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Music Geographies and Iconic Music Legends: Mapping Céline Dion’s Outstanding Contribution to Music and Global Popular Music Culture

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  • This paper deals with music and geography since these fields are “intimately connected” and a legitimate topic of academic research (Johansson & Bell, 2009, p. 1; Anderson et al, 2005)

  • Music and Global Popular Music Culture geographical analysis based on its continuous development over space and through time (Kearney, 2010; Waterman, 2006)

  • Since musicians’ behavior is highly encouraged to be geographically studied (Florida et al, 2010) and geographers have only very rarely investigated major figures and legendary music icons of popular music, this paper aims to fill this hiatus

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Introduction

This paper deals with music and geography since these fields are “intimately connected” and a legitimate topic of academic research (Johansson & Bell, 2009, p. 1; Anderson et al, 2005). 787), a singular form of symbolic expression shaping human existence (Lull, 1987), a part of people’s lives and human experience. It is a universal cultural norm, an expression of human culture (Johansson & Bell, 2009; Lashua et al, 2014; Levitin, 2006), and “a means by which cultures defined themselves” Music and Global Popular Music Culture geographical analysis based on its continuous development over space and through time (Kearney, 2010; Waterman, 2006). It could be used as a platform for specific topics, arguing the contribution of highprofile musicians and emphasizing the global issues of their music (Kearney, 2009, 2010)

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