"L'amour existe encore" (meaning "Love Still Exists") is a song by Quebec songwriter Luc Plamondon and Italian composer Riccardo Cocciante. It's sung by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French-language album, Dion chante Plamondon (1991). It was released simultaneously with "Des mots qui sonnent" as the lead promotional single in Canada in November 1991 and third commercial single in France in January 1994. Dion also recorded a Spanish-language version of this song, called "Aun Existe Amor" for her 2002 album A New Day Has Come, which was released as a promotional single in the United States in 2002.[1]
"L'amour existe encore" was released in Canada with no accompanying video. When Sony Music Entertainment decided to issue a commercial single in France, there was a music video made in December 1993. It was directed by Alain Desrochers. The video was featured later on the On ne change pas DVD (2005).
"L'amour existe encore" entered the Quebec Airplay Chart on 18 November 1991 and reached number 16, staying on the chart for twenty weeks. In France, "L'amour existe encore" peaked at number 31 (twenty three weeks on chart).
In 1994, the music video for "L'amour existe encore" was nominated for the Video of the Year at the Félix Awards.
Live versions of "L'amour existe encore" can be found on À l'Olympia, Au cœur du stade, and Tournée mondiale Taking Chances: le spectacle. The song became also a part of Dion's compilation On ne change pas. Dion performed it during her 2008-09 Taking Chances World Tour and her historic performance in front of 250,000 spectators to celebrate Quebec's 400th anniversary, which was included on Céline sur les Plaines DVD in 2008. The latter was performed as a duet with Éric Lapointe, and included later also on his album Ailleurs - Volume 1, released on 28 April 2009. In May 2009, this duet entered the Top 40 of the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and Top 10 of the Quebec chart.[2] The song was also performed in Quebec City in July 2013 during the Celine... une seule fois concert; the performance is included in the Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 CD/DVD. Dion also performed "L'amour existe encore" during her Summer Tour 2016 and during selected dates of her Courage World Tour.[3]
In 2021, the alternate and unreleased music video by Cinoque Films Inc. was found in some Sony comp reel.[4]
Spanish version
After Ignacio Ballesteros-Diaz wrote Spanish lyrics, Dion recorded Spanish version of that song, called "Aún Existe Amor". It was featured on her A New Day Has Come album in 2002, and released as a promotional single in the U.S. Dion performed it at the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards, where she received a special award for her hit "My Heart Will Go On" which was the first English-language song to top Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. An English version titled "Love Still Exists" was also confirmed by Dion to have been recorded for this album, but in Dion's words it did not sound well phonetically, so they included the Spanish version in the album instead.
A critical review of A New Day Has Come on Canoe.ca stated, "there's even a bit of Spanish frippery called Aun Existe Amor, which one can safely assume is also about love".[5]Chuck Taylor from Billboard claimed the song to be a highlight in A New Day Has Come.[6]
In 1994, co-songwriter Riccardo Cocciante released an Italian-language version of this song on his album Un Uomo Felice entitled "L'amore esiste ancora (con Tosca)". In 1998, Hélène Ségara and Garou performed this song as a duet for the charity album Ensemble contre le sida. In 2009, Lara Fabian also recorded this track for her album Toutes les femmes en moi as a tribute to all the women in the French music scene that have inspired her over the years, being this recording a humble hommage to Céline Dion. In 2010, Nicola Ciccone recorded and released the Italian version of this song for his album Imaginaire also entitled "L'amore esiste ancora" after performing the version for Luc Plamondon in homage and being told by the songwriter how beautiful it was, with such depth, when sung in Italian.[12]
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L amour existe encore meaning Love Still Exists is a song by Quebec songwriter Luc Plamondon and Italian composer Riccardo Cocciante It s sung by Canadian singer Celine Dion recorded for her French language album Dion chante Plamondon 1991 It was released simultaneously with Des mots qui sonnent as the lead promotional single in Canada in November 1991 and third commercial single in France in January 1994 Dion also recorded a Spanish language version of this song called Aun Existe Amor for her 2002 album A New Day Has Come which was released as a promotional single in the United States in 2002 1 L amour existe encore 1991 Canadian singleSingle by Celine Dionfrom the album Dion chante PlamondonB side Le monde est stone Released11 November 1991 1991 11 11 GenrePopLength3 50LabelColumbiaEpicSongwriter s Luc PlamondonRiccardo CoccianteProducer s Jannick TopSerge PerathonerCeline Dion singles chronology Des mots qui sonnent 1991 L amour existe encore 1991 Beauty and the Beast 1991 Alternative cover1994 French singleMusic video L amour existe encore on YouTube Aun Existe Amor Single by Celine Dionfrom the album A New