2023-06-18 03:17:15
A hint of rock, a healthy dose of catchy pop and country elements, Shania Twain is all that. True to form, the queen of country, who was in great shape, fired in all directions during her visit to the Videotron Center.
A Videotron Center that was filled to capacity on this grey, cold, windy and rainy Saturday.
The 57-year-old artist from Windsor, Ontario was back in Quebec after an absence of seven and a half years. There was a diverse crowd where cowboy boots and Stetsons were, of course, in the spotlight.
There were even bright silver cowboy hats offered at the souvenir shops and there were plenty of them all over the amphitheater.
Around 8:46 p.m., when the lights went out, Shania Twain, blonde hair and sunglasses, who made her look like the Deborah “Blondie” Harry of the 80s, appeared in the middle of the floor.
She launched her performance with the very pop Waking Up Dreaming from his most recent opus Queen of Me. Some spectators found themselves very and very very close to the singer who spoke in French throughout the evening.
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On the screen, behind the stage, a rocket, the ST rocket, prepares to take off. The last seconds of the countdown pass, the jets of smoke come out of the ground and it’s takeoff with Up!
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Visual effects, animation and images of Shania and the musicians scroll across the screens. There is a huge luminous panel with the letters Quebec. It’s moving, it’s colorful and it’s entertaining.
“It is magic. I have planned a huge party for tonight,” she said, responding with a I love you to an admirer who had just made a declaration of love.
Shania Twain then picked up a little everywhere in her repertoire, accompanied by guitarist-violinist Cory Churko, a second guitarist, a bassist, a keyboardist, drummer Elijah Wood and two male backup singers.
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Successes with Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You), I’m Gonna Getcha Good!with a very seductive Shania Twain on a motorbike, (If You’re Not in it for Love) I’m Outta Here!, You’re Still the One et From This Moment On.
Very pop titles with Number One, Pretty Liar and the title piece of Queen of Me. More country songs like Athe Man of Mine et Giddy Up!, with a saloon decor. And a piece that sounded like Def Leppard with Honey, I’m Home.
Close to the audience, she invited fans on either side of the stage during From This Moment On and brought up Stacy, a young woman from New Brunswick, for a “selfie” and even sang a few lines from Man! I Feel Like a Woman! Friendly!
We were also treated to a “happy birthday” with the crowd at the place of Frédéric “M. Twain” Thiébaud whose birthday it was
“It’s an extraordinary evening for me”, launched the star of the evening, in great shape, before ending the concert with the bombs That Don’t Impress Me Muchwith, as a bonus, the original leopard costume of the time and
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Robyn has new friends
At the start of the evening, the Canadian Robyn Ottolini also fired in a bit in all directions.
Surrounded by four musicians, including three guitarists and a drummer, the 27-year-old author, composer and performer has certainly made several new friends. She kicked off her thirty-minute performance with All My Friends are Hot.
The young woman from Uxbridge, Ontario, who has four EPs and several singles to her credit, had a monster success in 2021 with her song F-150. A piece that has gone viral on TikTok and which has accumulated 31 million plays on Spotify. Title that she, of course, interpreted and which seemed, despite its popularity, all the same unknown to the public of Quebec.
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Robyn Ottolini’s sounds are pop, rock and tinged with country by the sounds of guitars.
She and her musicians delivered a frenzied medley traversing The Climb de Miley Cyrus, Dancing Queen of Abba, Bad Reputation by Joan Jett et al Timber of Pitbulls.
“If you like these songs, you are my kind of world”, she launched, before starting this series of energetic songs which made the public react.
The tour Queen of Me continues Sunday evening at the Bell Centre. There are extras on October 24 at the Videotron Center and October 25 at the Bell Center.
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