Celine Dion warned fans that songs created using artificial intelligence that appear to be hers are “fake” and “not approved.”
“It has come to our attention that unsanctioned, AI-generated music purporting to contain Celine Dion’s musical performances, and name and likeness, is currently circulating online and across various Digital Service Providers,” a post on Dion’s Instagram page reads.
“Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography.”
In April 2024, more than 200 artists signed an open letter to AI developers, tech companies and digital music services to stop using AI music-generation technology, calling it an “assault on human creativity.” Billie Eilish, Aerosmith, Chappell Roan, Kacey Musgraves and more signed the open letter.
Songs made using AI regularly go viral on social media. Last year, an AI-generated song that appeared to be sung by Taylor Swift went viral on TikTok with the lyrics, “So happy my Travy made it to the big game.” Swift never publicly commented on the AI-created song.
In 2022, Dion revealed that she had a rare neurological disorder that affects “every aspect of my daily life — sometimes causing difficulties when I walk, and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way that I’m used to.”
Dion’s health issues caused her to cancel and postpone performances in 2023, but she returned to the stage in July 2024 when she performed “L’hymne à l’amour” during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.