'You're a living legend': Céline Dion honours Ginette Reno at Hall of Fame induction

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· Posted: May 16, 2025 9:29 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Ginette Reno, queen of the chanson québécoise, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame past night, and she was honoured with a astonishment video connection from Céline Dion.

"Ma chère Ginette, c'est à ton tour. The aureate dependable of Quebec. C'est ainsi qu'on t'appelle from seashore to côte," Dion began, telling Reno it was her crook to shine. "Une voix en or, unsocial et puissante, vibrante et inimitable. Une voix qui a bercé ma jeunesse, et m'a donné l'envie de faire ce métier," she added, calling Reno's voice powerful, vibrant and unsocial — a dependable that nurtured Dion passim her childhood and gave her the propulsion to travel the aforesaid career.

Reno, a Quebec icon who has recorded 42 albums and is besides a renowned actor, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame connected May 15 astatine the National Music Centre successful Calgary, wherever Maestro Fresh Wes, Sum 41, Loreena McKennitt, Glass Tiger and Dan Hill were besides inducted. 

"You're a surviving legend, whose enduring passionateness and timeless artistry person inspired generations," Dion said. "You are so 1 of the top inspirations of my life. I really met René [Angélil, her precocious hubby and manager] because my parents wanted maine to conscionable with the manager of the large Ginette Reno. In fact, helium ever told maine [that] you are the champion vocalist successful the world."

WATCH | The opening of Céline Dion's tribute to Ginette Reno:

New Brunswick singer-songwriter Roch Voisine officially inducted Reno into the Hall of Fame aft Dion's message, which thrilled the singer.

"Wow. Thank you. Thank you truthful much. I got goosebumps each over. Oh God. We accidental successful French: c'est deux determination un. Roch and Céline, you know?" Reno joked, aft giving many thanks.

"You know, I americium a singer, I person been singing for 66 years, and honestly I didn't sing for glory, occurrence oregon money. And tonight, I'm shaking inside. I'm truthful honoured and truthful privileged due to the fact that I feel I belong," she continued, adding that she has experienced imposter syndrome successful the past.

"Il y a non seulement une femme en moi en ce infinitesimal qui est très fière, mais il y a une petite fille qui a tellement une gratitude," she finished, saying determination isn't lone a precise arrogant pistillate successful her close now, but besides a grateful young girl.

You tin ticker the May 15 Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony, hosted by Paul Brandt, aboriginal this autumn connected CBC Gem and CBC Music's YouTube page.

WATCH | Ginette Reno and Céline Dion perform Un peu positive haut, un peu positive loin unneurotic successful 2008: