Celine Dion is snubbed from the list of the 200 greatest singers and singers in history and the fans revolt

Celine Dion is snubbed from the list of the 200 greatest singers and singers in history and the fans revolt

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The Southern Editorial

| January 2, 2023

Dion has sold over 200 million records worldwide. (Photo: reproduction)

Fans of singer Celine Dion have been outraged by a recently released list of the 200 greatest male and female singers in history. The ranking produced by the North American version of Rolling Stone magazine places singer Aretha Franklin in first place and no mention of Dion.

Published since 2008 and regularly updated, the Rolling Stone ranking places Aretha Franklin at the top and the rest of the top 10 positions along with Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Otis Redding and Al Green.

Up to 20th place, the ranking is made up of Little Richard, John Lennon, Patsy Cline, Freddie Mercury, Bob Dylan, Prince, Elvis Presley, Celia Cruz, Frank Sinatra and Marvin Gaye.

“Have you heard of Celine Dion? Try to find out about her,” one person on Twitter quipped in reaction to the list with the singer’s absence. “You forgot Celine Dion…” wrote another. “How can anyone he forget that Celine Dion exists?”, asked a third. “Celine Dion is not on the list, something is wrong there”, criticized another.

Dion has sold over 200 million records worldwide. Seven of her albums have sold over 10 million copies, making it one of the best-selling female albums in history.

The singer also accumulates five Grammy Awards trophies. Her rendition of “My Heart Will Go On,” featured on the soundtrack to “Titanic” (1997), won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the Academy of Arts and film science in 1998.

Disease

Recently, the Canadian singer revealed that she had been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called stiff person syndrome (RPS). It is also known as Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS).

The condition causes uncontrollable muscle spasms. Dion broke the news via Instagram, announcing that she will have to cancel scheduled UK and European shows in 2024.

“I have been dealing with health issues for a long time,” the singer said in the video. “While we’re still learning about this rare condition, at least now we know that’s what’s causing the spasms I have,” he explained. According to her, the disease affects one in 1 million people.

“Unfortunately, these spasms affect all aspects of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulty when walking and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing as I normally do.”