If you’re the kind of person who gets some kind of sick joy watching women fight on TV (Real Housewives, anyone?), Celine Dion isn’t going to be your cup of tea. She’s always been the epitome of class throughout her formidable career in music, never known to throw shade at other powerhouse artists despite her “diva” status awarded to her by her millions of fans worldwide. And while we’re never not enamoured by her youthful spirit and multi-disciplinary talent, her performance at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas with EDM superstar Steve Aoki has left us inevitably shook.
What appears to be Aoki paying the ultimate tribute to Dion turns out to be a spectacle we’re not sure was 100% successful in retrospect. After Aoki introduces Dion onstage, Dion begins belting out (lip-syncing, but whatever) her cult classic “My Heart Will Go On” from the Titanic movie. The crowd goes wild, as they should, and the club-atmosphere of the theatre immediately turns into a nostalgic fan-fest. At some point Aoki takes a backseat to her performance, basking in glory of just being so close to her.
Then, as Dion closes off her part to the song, Aoki immediately jumps in with a bass that quickly rises into a catchy, all-out EDM track which Dion compliantly dances off to! We kind of love how silly Dion looks as she lies on her back on the DJ booth, jamming out to the euphoria from Aoki’s spinning.
In fact, Aoki’s relationship with Dion didn’t begin last night. The two actually first met two years ago after Aoki uploaded a remix track of “My Heart Will Go On” onto YouTube. It’s an incredibly unexpected match, but when you see the way they hit it off, it’s at though it was meant to be. Dion, who notices how humbled Aoki is by their interaction, starts improvising what she thinks his version of her songs would sound like. It’s cute and at the same time kind of genius. There’s really no telling how far two musical geniuses can go when they combine their talents into art.
Here’s the track that sparked the two’s friendship, titled “Titanic.” It’s probably not something that could be translated live, but we nonetheless appreciate how sporting Dion was putting up a show like that for our entertainment.
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