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ON MAGAZINE
On September 1, 1984 Celine Dion appeared on the cover of the famous magazine "Echos Vedettes", published in Quebec, Canada along with pop singers, René Simard and Nathalie Simard. They published an article about these three Quebec´s young talents.
ON MAGAZINE
On September 8, 1984 Celine Dion appeared on the cover of the famous magazine "Le Lundi". They published a story about how Celine traversed her adolescent crisis.
POPE JOHN PAUL II´S VISIT
On September 11, 1984 Celine Dion performed the song "Une colombe" if front of 65,000 people at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a tribute to Pope John Paul II´s visit in Canada. Celine was asked to perform for the Pope to represent the children of Quebec. Dressed all in white, her long hair cascading down her back, in front of the Pope and sixty thousand people waving white handkerchiefs, Celine sang "Une colombe". "It was a such a big thing for me, it felt as much as if I were going to meet God", Celine had said. "Does this mean that something miraculous would happen? I got my curiosity tremendously. I thought, this is a close to heaven as I´m going to be during life". After the perfomance, Celine met the Pope and he talked to her. For the occasion, Paul Baillargeon composed the special song "Une colombe" ("A dove" in English) with words by Marcel Lefebvre, a hymn to worldwide peace and love. They were looking for a performer to represent Quebec youth. Rene Simard was mentioned, then Martine Saint-Clair and certain Martine Chervier. Celine´s manager Rene Angelil was in Paris, France when he heard that Celine had been chosen to sing the song at the Olympic Stadium. Inwardly, he was jubilant. Outwardly, he remained composed and asked to hear Baillargeon and Lefebvre´s song. A few days later he accepted on his singer´s behalf, saying it was "an honour to be invited to sing for the Pope". In reference to this event, Celine has said "It was the end of the afternoon on a windy, rainy day. An hour before the ceremonies, the weather forecasters predicted the worst. But when the emcee, Michel Jasmin, who´d had me on his talk show the first time I appeared on TV, stepped up to the podium, the sky suddenly changed. A gust of wind chased away the clouds. And at the very moment when Michel said my name, sunlight filled the stadium. Before I even opened my mouth, the crowd began to shout and applaud. While I sang Une colombe, a song written for the occasion, two thousand young people in the stadium held up white banners, forming a giant dove that slowly flapped its wings. It was magnificent, truly grand, deeply moving. I finished my song, weeping heavily because of the glaring sun, because of the pope, the dove, and the crowd" (from an extract of the book "My Story, My Dream"). After that appearance, Celine´s career took a giant step forward.
ON TV SHOW
On September 16, 1984 Celine Dion appeared during the broadcast of the first show of Radio-Canada´s "Superstar" series, hosted by Jacques Boulanger and aired live on Radio-Canada channel in Quebec, Canada. This was an special episode entitled "Superstar: Céline Dion", and devoted entirely to the young Quebec singer. Celine was interviewed and she talked about her meeting with the Pope John Paul II some days before (on September 11, 1984). Celine performed "Comme on disait avant", "Un amour pour moi" and "Va ou s´en va l´amour". She also performed a medley with the songs "La voix du bon dieu" and "D´amour ou d´amitié" in duet with two of her sisters (Ghislaine and Claudette). Celine also performed the song "Mélanie", specially dedicated to her niece Karine, who was there in the set. Celine´s parents Adhémar and Thérèse also were there. During the episode, host Jacques Boulanger alluded to singer Nana Mouskouri, who couldn´t greet Celine by phone. Radio-Canada used a photo of Celine (black and white) to help promote this special.
ALBUM LAUNCHING
On September 17, 1984 in a children´s hospital in Montreal, Canada, the Sainte-Justine Hospital, Celine Dion launched the album "Les Plus Grands Succès De Celine Dion". It was sold in the Steinberg´s supermarkets and part of the profits, a gift from Celine and Steinberg´s, has been given to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
ON MAGAZINE
On September 22, 1984 Celine Dion appeared on the cover of the magazine "Marie-Pier", published in Quebec, Canada.
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