"Born in Berkeley, raised in Richmond and living now on Bethel Island, the 49-year-old singer, actress and self-described technohuman has built her own genre, Electronica Hip Opera, to showcase a voice that refuses to be confined. I created the genre Electronica Hip Opera because I'm an opera singer."
"Celiane says her love of music began in the 1980s, when she first heard Whitney Houston and discovered the bold creativity of Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel and other innovators. Back then, you had to have a voice, a real talent and be different than everyone else to sell, she said. I would see rock bands and all the fans cheering, and I knew I wanted that stage. She says opera training gave her technical strength but that she never wanted to remain in one lane."
Divine Celiane is a 49-year-old singer, actress and self-described technohuman born in Berkeley, raised in Richmond and based on Bethel Island. She created the genre Electronica Hip Opera to center her operatic-trained voice within electronic and hip-hop elements. Frustration with producers asking her to change or downplay her operatic sound motivated the genre's creation and a decision to build music around her voice. Influences include Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, Daft Punk and Amy Winehouse. Cosplay and elaborate costuming are central to the Celiane The Voice persona. Pronouns: she and they.
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