Currently recovering from a series of health concerns, Celine Dion is slowly preparing her comeback. But the path still looks long for the singer, as revealed to RTL by its historical composer, Erick Benzi.
The state of health of Celine Dion continues to worry his fans. For many months, the singer has been absent from the scene. She had indeed been forced to cancel many concerts. But the Canadian artist now preparing for his return. A tour in Europe is thus expected for 2023 and a show in France must take place on July 13 at Les Vieilles Charrues. But before that, we will find Celine Dion in the credits of The Goldman Legacy 2a tribute album to the famous singer which will be released on December 2.
However, because of the “muscle spasms“which make her suffer a lot, the interpreter of For you to love me again was unable to record a replay. His faithful songwriter Erick Benzi then offered him a solution to reinvent the title La Mémoire d’Abraham. “When I called him to offer him this, she was super happy to participate in a tribute to Jean-Jacques but she still had vocal problems, she was not yet in good enough shape to do something. Céline, that’s the advantage with her, when you’re in the studio, there’s nothing to throw away. That’s when I proposed to him, ‘listen, I’m going to cover one of your songs that you sang at the time’. I searched through the tracks I had and I was able to extract a voice track that is unreleased”he explained to RTL.
Erick Benzi: “She has health problems, that’s true”
With our colleagues, Erick Benzi also confirmed that Celine Dion was not yet able to sing. “She has health problems, that’s true. It’s getting better, it takes time, it’s not easy, she told me ‘I’m not ready to sing’, I didn’t insist on asking him ‘what’s going on?'”continued the composer.
This Wednesday, November 2, Celine Dion came out of silence to announce another project in which she has embarked. The Canadian star will indeed star in a romantic comedy in 2023, titled love again. In this feature film, the singer will play her own role alongside two well-known actors: Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan. “See you at the cinema!”, she rejoiced on her Instagram account, in the caption of photos of her in the company of the Scottish comedian, known in particular for his role in the Outlander series. But Celine Dion will not be content to appear in this romantic comedy. Indeed, she has agreed to perform several songs that will form the soundtrack of the film, which is scheduled for release in May 2023. Directed by Jim Strouse, Love again will tell the story of a young woman who continues to write texts to her deceased fiancé. Except that his phone number has since been assigned to another resident of the city. These two broken hearts will meet and start a beautiful love story.