Her Mom Had To Interfere
It was Celine’s mother who first sent a demo and a note to Rene. It read: “This is a 12-year-old with a fantastic voice. Please listen to her. We want her to be like Ginette Reno.”
Rene didn’t immediately reply and Celine’s brother had to persuade the producer to give it a shot. Rene decided to listen to Celine’s voice, and he contacted her immediately after to audition for him.
Her Audition Was Far From Normal
Rene was thrilled to personally meet Celine after listening to her amazing demo. When Celine got to his office, Rene gave her a pretend microphone and said to her, “Here’s your microphone.”
He then told her, “Now sing as though you were in front of a sellout audience.” Celine went for it and he was completely stunned by her performance. He believed that Celine was born to perform.