Céline Dion en concert (tour)
| Tour by Celine Dion | |
| Associated album | Mélanie |
|---|---|
| Start date | January 1985 |
| End date | 2 June 1985 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 42 in Canada |
| Celine Dion concert chronology | |
Céline Dion en concert was the first concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The tour visited Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick in Canada.
In early November 1984, René Angélil and pianist Alain Noreau, who was to act as orchestrator and conductor, began planning the tour of Quebec. Rehearsals started in late December 1984 and soon Angélil realized that Noreau was not up to the job. He called Paul Baillargeon, who'd written the music for "Une colombe," and asked him to replace Noreau. Baillargeon agreed. At this point, the band was made up of six musicians and two backup singers. The tour kicked off in January 1985 in La Sarre. Shortly afterwards, in February 1985, Angélil's wife Anne Renée left him and later sued for divorce. The tour stopped.
On 12 March 1985, Dion gave a press conference to announce her first real concert tour. It got back on track in Amos on 26 March 1985. The show was changed slightly. Some songs had been added, others were eliminated. The overall image was younger and funkier. Paul Baillargeon put together a new band. He kept the two backup singers Simon Leclerc and Catherine Léveillée and hired Florent Richard on bass, Gilles Valiquette took care of the guitars, synthesizers and sequencers. With Baillargeon's keyboards, drums and the strings and woodwinds added by the sequencers, the sound was smooth, rich and modern.
The show was diverse in the extreme. It was Dion's first real tour and it was designed to showcase her strengths. There were several Eddy Marnay songs, Paul Baillargeon's "Une colombe," Hubert Giraud's "Mamy Blue," and medley of songs by Félix Leclerc and Michel Legrand. Dion even sang an aria from Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen. She also performed English-language songs, including "Over the Rainbow," "What a Feeling" and " Up Where We Belong" (in duet with Baillargeon).
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