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D'eux
''D'eux'' (French for "Of Them, "About Them", or "From Them"; homophonic with , meaning "two") is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her tenth French-language studio album. It was released by Columbia Records on 30 March 1995 in Canada and on 3 April 1995 in France. It was issued in other countries in the following months. In the United States, it was released under the title ''The French Album''. ''D'eux'' was preceded by the lead hit single, "Pour que tu m'aimes encore". The album was mainly written and produced by French singer-songwriter, Jean-Jacques Goldman. It garnered favorable reviews from music critics and became the best-selling French-language album of all time, with sales of over ten million copies worldwide. Background, release and content ''D'eux'' was recorded in the Mega Studio in Paris, France, in November and December 1994. Jean-Jacques Goldman, a popular French singer and songwriter, wrote and produced eleven songs on the album. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music. Born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland. After learning to speak English, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, '' Unison'', establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. Her recordings since have been mainly in English and French alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live à Paris (Celine Dion Album)
''Live à Paris'' (meaning ''Live in Paris'') is the third live album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 21 October 1996 by Columbia Records. It features primarily French-language songs, mainly from ''D'eux'' (1995), but also includes " The Power of Love", " River Deep, Mountain High" and a studio version of "To Love You More" as a bonus track. ''Live à Paris'' topped the charts in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec, and was certified 2× Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, denoting sales of over two million copies in Europe. Content After having the best-selling Francophone album of all time, ''D'eux'', Dion released ''Live à Paris'', which contains ten out of twelve songs from ''D'eux''. The concert was recorded at Le Zénith in Paris in October 1995, during the D'eux Tour. The CD contains also few English songs, including studio recording of "To Love You More", which became a smash hit in Japan. The disc does not contain the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'eux Tour
The D'eux Tour is the sixth concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support the highly successful tenth French language and thirteenth studio album ''D'eux'' (1995). History After 5 concerts in Quebec City, Canada, Celine toured Europe for four months. Dion crossed 11 countries and gave 42 sold-out concerts, among which 9 in Paris, France, most in rooms of at least 14,000 seats. One of the opening acts was made by the group The Corrs (in the United Kingdom and Ireland). During one of the spectacles at the Zenith de Paris Celine broke her voice. Broadcasts and recordings The show at Zénith de Paris in Paris was recorded before an audience of over 6,000 fans and released on CD in October 1996 as '' |
Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (; ) is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French studio album, '' D'eux'' (1995). It was released as the lead single on 13 March 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996. According to Dion, it is the biggest song of her French career. She also recorded it in English as "If That's What it Takes" and included it on her 1996 album, '' Falling into You''. Background and release "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman and became one of Dion's signature songs. The lyrics are sung from the viewpoint of a woman who is pleading with her ex-lover that she would do anything for him to love her again. Commercial performance and awards "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" became a smash hit in France, where it topped the singles chart for 12 weeks, sold one million c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling Into You
''Falling into You'' is the fourth English-language and fourteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 11 March 1996 by Columbia/Epic Records. The follow-up to her commercially successful album '' The Colour of My Love'' (1993) and French-language '' D'eux'' (1995), ''Falling into You'' showed a further progression of Dion's music. Throughout the project she collaborated with Jim Steinman, who wrote and produced " It's All Coming Back to Me Now", among others. Several songs were produced by David Foster, including Diane Warren's "Because You Loved Me". In total, Dion worked on the album with fourteen producers and a variety of songwriters and musicians. ''Falling into You'' won many awards around the world, including two Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album at the 39th annual ceremony, during which Dion performed live. In April 1997, she also won three World Music Awards for World's Best Selling Artist of the Year, World's Best Selling P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J'irai Où Tu Iras
"J'irai où tu iras" (meaning "I'll Go Where You Go") is a French-language duet between Celine Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman from Dion's album, ''D'eux'' (1995). It was released as a promotional single in Quebec in May 1996. The track was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman. Background and release There was no video made for the song. Dion performed this song many times during her concerts and TV shows. She sang it as a live duet also with Garou, Luck Mervil and her band members. During the D'eux Tour and the Let's Talk About Love World Tour the singer/songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman came on stage during the Paris concerts to sing the song together with Dion. She performed it during her 2008–2009 Taking Chances World Tour and during her historic performance in front of 250,000 spectators to celebrate Quebec's 400th anniversary, which was included on '' Céline sur les Plaines'' DVD in 2008. During the latter concert, she sang it in Quebec together with Nanette Workman. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destin (song)
