After Sam Smith hailed Celine Dion’s iconic song It’s All Coming Back to Me Now as one of his favorite vocal performances, Dion immediately took some praise for it.
Smith, 28, began on Tuesday in an interview with Pitchfork about the 1996 song of Dion, 52, where she described the song as “ outrageous. ”
Dion took to Twitter just hours later and also gushed over them in a heartfelt tweet about the British singer.
Praise: After Sam Smith hailed Celine Dion’s iconic song It’s All Coming Back to Me Now as one of his favorite vocal performances, Dion immediately offered some praise.
During the interview, Smith described Dion’s rendition of the song as “so dramatic” adding that “the vocal performance is out of this world.”
They added that her voice has a ‘tone and a sharpness that cuts right through you,’ adding that you can ‘hear her personality when she sings.’
Smith said that the ‘basis’ for all their musical knowledge were singers such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Chaka Khan, ‘women who sang in the middle of a stage and did nothing but sing’.
Personality: They added that her voice has a ‘tone and a sharpness that cuts right through you’, adding that you can, ‘hear her personality when she sings’
Nothing but singing: Smith said the ‘basis’ for all their musical knowledge was singers like Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Chaka Khan, ‘women who sang in the middle of a stage and did nothing but sing’
Smith added that the “ seven-minute version ” of the song is the best, before Dion returned the many compliments on Twitter just hours after the interview was posted by Pitchfork.
‘Aww, thank you very much @samssmith,’ Dion began her heartfelt post, before recalling their last meeting.
‘It was great to see you in London last year, and forget about me – I love you so much !! Watch out … hope to see you again soon. Celine xx… ”she concluded.
Compliment: Smith added that the ‘seven-minute version’ of the song is the best, before Dion returned the many compliments on Twitter just hours after the interview was posted by Pitchfork
Smith was already gushing about Dion last November, after they had written For The Lover That I Lost for her new album.
Truly honored to have written ‘For The Love That I Lost’ for the new @ celinedion record, featuring the incredible @jimmynapes & @stargatemusic. Celine, you are my everything and you are the reason I sang at all. Everyone hails the queen, the legend and the icon x, ”they said.
Smith, who announced in 2019 that they are nonbinary and they use pronouns, recently shared the trauma he faced after making that announcement.
Gushed: Smith previously gushed about Dion last November, after writing For The Lover That I Lost for her new album
Honored: ‘Truly honored to have written’ For The Love That I Lost ‘for the new @ celinedion record, featuring the incredible @jimmynapes & @stargatemusic. Celine, you are my everything and you are the reason I sang at all. Everyone hails the queen, the legend and the icon x, ”they said
‘To be honest, I can’t tell enough people how much courage it takes. I was not prepared for the amount of ridicule and harassment that I have experienced, ”they said.
“I mean, frankly, the comments and the kind of thing that I have to answer and go through every day is very, very intense,” she added.
‘Gender has been nothing but traumatizing and challenging for me throughout my life … I just feel like myself. I don’t feel like a man, ”they said.
Courage: ‘To be honest, I can’t tell enough people how much courage it takes. I was not prepared for the amount of ridicule and harassment that I have experienced, ”they said.
Intense: ‘I mean, frankly, the comments and the kinds of things I have to answer and go through every day is very, very intense,’ they added