Celine´s appearance was via satellite from the Colosseum of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA where she was performing with the show "A New Day...". Before Celine´s performance, she talked with the hoster, actor and comedian Jerry Lewis, from her dressing room at the Caesars Palace. She has spoken about a girl named Abby, that she saw before on the show and Celine told to the audience how happy we all should be to be healthy and have healthy childern. She has asked everyone to help to make other people happy and their life´s easier. Then, Celine presented an exclusive sneak peek of the soon-to-be-released "A New Day..." DVD. They have shown a performance of the song "I drove all night". The 21 hours live event also included performances and guest appearances by many well known celebrities including Vanessa Williams, Tony Danza, Ivanka Trump and more. The telethon took place at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas.
ELVIS: VIVA LAS VEGAS SPECIAL
On September 18, 2007 Celine Dion took part at the "Elvis: Viva Las Vegas Special", a TV special-concert tribute to Elvis Presley, wich was broadcasted on ABC channel in USA. Celine´s performance was via satellite from the Colosseum of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA, where she was performing with the show "A New Day...". This was a 2 hours special to show how Elvis re-invented Las Vegas. Celine performed Elvis´s song "Can´t help falling in love". 50 Cent, Jon Bon Jovi, Brandi Carlile, Mark Cohn, Daughtry, Joe Esposito, Faith Hill, Chris Isaak, Dwayne Johnson, Norah Jones, Tom Jones, Priscilla Presley, Richie Sambora, Jerry Schilling, Patti Scialfa and many other artists also performed at this show.
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