"Destin" (meaning "Destiny") is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French album, ''D'eux'' (1995). It was released as a promotional single in Canada in January 1996. The track was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman. Background and release No video was made for the song. The song was a radio hit in Quebec. It entered the Quebec Airplay Chart on 20 January 1996 and peaked at number 3, staying thirty seven weeks on the chart. "Destin" was featured later on Dion's greatest hits compilation ''On ne change pas'' (2005). A live version was included on her '' Live à Paris'' album, recorded during the D'eux Tour. "Destin" was part of the setlist of Dion's Millennium concert on 31 December 1999. Dion performed the song during the Francophone concerts of her 2008-09 Taking Chances World Tour The Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her thirteenth French-language and twenty-second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'elles
''D'elles'' (meaning ''About Them'' or ''From Them'') is a thirteenth French-language and twenty-second studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 18 May 2007. It is a concept album which features thirteen songs written by influential female authors from France and Quebec, including: Françoise Dorin, Christine Orban, Nina Bouraoui, Marie Laberge, Lise Payette, Denise Bombardier, Nathalie Nechtschein, Jovette Bernier, Jovette Alice Bernier, Janette Bertrand and George Sand. The themes throughout this album centre on "woman"; the album's title is a play on the title of her earlier album ''D'eux'', replacing the third person plural masculine or neutral pronoun ''eux'' with the feminine ''elles''. The first single, "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" reached number one in France and number two in Quebec. It was followed by another Quebec top ten single, "Immensité". ''D'elles'' received favorable reviews from music critics, some of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Sais Pas
"Je sais pas" (; ) is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French album, ''D'eux'' (1995). It was released as a single on 2 October 1995 in Francophone countries and in December 1995 in selected European countries. In Canada it was a radio-only release in July 1995. The song topped the charts in France, Belgium, and Quebec. Dion also recorded it in English as "I Don't Know" and included it on her 1996 album, ''Falling into You''. Background and release The narrator of the song boasts that she is unafraid to face any number of tribulations and challenges of the body and spirit, but admits life without the one she loves just might be more than she could bear. Dion has stated that this is one of her favorites among her songs, because it reminds her of her feelings for husband René Angélil. "Je sais pas" was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman and J. Kapler, with Goldman handling production duties. Two music videos were made for this son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live à Paris (video)
''Live à Paris'' is the third home video by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on VHS on 8 November 1996 and on DVD on 17 November 2003. It was recorded live at the renowned Zénith Paris in Paris, France, in October 1995 before an audience of over 6,000 fans, during the D'eux Tour. Background ''Live à Paris'' contains songs from the highly successful French language album ''D'eux'', along with few English-language hits. Jean-Jacques Goldman joined Dion on " Les derniers seront les premiers" and "J'irai où tu iras". The VHS was certified 3× Platinum in France (60,000). The DVD re-release was counted separately in France and certified Platinum (20,000). ''Live à Paris ''Live à Paris'' (meaning ''Live in Paris'') is the third live album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 21 October 1996 by Columbia Records. It features primarily French-language songs, mainly from ''D'eux'' (1995), but also includes " ...'' CD is also available. It was released on 22 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman (; born 11 October 1951) is a French singer-songwriter and music record producer. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world. Since the death of Johnny Hallyday in 2017 he has been the highest grossing living French pop rock act. Born in Paris and active in the music scene since 1975, he had a highly successful solo career in the 1980s, and was part of the trio Fredericks Goldman Jones, releasing another string of hits in the 1990s. He also wrote successful albums and songs for many artists, including ''D'eux'' for Céline Dion, which is the most successful French language record to date. He was also part of the Les Enfoirés charity collective from 1986 to 2016, and got his most notable official recognition in the English-speaking world for winning a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1997, as a co-author of three tracks on Céline Dion's ''Falling into You''. Despite a voluntary retirement from the music scene in the early 2000s, he remains hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erick Benzi
Erick Benzi (born 1 March 1959) is a French musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer from Marseille. He was previously part of the duo Die Form, with Gildas Arzel, and the group Canada (with Arzel, Jacques Veneruso, and Gwenn Arzel). Since the 1990s, Benzi has produced albums for a variety of artists, including Jean-Jacques Goldman, Celine Dion, and Anggun. In 2007, Benzi became a member of the band El Club, with Arzel, Christian Seguret ( fr), and Michael Jones. Albums produced by Benzi * 1992: ''Rester vrai'' (Florent Pagny) * 1993: '' Rouge'' (Fredericks/Goldman/Jones) * 1995: '' D'eux'' (Celine Dion) * 1995: '' Lorada'' ( Johnny Hallyday) * 1996: '' Une à une'' (Nanette Workman) * 1996: '' Bienvenue chez moi'' (Florent Pagny) * 1996: '' Springfield'' (Carole Fredericks) * 1997: '' Au nom de la lune'' (Anggun) * 1997: '' Snow on the Sahara'' (Anggun) * 1997: '' En passant'' (Jean-Jacques Goldman) * 1997: ''Savoir aimer'' (Florent Pagny) * 1998: ''S'il suffis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
