The power of Céline: this drag artist channels Queen Dion

Описание: Crystal Slippers is just one of the many fabulous subjects featured in Canada's a Drag, a docu-series from CBC Arts that showcases drag artists from across the true North strong and fierce.

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When Guy Hermon immigrated to Montreal from Israel, he wasn't quite sure how to navigate himself in a new world. But then two women filled his soul and drowned his fears, shattering the walls for a new, new sun: Céline Dion and Crystal Slippers.

Hermon invented Crystal as his drag queen alter ego, and her performances quickly became heavily influenced by none other than Céline, who felt like the ideal person to emulate to find a place in Quebec culture.

"The first drag competition that I won, I did a Céline Dion number," Crystal says. "Just because I was like, 'This is Quebec, I need to do something that people know.' And I didn't even think how deep that rabbit hole goes. She's this weird and awkward girl with this amazing voice and this ambition that is rare. And she somehow came to be one of the biggest pop stars in the world, ever. Every time I think about it, it just makes me happy."

And, we promise, once you see Crystal Slippers do Céline, every time you think about it will make you happy too.

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