2024
6.8 (4 votes)
0h 54m
Genres
Documentary
Music
Production Companies
SRG SSR
ARTE
ARTE
Celine Dion: Rise of a Diva (Céline Dion à l’Eurovision, la note parfaite)
When Switzerland made Céline a champion
Overview
In 1988, 20-year-old Céline Dion won Eurovision for Switzerland with the song ‘Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi’, a moment that kickstarted her international career and propelled the young Celine to world fame. This documentary looks back through the archives at an event that changed the Quebec singer's life, with interviews from the song’s composer as well as from Scott Fitzgerald, the British singer who was runner up at Eurovision 1988, beaten by just one point.
Key Crew
Director: Vincent Gonon, Noël Tortajada
Top Cast
Céline Dion
Herself - singer, subject
René Angélil
Himself - manager
Valentin Grimaud
Himself - biographer
Atilla Şereftuğ
Himself - composer ("Ne partez pas sans moi")
Bernard Thurnheer
Himself - Eurovision 1988 commentator
Scott Fitzgerald
Himself - UK competitor for Eurovision 1988
