Céline Dion is a French-Canadian singer known for her power ballads, including the Academy-Award winning theme song “My Heart Will Go On”
Celine Dion Biography
During the Incognito tour in 1989, she suffered a vocal injury. She saw otorhinolaryngologist William Gould, who gave her an ultimatum: have immediate surgery on her vocal cords or stop using them for three weeks. Dion chose the latter option.
Celine Dion is the eldest of 14 siblings. She was raised as a Roman Catholic in a poor but, according to her, happy home in Charlemagne.
Music had always been an important part of the Dion family, and she was named after the song “Céline,” which had been recorded two years before her birth by French singer Hugues Aufray.
She made her first public appearance on August 13, 1973, at her brother Michel’s wedding, where she performed Christine Charbonneau’s song “Du fil, des aiguilles et du cotton.”
She continued to perform with her siblings in her parents’ small piano bar, Le Vieux Baril, which translates as “The Old Barrel.” She had wanted to be a performer since she was a child.
Celine Dion Career
At the age of 12, she wrote and composed her first song, “Ce n’est qu’un rêve,” with her mother and brother Jacques. The title translates as “It Was Only a Dream” or “Nothing But A Dream.”
Michel forwarded the recording to René Angélil, a music manager whose name he discovered on the back of a Ginette Reno album. Dion’s voice moved Angélil to tears, and he decided to make her a star.
In 1981, he mortgaged his home to fund her first album, La voix du bon Dieu, which became a local No. 1 hit and catapulted her to stardom in Quebec.
When she competed in the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, she 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.”
By 1983, Dion had won several Félix Awards, including “Best Female Performer” and “Discovery of the Year,” in addition to becoming the first Canadian artist to receive a gold record in France for the single “D’amour ou d’amitié.”
She had even more success when she represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ne partez pas sans moi,” which she won by a narrow margin in Dublin.
After seeing a Michael Jackson performance when she was 18, Dion told Angélil she wanted to be a star like Jackson.
Despite her confidence in her abilities, Angélil recognized that her image needed to be altered in order for her to be marketed globally.
She stepped away from the spotlight for several months, during which she underwent cosmetic dental surgery and was sent to the École Berlitz in 1989 to improve her English.
Celine Dion Age
Celine Dion was born on March 30, 1968, so as of the year 2022, her age was 54 years.
Celine Dion Parents
She is the daughter of Thérèse, a housewife, and Adhémar Dion, a butcher of French ancestry.
Celine Dion Husband
Currently, she is not married, however, she was married to René Angélil and they were married from 1994 to 2016.
Celine Dion Children
She has three children and their names are René-Charles Angélil, Eddy Angélil, and Nelson Angélil.
Celine Dion Net Worth
She reportedly has a net worth of $800 million.
What is Celine Dion’s illness?
According to her, she is battling a rare neurological disorder known as “Stiff-Person Syndrome,” which she claims have caused uncontrollable and severe muscle spasms.
What is the cause of Celine Dion weight loss?
She injured her voice during a concert on the Incognito tour in 1989. She saw otorhinolaryngologist William Gould, who gave her an ultimatum: either have immediate surgery on her vocal cords or stop using them for three weeks. Dion chose the latter and studied voice with William Riley.
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