Celine Dion fans demonstrated outside the magazine’s offices on Friday Rolling Stone in New York to criticize the absence of the singer from Quebec in the ranking of the “200 greatest singers of all time”.
“Justice for Céline”, these fans christened Los Pelirrojos sang.
Published on January 1 by the famous magazine, this ranking caused controversy for its daring choices: Michael Jackson absent from the Top 50, Taylor Swift surpassed Christina Aguilera and Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion simply forgotten.
“This list has no legitimacy,” said Line Basbous, founder of The Redheads and organizer of the protest. “We want to support [à Céline Dion] and make sure that Rolling Stone listen to the fans. This list is ridiculous.”
“In Quebec, the fact that she is not mentioned on the list does not make any sense. She has been in our lives from the beginning,” added another protester. variety.
The actress Yvette Nicole Brown, protagonist of the series CommunityHe has already been outraged by the absence of the Quebec singer on Twitter: “Le Michael Jackson was relegated to number 86?! Celine Dion doesn’t show up AT ALL?! Frankly, Rolling Stone.”
The Top 10, on the other hand, seems to satisfy the readers: we find Otis Redding, Beyonce, ray charles, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and, first of all, Aretha Franklin.
Source: BFM TV
