The talented Jeanick Fournier and Mother Nature put on their best clothes on Monday evening, during Canada Day, at the Edwin-Bélanger bandstand, and shone brightly for the thousands of spectators who came out.
In the enchanting setting of the Plains of Abraham, dressed in a majestic pink dress and surrounded by an orchestra in matching colours, performer Jeanick Fournier looked like a diva as she celebrated the Unifolié with her Quebec City audience. Under a clear sky, the complete opposite of what we were treated to at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste show last Sunday, the winner of Canada’s Got Talent 2022 delivered a performance worthy of the title.
Tribute to the greats
In addition to his original pieces, such as Disturb me, In the skin et I’ll never love againwhich caused great joy among the crowd, the 52-year-old singer left a nice place for the repertoires of the great voices of our province. As one might expect, since she spent more than fifteen years paying tribute to her, Jeanick Fournier was amazing in interpreting several hits of the great Céline Dion. I Surrenderwhich earned him the famous Golden Buzzer in 2022, was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the evening.
The mother also allowed herself some magnificent borrowings from the discographies of Ginette Reno and the late Jean-Pierre Ferland, both in the form of medleys, for which the fans jumped up to sing along. Among other things, they were able to enjoy titles such as Crescents of sunshine, How lucky we are, You are my love, you are my mistress et I’m coming back home.
A family celebration
Even looking at the crowd rather than the stage, the show was beautiful. Parents were dancing lovingly with each other, or with their children on their shoulders, brothers and sisters were tugging and laughing, and many kids were having fun rolling around on the grassy slope. In short, a pleasant family atmosphere, to which the star of the evening contributed by bringing his two children, Yohan and Emma, on stage to accompany him on The Champs-Élyséesa classic by Joe Dassin.
Jeanick Fournier’s maternal instinct took over when she paused her performance to help a little girl and her little brother find their parents among the sea of spectators.
Lasers for fireworks
New this year; a laser and light show replaced the traditional fireworks. Since this was a first, we will have to give the runner a chance. That being said, while the result was impressive and more immersive for the audience, this way of doing things does not provide the same magical feeling that one can experience when watching a pyrotechnic scene develop in the sky.
