Celine Marie Claudette Dion simply named as Celine Dion is a Canadian singer who first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland. She released her debut English-language album, Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. She also achieved worldwide fame after releasing several best-selling English albums such as Falling into You (1996) and Let's Talk About Love (1997). Her recordings are mainly in French and English, although she also sings in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese. She remains the best-selling Canadian artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 200 million copies worldwide. She was also honored by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for selling over 50 million albums in Europe. My Heart Will Go On from motion picture Titanic was also sang by her. She is a very talented singer of all time.
Celine Dion Hands The Mic To 7-Year-Old Anjali Singh During Las Vegas Show
Celine Dion gave a 7-year-old fan named Anjali Singh the spotlight during a recent show at her Las Vegas residency. Dion is seen telling Singh to “sing for The Colosseum of Las Vegas,” with Dion kneeling atop the stage while Singh stands below in a video. She was wearing a bedazzled jacket and a unicorn headband. Anjali Singh hits every note of Dion’s “I Surrender,” causing the French singer to stand up and clap. “Thank you!” Singh smiles toward the applauding crowd. Celine gives Singh a kiss on the cheek as she hugs her, saying, “You are the best, you go back and go be winning.” She repeatedly thanks the smiling little girl and sings a bit of Alicia Keys’ “Girl On Fire” to her. "Anjali's dream has always been to sing with her or to her. She would love to be like Céline Dion. That's her dream, to be just like her," mom Anitha Singh said in the interview.
Celine Dion on criticism she's too thin: 'Leave me alone'
Celine Dion doesn't much care if you think she's lost too much weight. Photos of the singer looking more svelte than she has before and rocking haute couture have been causing buzz that she's gotten too thin. is now 50 years old and said she's playing with style to find looks that help her "feel attractive". "I'm doing this for me," the singer said. "I want to feel strong, beautiful, feminine and sexy". "If you like it, I'll be there," Dion said. "If you don't, leave me alone". Her husband of more than 20 years, Rene Angelil, died of throat cancer in 2016 at the age of 73. There was a well-publicized love affair as Angelil began managing his future wife when she was just a teen, and she said he was the only man she had ever kissed. So there has been much speculation recently with Dion being seen out and about with dancer Pepe Munoz.
Early Life, Family, Birthday, Education, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Wikipedia, Bio of Celine Dion
Celine Dion was born on 30th March 1968. She was born in Quebec, Canada. She was born to Therese, his mother and Adhemar Dion, his father. His father is a butcher and his mother is a homemaker. Her parents were from a French-Canadian descent. Her nationality is Canadian and her ethnicity is French-Canadian. Her Zodiac sign is Aries. She was born as the youngest of 13 siblings in rural Canada. She was raised a Roman Catholic. In spite of poverty, she was raised in a family who knew to love children and the melodious environment fond of music. Her other early life background will be updated soon.
Regarding her education, she attended local elementary school Ecole St. Jude in Charlemagne, Quebec. But, she dropped out at 12 to focus fully on her career.
Height, Weight and Other Body Measurement
Celine is a very beautiful singer with a charming smile and glowing face. She gains a lot of people's attention to her from her sweet face. She has a tall height of 5 feet 7.5 inches. Her body build is Average. Her balanced height consists of 53 Kg. She has blonde hair and brown eyes. Her body measurement is 34-24-35 in. Her dress size is 4 (US). Her bra size is 32B. Her other body measurement will be updated soon.
How Celine Dion Began Her Career In Music?
- At the age of five, Celine began her career in music at her brother Michel's wedding.
- There she performed Christine Charbonneau's song "Du fil des aiguilles et du coton".
- She then continued to sing in her parents piano bar called Le Vieux Baril ”The Old Barrel”.
- She composed her own first song, “Ce N’etait Qu’un Reve”(It Was Only a Dream) or "Nothing But A Dream" at the age of 12.
- The recording was sent to the music manager, Rene Angelil and he was moved to tears by Dion's voice and decided to make her a star.
- He then mortgaged his home to fund for her first record, "La voix du Bon Dieu" in the year 1981.
- This recording made the hit and made her an instant star in Quebec.
- In the year 1982, she competed in Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan, and won the musician's award for "Top Performer" as well as the gold medal for "Best Song" with "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi".
- At the age of 18, she saw Michel Jackson performing and told Rene Angelil that she wanted to become a star like him.
- After that, she made her hits in 1990 with the breakthrough album, Unison, and duet with Peabo Bryson on the theme song of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast was fabulous, and other albums like “If You Asked Me To”, “Nothing Broken But My Heart”, “Love Can Move Mountains” ”The Last To Know” and more.
- Her breakthrough song earned its songwriters an Academy Award for Best Song and gave Dion her first Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
- During a concert on the Incognito Tour, she injured her voice in the year 1989 and she has immediate surgery on her vocal cords or does not have to utilize it for three weeks and she chooses the latter and went training with William Gould, who gave her an ultimatum.
- In 1996, she performed at opening ceremonies of Atlanta Olympics.
- She recorded “My Heart Will Go On “, theme song blockbuster movie Titanic, she became omnipresent.
- It brought a whole new world of fans from around the world.
- On 9th September 2016, she released "Recovering", a song written for her by Pink after Dion's husband Rene Angelil died in January 2016.
- Her compilation, Un Peu de nous topped the chart in France in July and August 2017.
- She released the single "Ashes" from the film Deadpool 2 on 3rd May 2018.
- On 24th September 2018, she announced the end of her Las Vegas residency Celine, with the final date set for 8th June 2019.
- In January 2019, she performed "A Change Is Gonna Come" at the "Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul" Franklin's tribute concert, to be broadcast in March 2019.
- At present, she is working on a new English album which will be released very soon.
Awards and Achievements
Celine Dion has won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Billboard named her the "Queen of Adult Contemporary" for having the most number ones on the radio format for a female artist.
Marital Status, Affairs, Children's, Sexual Orientation
Celine Dion is a married woman. She was married to Rene Angelil. Their relation was hidden for several years and later it was disclosed after their 1994 wedding in Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica. The couple is blessed with a son named Rene-Charles. She became pregnant with her second child but got miscarriage and later she gave birth to twins named Eddy and Nelson in the year 2010. In the year 2016, her husband Rene Angelil passed away. Currently, she is living a happy life with her children without any disturbances. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Who is Rene Angelil?
Rene Angelil is a music manager.
Net Worth, Salary and Source of Income
The net worth of Celine Dion surely in millions as she is one of the very famous singers. Her estimated net worth $650 Million as of 2019. She is making an impressive amount of net worth from her career. Her exact salary is $500,000 per show as of 2011. As of now, her salary had been increased but there is no exact information regarding her salary. Her major source of income is from her singing career.
