Celine Dion takes a jab at Donald Trump for playing Titanic song at rally

Montreal – Canadian singer Celine Dion took a jab at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Aug 10 for using at an election rally the song she sang for the disaster movie Titanic (1997), about the ocean liner’s sinking.

The former United States president has been lampooned on social media after playing the track, My Heart Will Go On (1997), at a rally in the US state of Montana on Aug 9, as a video of Dion performing the song was shown on a big screen.

Her management team and record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada, said in a statement on social media that the use of the song and video at the rally was “in no way” authorised.

“Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use,” it added. “And really, that song?”

Users on social media have made analogies between Trump’s campaign and the sinking ship at the heart of the film directed by Canadian film-maker James Cameron.

Trump, 78, has appeared on the back foot since

US Vice-President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden

in the race for the White House.

Trump appeared on track to win back the White House before Mr Biden dropped out of the race on July 21. Ms Harris has made big gains since replacing Mr Biden at the top of the ticket and

announcing Mr Tim Walz, Minnesota’s governor, as her running mate.

My Heart Will Go On was released on Dion’s 1997 album Let’s Talk About Love. It became one of the biggest songs of all time, selling 18 million copies and earning Dion an Oscar, a Golden Globe and several Grammys.

Dion, 56, was forced to cancel a string of shows in 2023 and 2024, saying she was not strong enough to tour after being

diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder.

But she delighted fans in July by singing from the Eiffel Tower at the

opening of the Olympics in Paris.

AFP