May 31, 200817 yr Author QUEEN of the ballads Celine Dion held court before a sea of 64,000 fans at Croke Park last night as she belted out the melody of hits that have made her a household name. It was ten years since the Canadian singer last played in Ireland and her legions of admirers were making the most of it as they travelled the length and breadth of the country for the sellout concert. She was supported by the opera world's answer to the boyband, Il Divo, who took to the stage to rapturous applause. Celine and her husband Rene Angelil flew into Dublin on Thursday and have been staying at the Shelbourne Hotel. She was photographed leaving the hotel by a side entrance at around 3.30pm yesterday. The singer obliged a waiting fan with an autograph and a bank of photographers with a picture before being whisked off to rehearsals at Croker. It was a fond return for Dion as it was in Dublin that she won the Eurovision 20 years ago, a move which helped propel her career into the showbiz stratosphere. Tickets for the gig sold out in record time, although concert promoters MCD released a limited number of extra tickets a few days ago. A major crowd and traffic management plan was in place around the stadium last night for this, the first of four concerts to be held there over the coming weeks. Around 150 gardai policed the concert with another 400 stewards on duty. Source: http://www.celinedionforum.com/index.php?s...t&p=1010712 Pics: http://www.celinedionforum.com/index.php?s...t&p=1010712
May 31, 200817 yr Author Getty Images: http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.a...amp;src=quick#1 2 westlife guys were there :wub: HQ Pics: http://www.celinedionforum.com/index.php?s...t&p=1011018 Edited May 31, 200817 yr by SuuS
May 31, 200817 yr it went down really well in ireland a friend of ours was at the show and said she was amazing you can expect celine to climb really well in irish chart next week
May 31, 200817 yr Author I certainly hope so :wub: My Love GluZYHBNwRg All By Myself 4JhNy6q_d_A Edited May 31, 200817 yr by SuuS
May 31, 200817 yr Author My Love is so amazing. :wub: She's so emotional when she sings it. Bless her.
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