March 24th, 2008 pkuan
This comes courtesy of Jiji:
Starting with a sexy number - I Drove All Night - Celine the sellout crowd on their feet straight away.
Although she had a slight mishap - stumbling slightly when she first appeared - probably due to the fact that the fact the stairs were black and the lights were dim - ever the true performer, she recovered well.
It helped that she looked every inch the star in a short sparkling mini-dress which showed off her long divine legs.
Celine sang about 20 songs over 1 1/2 hours, with limited interaction with her fans - a Diva is a Diva after all. Not that her fans minded.
The crowd of 15,000 people included a wide range of ages - a tribute to the French-Canadian singer’s universal appeal.
Her 5 years of almost nightly performances in Vegas at Caesers Palace have sharpened her live performance skills to a deadly point. She is a formidable force to be reckoned with and had the adoring crowd eating out of her hands for the entire night.
When she thanked them using a Chinese phrase ”Xiexie” - there was a raucous cheer of approval.
Her fantastic dancers were a multicultural mix and included an even mix of males and females.
Celine ended the concert with her Titanic hit, My Heart Will Go On, in an encore that got the whole arena on their feet cheering.
Following the concert, there were after concert parties at Mcsorley’s Ale House and Cafe Deco at The Venetian.
But THE party to be seen at was the after concert party at The View - a newly opened ultra exclusive swanky VIP club on top of Sands - The Venetian’s sister casino.
Here invited, guests sipped on flutes of Moet and nibbled on canapes while enjoying models sashaying down a catwalk, as well as the amazing view.
It really was an experience not to be missed.
March 19th, 2008 pkuan
Canadian diva Celine Dion loves her LV.
The reed-thin singer with the huge voice reportedly gave the security staff of The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel quite a headache - and not by warbling an emotional ballad that went on and on and on…
In Macau for her Taking Chances concert, Celine, who performed to a full house at The Venetian’s 15,000 capacity Arena last Saturday apparently got a little emotional when her precious Louis Vuitton luggage was going through the standard security check - fearing that her designer bags may be scratched.
But hey, give the girl a break, she works hard for her money (she was performing 5 times a week for 5 years at Ceaser’s Palace in Vegas, taking in an estimated US400 million before ending her run in December).
The girl loves to shop - and she has a sense of humor. After paparazzi accosted her outside Cartier, where she had just bought some jewellery, the ever-friendly Celine quipped: “I do damage wherever I shop.”
We say, let the girl have her bling!
You gotta love a girl who admits that audiences at her Las Vegas shows were often tired, drunk, sick and in some cases asleep.
And you won’t find her dishing out lawsuits or getting teary on talk-shows over being ridiculed for her stage movements, conservative behavior and emotional songs - even when it’s her own fellow Canadians.
Maybe it comes from having actual talent, and a whopping 5-octave range, but Celine says she actually feels flattered that people take the time to impersonate her.Heather Mills should take a leaf out of Celine’s book.
Like the title of her hit of Titanic proportions, Celine’s heart really does go on. Forbes voted her one of the top 10 most generous celebrities in Hollywood in 2006, after raising more than US$1 million for UNICEF’s Tsunami Recovery Fund, and spending decades supporting charities.
Stay tuned for the concert review…
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