A never-ending story! Since the 90s, the Web has imagined a rivalry between Lara Fabian and Céline Dion. And if the first missed her American career, it would be because of the second according to someone close to the Quebec diva. Really ?
Will we one day know what really happened in the 1990s to make Lara Fabian “miss” her American career when she was already a hit in France? For all these years, the interpreter of I love you boot in touch, content to evoke “record company stories” without going into details. But a book, signed Vito Luprano and extracts of which were shared by The Montreal Journalcomes to put a coin in the machine: he was the former right-hand man of René Angélil, the late husband of Céline Dion…
Did Celine Dion really demand to oust Lara Fabian from the American market?
In 1990, Celine Dion released her first English album entitled Unison. A first breakthrough on the American market after having conquered Canada and making its debut in France. Then, two years later, she followed up with an eponymous album notably carried by the tube Beauty and the Beastcult title from the soundtrack of Beauty and the Beast ; which also earned him an Oscar. The albums will follow The Color of My Love Then Falling into You until the planetary apotheosis with Let’s Talk About Love which contains the ultimate hit: my heart Will Go On.
But, to lead this brilliant American career, did Céline Dion push aside… Lara Fabian? In the book It’s All Coming Back To Me… From My Humble Beginnings to the Real Story Behind Celine Dion’s Careerproducer Vito Luprano relates that the Quebec diva, having heard of the possibility that her record company would sign her colleague, would have declared: “If that happens, I won’t record for Sony anymore.“But why such a threat? According to the producer, Céline would have had”broken heart” having learned that Lara declared herself “better singer” than her out of annoyance at having lost the Eurovision contest to her…
Lara Fabian’s ex-companion denies
As reported The Montreal Journaldespite the comments made by Vito Luprano, Lara Fabian’s former companion and composer, Rick Allison, denied this on his Facebook account. “I wanted to react to this controversy – Lara, Céline, Vito Luprano’s book – to say that all of this is completely false. There have never been any obstacles from Céline or René on Lara’s career and on Sony Music.”
And the latter however provides a clarification: “I knew René, I spoke about it with him. The only request he had was that we not be on the same label as Céline, which was logical.“Move around, there’s nothing to see!
