Uncover Introduces | Céline: Understood

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CBC

True Crime

4.6 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Céline Dion is having a moment. It’s not her first, and millions of fans are hoping it won’t be her last. While Céline’s international stardom seems obvious now, it was all so unlikely.

Now, as a rare illness threatens to retire Celine’s more-than-four-decade long career, in Céline: Understood culture writer Thomas Leblanc reveals the surprising cultural, political and business alchemy that created one of the most enduring superstars the planet has ever seen.

Understood is an anthology podcast that takes you out of the daily news cycle and inside the events, people, and cultural moments you want to know more about. Over a handful of episodes, each season unfolds as a story, hosted by a well-connected reporter, and rooted in journalism you can trust. Driven by insight and fueled by curiosity…The stories of our time: Understood.

More episodes of Understood are available at: https://lnk.to/CelineUnderstood!Uncover

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0:15.0	Come on in. Have you seen my new living room? No? Really? You're here every day and I've never shown you my living room. Oh, nice. Have a seat. Lay back. Want a coffee? It's just I've got a lot of mail to deliver, sir. Tange, your home, your comfort zone. This is a CBC podcast.
0:19.0	Hi, I'm Thomas LeBlanc. I'm a Montreal-based broadcaster and cultural commentator. You might also
0:29.6	know me as a Salindian expert and the co-host of the CBC Podcast, Chosen Family.
0:36.0	I want to tell you about my brand new podcast.
0:38.5	It's called Saline Understood.
0:41.2	Saline Dion is having a moment, but it's not her first. understood. National Stardom seems obvious now, it was all so unlikely. In this four-part series, I
0:57.7	explore the cultural, political, and business alchemy that created one of the most enduring superstars the planet has ever seen.
1:07.0	Now here's the first episode of Saline understood. It was close to midnight in Paris.
1:24.0	Oh wow.
1:25.0	People are coming down the stairs.
1:27.0	And millions of people like me around the world
1:30.0	were glued to the Olympic opening ceremonies on TV.
1:34.0	That was a beautiful number.
1:36.0	This is a party.
1:38.0	It was a spectacle,
1:40.0	but colored smoke and dancers swinging from scaffolding around the
1:43.6	Todem Cathedral. Oh I think she's oh still in is coming I think still in is coming. Oh no
1:50.9	okay. I've been watching for hours.
1:54.0	They're zooming in on the logo is Selene there?
1:56.0	Wondering if the rumors were true.
1:58.0	Well, Saline performed, that's what everybody's asking.
2:01.0	In 2022, Seline had been diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, and there were doubts about whether she could ever sing again.
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