Celine Dion brought her singular brand of amazing to The Voice Monday night as a mentor for the aspiring pop stars that Gwen Stefani is coaching. Given how devoted The Voice is to the drama amongst its star coaches (it’s as much a competition for them as it is the wannabes who are competing to become “the voice”) and the various cults of their personalities, it’s no surprise that Celine stole the show.
The genius of Celine Dion’s persona is how her goofiness seems to clash with the overly earnest, mostly melodramatic nature of her music (ultimately, though, there is a certain consistency there, as Celine is devoted to massive expression on every front, whether she’s being comedic or emotional). Right away it was clear that The Voice editors got this as they took a sincere interview bit wherein Celine gushed about being “stunned” by The Voice’s amazing talent pool and her feeling of responsibility for mentoring the new generation and juxtaposed it with a quick flash of her doing a baritone Elvis Presley impression. No, thank you very much, editors.