Celine Dion releases ASL versions of 20 of her songs

Musician Celine Dion released on her YouTube channel 20 new videos that have ASL interpretations of 20 of her songs from the “I Am: Celine Dion” soundtrack. The songs are performed by Angela “AV” Vilavong, a deaf interpreter. The videos include subtitles.

Dion’s team released the videos to support the International Day of Sign Language on September 23. Dion said in a statement that “My hope is that these videos shine a light on the beauty of creating music for everyone…”

AV posted on her Instagram that it was “such an honor” and explained that it took her team five days to complete the videos.

You can check out the videos on Dion’s YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBvRFdDGTM8

https://ca.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/celine-dion-sign-language-asl

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