Day Has ComeReleased2002 2002 GenrePopLength3 51LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Riccardo CoccianteIgnacio Ballesteros DiazAudio video Aun existe amor on YouTube Contents 1 Background and release 2 Spanish version 3 Track listings and formats 4 Charts 5 Release history 6 Cover versions 7 References 8 External linksBackground and release Edit L amour existe encore was released in Canada with no accompanying video When Sony Music Entertainment decided to issue a commercial single in France there was a music video made in December 1993 It was directed by Alain Desrochers The video was featured later on the On ne change pas DVD 2005 L amour existe encore entered the Quebec Airplay Chart on 18 November 1991 and reached number 16 staying on the chart for twenty weeks In France L amour existe encore peaked at number 31 twenty three weeks on chart In 1994 the music video for L amour existe encore was nominated for the Video of the Year at the Felix Awards Live versions of L amour existe encore can be found on A l Olympia Au cœur du stade and Tournee mondiale Taking Chances le spectacle The song became also a part of Dion s compilation On ne change pas Dion performed it during her 2008 09 Taking Chances World Tour and her historic performance in front of 250 000 spectators to celebrate Quebec s 400th anniversary which was included on Celine sur les Plaines DVD in 2008 The latter was performed as a duet with Eric Lapointe and included later also on his album Ailleurs Volume 1 released on 28 April 2009 In May 2009 this duet entered the Top 40 of the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and Top 10 of the Quebec chart 2 The song was also performed in Quebec City in July 2013 during the Celine une seule fois concert the performance is included in the Celine une seule fois Live 2013 CD DVD Dion also performed L amour existe encore during her Summer Tour 2016 and during selected dates of her Courage World Tour 3 In 2021 the alternate and unreleased music video by Cinoque Films Inc was found in some Sony comp reel 4 Spanish version EditAfter Ignacio Ballesteros Diaz wrote Spanish lyrics Dion recorded Spanish version of that song called Aun Existe Amor It was featured on her A New Day Has Come album in 2002 and released as a promotional single in the U S Dion performed it at the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards where she received a special award for her hit My Heart Will Go On which was the first English language song to top Billboard s Hot Latin Tracks An English version titled Love Still Exists was also confirmed by Dion to have been recorded for this album but in Dion s words it did not sound well phonetically so they included the Spanish version in the album instead A critical review of A New Day Has Come on Canoe ca stated there s even a bit of Spanish frippery called Aun Existe Amor which one can safely assume is also about love 5 Chuck Taylor from Billboard claimed the song to be a highlight in A New Day Has Come 6 Track listings and formats Edit1991 Canadian promotional single L amour existe encore 3 501994 French CD cassette and 12 single L amour existe encore 3 49 Le monde est stone 3 412002 US promotional single Aun Existe Amor 3 52Charts EditChart 1991 1994 PeakpositionFrance SNEP 7 31Quebec ADISQ 8 16Chart 2009 PeakpositionCanada AC Billboard 9 duet with Eric Lapointe 34Quebec ADISQ 10 duet with Eric Lapointe 8Release history EditRegion Date FormatFrance 11 24 January 1994 CDcassette12 Cover versions EditIn 1994 co songwriter Riccardo Cocciante released an Italian language version of this song on his album Un Uomo Felice entitled L amore esiste ancora con Tosca In 1998 Helene Segara and Garou performed this song as a duet for the charity album Ensemble contre le sida In 2009 Lara Fabian also recorded this track for her album Toutes les femmes en moi as a tribute to all the women in the French music scene that have inspired her over the years being this recording a humble hommage to Celine Dion In 2010 Nicola Ciccone recorded and released the Italian version of this song for his album Imaginaire also entitled L amore esiste ancora after performing the version for Luc Plamondon in homage and being told by the songwriter how beautiful it was with such depth when sung in Italian 12 References Edit Glatzer Jenna 2005 Celine Dion For Keeps Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN 0 7407 5559 5 Celine on the Charts Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Celine Dion bouleversee lance sa tournee hommage a Rene VIDEOS L amour Existe Encore Alternate Music Video A New Day Has Come Reviews amp Previews Spotlights Celine Dion L amour existe encore in French Les classement single Retrieved 6 September 2014 Quebec Info Musique Celine Dion Quebec Info Musique Retrieved 6 September 2014 Eric Lapointe Celine Dion Chart History Canada AC Billboard Retrieved 14 February 2018 Palmares de la chanson francophone au Quebec in French BAnQ Retrieved 15 March 2019 Celine Dion L amour existe encore Discogs Retrieved 22 February 2017 In the imagination of Nicola Ciccone French language article in Le Journal de Montreal Retrieved on 14 October 2010 External links Edit L amour existe encore on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L 27amour existe encore amp oldid 1130090909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
