Celine Dion was not included in the list of the 200 greatest singers of all time compiled by the specialized magazine RollingStone. An absence that surprises many people and angers admirers of the Quebecer.
The famous magazine RollingStone has drawn the wrath of many music lovers since Sunday, the day of the publication of its list of the greatest singers of all time. While we find there Aretha Franklin (in first position), Frank Sinatra, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse, Adele, but also Rosalía, Billie Eilish (the youngest on the list), Ozzy Osbourne or Kurt Cobain, a name does not appear in the ranking: that of Celine Dion.
Thoughtful and assumed decision? Just forgetting? the RollingStone has not yet commented on the case, but social networks are on fire and many media, in Europe and Canada especially, write on Monday on this surprising omission. In the eyes of many, the American magazine simply “snubbed” the Quebec singer.
” RollingStone omitting Celine Dion from its list of the greatest singers of all time is a crime against humanity,” wrote a user on Twitter. “Keeping her off your list of the 200 greatest singers of all time has to be a regrettable mistake…because to do so intentionally would be criminal,” posted another.
“Delete your article until you include Celine Dion in the top 5 from the list, asked one user in a tweet. [Elle est] the greatest singer of all time. »
Despite Celine Dion’s undeniable legacy, the team at RollingStone preferred 200 other artists, although she claims to have included “singers who have shaped history and defined our lives”.
“Keep in mind that this is the list of the greatest singers and not the list of the greatest voices”, warns the RollingStone in the text that precedes its classification and puts it in context. “In any case, what mattered most to us was an artist’s originality, influence, depth of catalog and breadth of musical heritage. »
Celine Dion, now 54, has released 27 albums, sold more than 200 million copies, received five Grammy awards, among other accomplishments.
Aretha Franklin sits at the top of the list of the 200 greatest singers of the RollingStone. The queen of soul is followed (in order) by Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Otis Redding and Al Green.