Celine Dion Can Only Be Herself
The singer’s over-the-top sincerity and expressiveness were once seen as irredeemably uncool. In the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion,” they have become her superpowers.
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![Since her emergence as a Québécois child star, something about Celine Dion’s essential nature has remained constant, impervious to both changing trends and scathing critique.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/27/multimedia/25celine-notebook-bjqp/25celine-notebook-bjqp-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)
The singer’s over-the-top sincerity and expressiveness were once seen as irredeemably uncool. In the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion,” they have become her superpowers.
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