Celine Dion: Singing Voice with Great Intensity

Celin Dion’s full name is Céline Marie Claudette Dion who was born in March, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec who became famous internationally with Celine Dion singing voice.  As a Canadian singer, actress, occasional songwriter, and a businesswoman, she was raised in a big family of poor parents, but she became a teen star in Canada after all those difficulties in life.

She married her manager, Rene Angelil after he mortgaged his house to shoulder financing of her 1st recorded album.  In the year 1990, her album entitled Unison was released making herself recognized In North America and other places of the world as a great pop artist.  Celine is known to have a 5-octave vocal range which is considered as one of the most powerful voices in pop music.

In the survey conducted by Blender Magazine and MTV regarding the “22 Greatest Singers,” she garnered 9th place with 6th in the category for female, and got the 4th place in the list of 100 Great Pop Vocalists held by Cove magazine.  She is often distinguished with Mariah Carey because of the well-acclaimed Celine Dion style, as well as with Barbra Streisand for the tone of her voice.

On her debut, a lot of music critics and analysts gave credit to her vocal modulation, and she got praises for the intensity and virtuosity of her voice.  The New York Times has written that she’s a kind of singer that has a high, slightly nasal, thin and smooth voice; an excellent soprano possessing a variety of technical skills.  She can create smart melismas, sustain long notes that does not waver even a single pitch, and she can produce impressive vocal catches that is only distinguished to singing voice exclusively.

She was described by Charles Alexander of Time as “the power behind songs” and a great singer who can shift from a sentimental ballad into a lively pop music.  According to him, Celine’s voice slides from whispers into high notes easily combining her powerful voice with grace.  Based on the statement of music maestros Jean-Pierre Brossman and Kent Nagano, Dion is a type of musician that is endowed with refinement and perfection as well as an accurate ear for music.

A music critic of AllMusic named Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that Dion performs her songs with effortless elegance and natural charm of her voice.  During performance of her French repertoire, Dion mixes her vocal lines with a lot of modulations and nuances.  Celine Dion singing voice has an emotional intensity that is intimate and tender.  Luc Plamondon who composed some of her songs stated the composition of 3 singers as the Québécoise, the English and the French.

Even at the start of her career, she has been recognized for her vocal restraints.  Her singing performance closely resembles that of her contemporaries like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.  However, in spite of her perfect singing voice, she received some criticisms for lack of intensity in feeling with regard to her previous songs, and singing too much in improper venues.

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