Pavarotti was one of the most successful opera singers in history and enjoyed a career of more than 50 years.
As well as winning seven Grammy Awards, he sold over 100 million records and the first Three Tenors recording became the best-selling classical album of all time.
But in June 1998, Pavarotti decided to join forces with the of ballads, Celine Dion, for a beautiful performance of her track ‘I Hate You Then I Love You’.
June 1998 saw Luciano Pavarotti host a benefit concert in his home town of Modena, Italy to raise money for the War Child charity and the orphans of war-torn Liberia.
Singers on the night including the Spice Girls, Jon Bon Jovi, Eros Ramazzotti and The Corrs, who each either sang renditions of their own hits or stunning duets with the operatic star.
Celine Dion performed a sensational duet with Luciano Pavarotti singing ‘I Hate You Then I Love You’, a song released by Celine the year before in 1997.
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Celine’s beautiful vocals are matched perfectly with Pavarotti’s powerful notes and the song was such a hit on the night that the pair later released the duet as a promotional single in Italy, later that year.
The benefit concert was broadcast live in various countries and the stunning duet between Pavarotti and Celine Dion was later released on DVD and as part of the night’s live album
