Celine Dion : Her Band & Musicians Friends

Claude "Mégo" Lemay Musical Director Works for Celine Dion since 1987

Claude Lemay (Mégo to his friends) was born into music. From his childhood as a member of Canada’s Petits chanteurs du Mont Royal, Lemay spent his teenage years in bands and later studied music at the Université de Montréal. As a young musician, he worked with Raoûl Duguay, Fabienne Thibault and Richard Séguin. He also worked with Dalida, handling the French music legend’s US and Canadian engagements. Claude achieved widespread recognition during his 14 years as musical director of the Juste pour rire festival.

André Coutu Guitar Works for Celine Dion since 1991

After a four-year run playing guitar on a daily Canadian television show, Coutu became Céline’s guitarist in 1991, making him one of the longest-tenured members of Celine’s band. Since then, he’s toured the world with Céline several times over and recorded with most of Quebec’s top stars. During Celine’s brief retirement, Coutu returned to television to play guitar on Le Grand Blond avec un show sournois from 2000 to 2002 under the musical direction of Claude “Mégo” Lemay. Coutu, who studied guitar at the University of Montreal, also writes music. 

Jean-Seb Carré Violon / Guitar / Backup vocal Works for Celine Dion since 2002 

A newcomer to Celine’s lineup, Jean-Sébastien arrives with a blossoming solo career as one of Canada’s premier young violinists. Since his album debuted in April 2002, he has played before festival crowds of over 30,000 fans and shot four music videos. Carre formed his first band in ninth grade, and was soon playing in local bars. By the time he was 16, he devoted himself to full-time study, working on voice, violin and jazz. By 1998, at age 21, Carré was touring Québec with Mario Chenart, one of the province’s greatest cabaret singers; a European tour followed. By 2001, Carré had earned a record deal, and the public acclaim that followed eventually landed him a role in Céline’s band for A NEW DAY…  , Taking Chances World Tour , Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival , Show Celine .

Yves Frulla Keyboards Works for Celine Dion since 1994 

For Yves Frulla, music has always been a passion. Frulla studied his way to dual career opportunities, completing serious study of the piano and the pharmacy. While completing the pharmacy program at the University of Montreal, Frulla toured with Sass Jordan, building a music career that ultimately led him to Celine Dion’s band. He toured with Céline from 1994 to 2000. During Celine’s temporary retirement of 200-2002, he worked on music for films and television, and continued to perform live. When Celine’s band started getting back together for A NEW DAY…, Frulla knew it was worth the move to Las Vegas.