Almost six months after the release of I am: Celine Dion, Michael Bublé is still unable to finish watching the documentary recounting the Quebec singer’s fight against stiff person syndrome.
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“I was upset, I was in a pitiful state,” confesses the Vancouver crooner, who recently gave an interview to Journal alongside the announcement that he will host the 2025 Juno Awards.
“I couldn’t,” he explains. I tried to watch the documentary, but I couldn’t finish it because I’m a lucky man, because I know Céline…”
Without being insisted, Michael Bublé then paid a vibrant tribute to his friend Céline.
“From the first time I met her, she was the warmest, kindest, most humble and self-deprecating person. She’s a good person, and seeing everything she’s been through, how difficult it was with René, seeing her deal with her health issues, listen, I think one of the greatest moments of my year was to watch the Olympic Games,” confides Michael Bublé, referring to the interpretation of Hymn to love by Céline on the Eiffel Tower.
“As a Canadian, as a human, as a friend: it’s the best.”
A significant meeting
The 50-year-old artist remembers very well this famous first meeting with Céline Dion, which he mentions above. Her description of this moment, well engraved in her memory, will make all those who know the very familiar and warm side of our national diva smile.
Michael Bublé was 23 years old and took part in a charity event to which Celine Dion had also been invited.
“No one knew who I was,” he says. I was really nervous. Someone introduced her to me. He said, “Céline, this is Michael Bublé, a young artist from Vancouver,” and she said, “How are you?” And I told him, ‘I’m terrified.'”
“I remember she sat with me behind the stage and she took my hand. I remember my hands were cold. She spoke to me saying: “Come on, my man, it’s going to be okay. Don’t be crazy, you’re going to go out there and tear it up.”
After this significant meeting, Michael Bublé’s sister became close to Celine Dion’s assistants. The two Canadian celebrities became friends.
“He’s a great person. So, that’s why I couldn’t watch the documentary. I couldn’t stand it.”
The richness of bilingualism
During our interview with Michael Bublé, the latter also praised the work of the Juno Awards organizers to highlight all the cultures that coexist in Canada, including the French-speaking one.
In his eyes, bilingualism, among other things, is one of our greatest assets.
“The other day I was with my wife, who is from Argentina, and I was telling her how cool it is to be one of the few countries in the world to have two official languages.”
“You know what I mean? he continues. We tease each other, but deep down, we love each other. From coast to coast, we love each other. There’s some real great representation here and I love that the Junos are doing it. To me, it doesn’t seem forced, it’s not ridiculous. No, they did it because the producers of the show are good people.”
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