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Céline
Dion |
| Real Name |
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Céline Marie Claudette Dion
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| Height |
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5' 7½" (171
cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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30 March 1968 |
| Place of Birth |
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Charlemagne, Quebec,
Canada |
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| Biography: |
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Born to Adhemar and Therese Dion,
and the youngest of 14 children, Céline Dion
began singing in her parents' piano bar when she
was just five years old. By the age of 12, she had
written one of her first songs, 'Ce
N'etait Qu'un Rêve' (It
Was Only a Dream), which was later sent to
a manager named Rene Angelil.
After weeks with no response from Angelil, Céline's
brother, Michel, phoned him and said, "I
know you haven't listened to the tape, because if
you had, you would've called right away."
After listened to the tape, Angelil called her family
to set up a meeting with Céline. When Céline
performed in his office in Montreal, Angelil cried
and initiated the process of making her a star.
He then mortgaged his house to pay for Céline’s
first two albums. In 1983, Céline became
the first Canadian to have a gold record in France
and she also won a gold medal at the Yamaha songwriting
competition in Japan.
In 1990, Céline’s breakthrough album,
Unison, was released in the United States by Epic
Records and produced a number of hits. But her true
breakthrough was her duet with Peabo Bryson on the
theme song of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The
song became number one on the pop charts and won
both a Grammy and an Academy award. Her second English
album, Celine Dion (1992)
reached Top Ten American hit with 'If
You Asked Me To'. Her other songs, 'Nothing
Broken But My Heart' and 'Love
Can Move Mountains' also hit Top 40 singles.
Angelil and Céline turned into romantic partner
after he kissed her at one night after a show in
Dublin in 1988, but they kept their relationship
a secret for several years. In 1994, the couple
married in Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica, which
was celebrated not only by the 250 invited guests,
but by millions of fans worldwide.
Between 1992 and 1996, Céline recorded six
albums. Falling Into You (1996)
was a hit and earned her Grammy Awards for both
Album of the Year and Best Pop Album. She also performed
at the opening ceremonies of the Atlanta Olympics
in 1996.
When Céline recorded 'My
Heart Will Go On', the theme song for Titanic,
it became a huge hit on the radio. The song was
also featured on her next album Let's Talk About
Love (1997), featuring
Barbara Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, and the Bee
Gees, which earned her numerous awards and a whole
new world of fans.
When her husband, Angelil, was diagnosed with throat
cancer in 1999, Céline decided to take a
temporary break so that she could spend more time
at home and have a child. After underwent fertility
treatments, she gave birth to a son in 2001.
In 2002, Céline returned with her next album,
A New Day Has Come, which became number one in over
17 countries. In 2002, she announced a three-year,
600-show contract to appear five nights a week at
Cesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. The show was titled
A New Day.
In 2003, Céline released One Heart which
heralded the opening of A New Day on 25 March 2003.
That live show was documented on New Day: Live in
Las Vegas, which was followed several months later
by Miracle, a compilation of family songs designed
as a tandem book/CD project between Céline
and photographer Anne Geddes. |
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| Albums: |
| 2005 |
On Ne Change Pas |
| 2004 |
Miracle |
| 2004 |
New Day: Live in Las Vegas |
| 2003 |
One Heart |
| 2003 |
1 Fille & 4 Types |
| 2002 |
Tout en Amour |
| 2002 |
New Day Has Come |
| 2001 |
French Love Album |
| 1999 |
Au Coeur Du Stade |
| 1999 |
Amour |
| 1998 |
These Are Special Times |
| 1998 |
S'Il Suffisait d'Aimer (If It Is Enough
to Love) |
| 1998 |
On Tour |
| 1998 |
D'Eux |
| 1998 |
Chansons en Or |
| 1998 |
Celine Dion, Vol. 2 |
| 1998 |
A l'Olympia |
| 1997 |
Let's Talk About Love |
| 1996 |
Live à Paris |
| 1996 |
Falling into You |
| 1995 |
Power of Love |
| 1995 |
French Album |
| 1995 |
Des Mots Qui Sonnent |
| 1994 |
Premières Années |
| 1994 |
Dion Chante Plamondon |
| 1993 |
Colour of My Love |
| 1992 |
Sings Plamondon |
| 1992 |
Celine Dion |
| 1990 |
Unison |
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