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Connecting Celine Dion and Dave Chappelle



Celine Dion
Numerous artists have either mentioned Dion as a major influence or as one of their favourite singers including: Britney Spears, Rihanna, Adele, Josh Groban, Delta Goodrem, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Vanessa Hudgens, Kelly Clarkson, Perrie Edwards, Loren Allred, Brazilian singer Wanessa Camargo, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Frank Ocean, Ava Max, Charlotte Cardin, and V (from BTS) among many others. Country singer Martina McBride is widely heralded by the press as the ''Celine Dion of Country music''.

Frank Ocean American singer (born 1987)
In Ocean's songwriting, Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'' observes "open echoes of self-guided, innovative R&B songwriters like Prince, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Maxwell, Erykah Badu and particularly R. Kelly and his way of writing melodies that hover between speech and song, asymmetrical and syncopated." Jody Rosen of ''Rolling Stone'' calls him a torch singer due to "his feel for romantic tragedy, unfurling in slow-boiling ballads".

Erykah Badu
The event was hosted by Badu's close friend Dave Chappelle and featured a surprise appearance by André 3000 of the duo Outkast.
Badu also had small roles in '' Before the Music Dies'' (2005), and ''Dave Chappelle's Block Party'' (2006).


Celine Dion
Many stars attended the opening night including Dick Clark, Alan Thicke, Kathy Griffin, Lance Bass, and Justin Timberlake, who hosted the television special.

Kathy Griffin American actress and comedian
She portrays herself as a Hollywood outsider and has a group of close celebrity friends such as Rosie O'Donnell, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Gloria Estefan, and Lance Bass.

Jerry Seinfeld American comedian and actor
In January 2017, Seinfeld went on '' The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'' and joined Dave Chappelle, and Jimmy Fallon in honoring outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama, and played a game of ''Catchphrase'', which Mrs. Obama and Fallon won to Seinfeld's dismay.


Celine Dion
''Billboard'' credits Dion as the one who pioneered modern residencies saying: "Since Dion's debut, hundreds of artists have tried their hand at Vegas residencies, including, most recently, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Usher, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Rod Stewart and Sting.

Bruno Mars
This playacting had a major impact on his musical evolution; he later reflected: {{blockquote|I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police.

Prince (musician)
The single "Breakfast Can Wait" had cover art featuring comedian Dave Chappelle's impersonation of him, from a 2004 second-season '' Chappelle's Show'' comedy sketch on Comedy Central.


Celine Dion
During 2002, she performed for many benefit concerts, including her second appearance on VH1 Divas Live, a concert to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, alongside Cher, Anastacia, Dixie Chicks, Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Shakira, and Stevie Nicks.

Mary J. Blige
In 2001, Blige starred opposite rapper Q-Tip in the independent film '' Prison Song''.

Q-Tip (musician)
He is also a longtime friend of actor Leonardo DiCaprio and comedian Dave Chappelle.





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