Gabonese teen becomes an online sensation after singing Celine Dion’s Power of Love
17 year old Gabonese singer Samuel “overwhelmed” after Canadian superstar Celine Dion shared a homemade video of him performing one of her hits. The young man has shot to stardom in his country after his home made video went viral according to the Gabon Voice
“Samuel, your talent is as big as your voice. I’m touched my songs have traveled all the way to you and hope we have the chance to meet one day… May all your dreams come true. Keep singing like you do. When music comes from the heart, it knows no borders!” Dion wrote on Facebook.
A prominent Gabonese blogger shared the video of Samuel singing from where it went viral. The blogger Barack Nyare Mba has started a campaign to raise funds that will help the young man in his singing career. He has created a Facebook page for Samuel calling it ‘Tous Ensemble Pour Samuel’ meaning ‘Together of Samuel’ has over 2,000 likes already.
“I wasn’t expecting that. I haven’t got a phone or a Facebook account — it was my brother who told me Celine had shared my video…. I just hope that one day I can meet her for real.” Samuel told AFP
Samuel, from a poor family in Libreville, has never taken singing lessons and said he has had to leave school because of a lack of money according to a report by AFP
