Celine Dion was captivated by a famous French singer. So much so that she gave him an unforgettable gift…
The whole of France (and part of the world) is currently trying to obtain tickets to attend one of Celine Dion’s ten concert dates at Paris La Défense Arena. But a French singer was able to create a special bond with the diva a few years ago…
Céline Dion and this singer she spoiled: “We can’t discuss like that…”
In his album one more eveningreleased in 2016 after the death of René Angélil, Céline Dion performs three songs which were written by the famous Zaho. And if she has already written for other artists such as Christophe Willem, the process was not the same with the Quebec diva. “You can’t chat like that with her, not on first contact anyway. When I heard that she was going to record an album in French, no one contacted me and the whole world was trying to pass her songs“, remembered the interpreter of It’s weird And I promise you In Gala.
So, at the time, the singer and wife of Florent Mothe decided to put all the chances on her side so that the international star would notice her. “I am then on tour with the musical The legend of King Arthur and, on the bus, I go through all her interviews to try to understand her, to know what could affect her“, she said. She finally knew how to aim correctly: “I only sent him one song, Ma Faille, which reached his ears“.
Zaho “on cloud nine” thanks to Céline Dion
It was during the intermission of the musical she was performing that Zaho received a call from Las Vegas to tell him the good news. “She liked your song, she’s going to say a word to you. Can you write him other texts?“, Celine Dion’s team told him on the phone. A phone call which made Zaho completely euphoric, so much so that she was unable to come to her senses after the intermission. “When the show started again, I completely missed my scene, I was on cloud nine. There without being there“, she remembered.
An opportunity that Zaho considered a real gift and which allowed him to enter the closed circle of personalities in direct contact with Celine Dion. Moreover, in addition to its title My flawwhich she entirely wrote, Florent Mothe’s wife was able to co-write the pieces To you And You will knowwhich can also be found on the album One more evening.
