Celine Dion's emotional reaction to Kelly Clarkson's 'My Heart Will Go On' cover

Publish Date
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 4:10PM
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Kelly Clarkson is freaking out over Céline Dion's reaction to her My Heart Will Go On cover - and we're right there with her.

Kelly recently covered the iconic song during her Kellyoke segment on her talk show and has since received a video from Céline herself praising Kelly's performance.

"I just saw you singing 'My Heart Will Go On' and I'm crying again,' Céline said in the video.

"You were absolutely incredible, fantastic. I loved it so much. I hope we can see each other in person soon."

She also thanked Kelly for her kind words about her comeback performance in Paris. 

"Kelly, when I came back from the Olympics, I got to watch and listen to your reaction to my performance on the Eiffel Tower," Céline said.

"It was so sweet to hear you. Your voice was breaking and it touched me so tremendously.

"You were crying, and then you made me start crying. What's up with all this frickin' crying?"

On Instagram, Kelly replied to Céline's video by saying in the caption of her post, "You have no idea how much you even noticing my existence means to me! Thank you so much for being such an amazing example of true passion and being one of the greatest vocalists of all time that I am still, to this day, inspired by."

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In her own video, she explained the story of how during American Idol, she had laryngitis while having to perform Céline's I Surrender, and how this was a full-circle moment for her.

She concluded by saying, "I got to honor someone who is such a hero to me vocally, like she is one of my like main inspirations of why I'm a singer," while also inviting Celine to come on her show.

Kelly added, "I can quit now in life. I'm retiring. Goodnight."

Watch Kelly's cover of My Heart Will Go On below!

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