Regarding Céline Dion’s birthday, we remember the story of why she did not want to sing “My heart will go on”, the soundtrack of “Titanic”
It was 1997 when the biggest movie in history, up to that moment, hit theaters, the tape recounted the sinking of one of the most famous ships, the "Titanic" , the film’s soundtrack was in charge of French singer Céline Dion , the song also gave her musical career a boom.
But Céline Dion did not always want to sing the song that was number one in the popularity charts of several countries such as the United States and Germany, the reason she has explained in several interviews is that at that time it seemed inappropriate and she did not like it , it was her husband, the late René Angelil, who convinced her to take a test.
James Cameron, the director of "Titanic", did not agree to put lyrics to the song at the end of the film, it was the composer of "My heart Will Go On" who first tried to convince Céline Dion to interpret the theme and in this way, make the director see that the song had potential.
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With the refusal of both parties, Céline Dion’s husband asked her to record only one demo , the same one that is the final version, there were no two takes, just as it came out they made the final arrangements with the orchestra and the rest is history, he won the Oscar for best original song at that time and the one who was not amused was Madonna.
Today Céline Dion turns 53 years old , turned into one of the most established music stars and although when the song of "Titanic" came to her hands, it was already famous, it could be said that this song is a watershed in the trajectory Of the singer.
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In 2017, during the Billboard Music Awards, Céline Dion performed the song again about the 20 years since the film’s premiere, showing that although at first it was not to her liking, it is undoubtedly her flagship song with which everyone until the today identifies it.