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Originally posted by Dark Miracles
ATRL would do the most trying to prove the likes of Beyonce/Rihanna/Adriana Grand/Salena Gomez have made everlasting impact but denying an actual legend like Céline Dion.
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The nerve...
Celine Dion is not influential as a musician, she's not even a musician. Sure she had a big voice and maybe some young girls grew up covering her songs, but none of them mimick her style because she doesn't have a unique style (unless you can tell me what it is). She comes from the school of Barbra Streisand, she's just not as good (her voice can be very nasal and/or very thin, she's not consistent). She does not own a sound and she does not own a look. None of her music videos are remembered and only a few of her many hits have stood the test of time.
And if you wanna go there.
Beyoncé IS more influential than Celine Dion. Beyoncé staccato singing/rap-singing did in fact influence R&B in the late 90s and early 2000's. There's that. There's Crazy in Love big brass hook and go go influenced instrumentation which was copied by several artists in the mid-00s and is still influential (Ariana Grande's Problem). There's her performance aesthetic, which has influenced girls like Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift. But also many many female artists in the middle east and Asia who emulate Beyoncé more than anyone. There's Irreplaceable which produced several sound-alikes. There's the Single Ladies video which influenced commercials all of the world, Psy's biggest hit and was copied by everyone on youtube. Her brag and boast/bravado lyrics influenced girls like Rihanna, Keri Hilson, Ciara, etc. I mean, even Third Eye Blind frontman has listed Beyoncé as an influence. Not to mention her impact on feminism discourse today. Bey is incredibly influential and not just in music, but in culture, so don't go there.
Just because someone sold a lot of records, that doesn't mean their music or singing is actually influential. Celine Dion is not influential because nothing she's ever released was unique or groundbreaking.