NEW YORK: Canadian superstar
Celine Dion is ready
with a new album, the first since her husband´s death, that will feature collaborations
with French stars and uplifting lyricism, her label an**unced Monday.
The album, which will come out on August 26, is entitled "Encore Un Soir."
Dion released the title track -- which means "One More Night" in English -- in May.
The pop diva, 48, had dedicated the ballad to her late
husband Rene Angelil, who died in January from throat cancer at age 73.
Angelil was taken by Dion´s voice when she was a child and became her musical guide and manager, marrying her in 1994 when she was 26.
The song "Encore Un Soir" was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, a leading French pop star.
Label Sony Music said that the
album will also feature Dion´s first song written by two other prominent French rockers, Francis Cabrel and Serge Lama.
"Celine voluntarily chose uplifting themes that focused on life and positivity," the label said in a statement.
Dion will also delve into her Quebecois heritage
with a cover of "Ordinaire" by Robert Charlebois, a major artist of the French-speaking province.
Dion, who also sings in English, has sold 220 million albums, placing her among the ranks of the most successful recording artists of all time.
Dion is on a tour that includes nine sold-out shows at the Bercy arena in Paris as well as 10 concerts in Montreal, five in Quebec City and two in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, before she returns to her residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
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