RENÉ ANGÉLIL - TRIBUTE IN LAS VEGAS

By Bernard Bujold -
Celine Dion has gathered several friends of Rene Angelil Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in Las Vegas for a last tribute to the man who was at the center of the music industry and entertainment worldwide. 
The ceremony was available live on the Internet. 
 Several celebrities have spoken like Mitch Garber of Cirque du Soleil and David Foster who also sang a song he wrote and that is the message that Rene would has said to Celine to express his love to her. 
The evening ended with an account of personal anecdotes told by Céline Dion. 
Photos of the event are screenshots (Bernard Bujold).
Photo 1: René Angélil;
Photos: 2 and 3: Céline Dion;
Photo 3: Céline and René-Charles;
Photo 4: René-Charles;
Photos 6 and 7: Ceremony in Las Vegas;
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RENÉ ANGÉLIL (1942-2016)

By Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1) - 
Two days before his 74th birthday (January 16) the creator and manager of the Quebec singer Céline Dion, René Angélil, died January 14, 2016 in Los Angeles. 
A page of history that turns and ends... 
Personally, if I photographed a dozen times René Angélil and Céline Dion, we do not really know each other. The reason is that my former boss at Quebecor, Pierre Péladeau (father) did not like him even if both men started in the same profession as Péladeau began his career as artist manager and opera concerts organizer. A gig with an Italian singer went wrong financially and Pierre Péladeau had decided to embark on the printing business but with the hope of one day returning to his true love. This never occurred because Péladeau became a media mogul. But he always loved artists. 
I think he was jealous of the success of René Angélil although the reason is perhaps the friendship between Rene and Guy Cloutier. Indeed, Péladeau said that Cloutier owed him money following advances on the production of a music album by Quebecor that would not have covered his expenses... Cloutier disputed this argument and he never wanted repay. 
Anyway, I have always greatly admired Rene Angélil and I have always considered him as the greatest of all artist managers. 
I am very saddened by his death and my pain goes beyond its mere death. For me it is a page of the story of my life that also ends. René Angélil was part of my generation and his departure means in a way the end of this generation. 
Of course,  some would say: "Such is life..."
Photos 1 and 6: René Angélil;
Photo 2, 3, 4 and 5: René Angélil and Celine Dion;
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ADELE - A STAR OF THE WORLD ...

By Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1)- 
The British singer ADELE is the new world star of popular music! How to define her success? If one want to analyze the situation on a Quebec perspective, we can say that Adele has the qualities of four great artists. 1. ADELE's voice is comparable to that of CELINE DION; 2. her writing talent to the one of a LUC PLAMONDON; 3. the beauty of her face friendly as a MITSOU; 4. and finally a physical slightly outside the norms as a GINETTE RENO. ADELE been also very lucky as she admits it herself. In life, no success comes without the chance! CONCLUSION: "For a star like ADELE, there are thousands of nobodies that luck would not welcome ..." 
Photos 1 to 3: ADELE LIVE;
Photo 4: Céline Dion, Luc Plamondon, Ginette Reno and Mitsou;
Photo 5: ADELE ADVERTISING BOARD;
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