Celine Marie Claudette Dion was born on March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada.
She was the youngest of 14 children of Adémar and Teresa Dion. Her family was friendly. Also a musical family, her parents formed the Dion's family and traveled across Canada when Celine was a baby. Later, the family opened a bar with a pianist, in which Celine performed, delighting visitors.
At 12, Celine recorded her first song, written and directed by her mother. They sent a cassette tape to manager and producer Rene Angelil, who was pursuing a career in pop music. French singer Gynette Reno. After listening to the recording, Rene invited Celine for a personal audition and after listening, he immediately signed her to a contract with the condition that he would pursue her career. He mortgaged his house to sponsor her first album, La Voix du bon Dieu (Voice of God).
By the age of 18, Dion had recorded nine albums in French and received numerous Felix and Juno awards (analogous to the Grammy in Canada). In 1988, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, which was broadcast on live in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Japan. Having reached a new level of recognition, Celine began to look towards the United States and american world stars.
Dion recorded her first English-language album, Unison, in 1990. Like most of her English-language albums, the work on the album took place in close collaboration with composer-arranger and musician David Foster. The album has sold over one million copies worldwide. It included such hits as "Where Does My Heart Beat Now".
Dion achieved real success in American pop music in 1992, recording a duet with Peabo Bryson musical composition to the cartoon "Beauty and the Beast". The song peaked at number ninth on the Billboard Hot 100 and also earned Dion a Grammy and an Oscar. The song was included in her second English-language album with the title "Celine Dion". The album went gold in the US and sold 12 million copies worldwide. The undeniable success of her self-titled album, the songs from which took fourth place in the "Hot Hundred", as well as the first place in the list " Contemporary music for adults", allowed her to go on her first highly publicized tour of the United States.
Succeeding in the USA
Celine Dion used wisely new wave fame and released a well-selling album "The Color of My Love" in 1993. The album included the strong romantic ballads that made Dion famous - "When I Fall in Love" (soundtrack to the film "Sleepless in Seattle") and "The Power of Love", the first of her songs to reach number one in " Hot Hundred.
In 1994, Dion successfully combined her personal and professional life when she married Angelil, even though he was 26 years older than her. Angelil divorced his second wife in the 80s, and immediately after that, he and Dion began a romantic relationship. They announced their engagement in 1991 and married in an elaborate ceremony at Montreal's Notre Dame Cathedral that was celebrated across Canada.
The international success of Celine Dion was further strengthened after her performance at Olympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, where she performed the song "The Power of the Dream". In the same year, her album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album. It included the absolute hit "Because You Loved Me" - the song that was the soundtrack of the Robert Redford film "Close to the Heart", released in 1996. In 1997, along with the release of the film Titanic, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, Celine Dion became even more popular, because her song was the main composition in the film. The film received a record number of Oscar awards - eleven - including for best song. This song filled all the radio stations of the world.
The song "My Heart Will Go On", which was featured on the film's soundtrack disc and own album Dion's "Let's Talk About Love" became her third number one Hot 100 song and has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. The album also includes songs performed together with musicians such as Barbra Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, the Bee Gees and Bryan Adams.
Canadian diva
In April 1998, Celine Dion received the "National Order of Quebec" - the highest award provinces. Later that year, she performed at the acclaimed television concert "Divas Live" on VH-1 along with such stars as Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan and Shania Twain.
In 1998, Celine took part in the tour, simultaneously recording two albums - "S'il Suffisait d'Aimer" and the weekend album "These Are Special Times". In late 1998, Dion won six Billboard Music Awards, including Singer of the Year and Album of the Year for Let's Talk About Love.
In the summer of 1998, Celine Dion went on a tour of 14 countries, which, in honor of the new millennium, ended on December 31, 1999 with a gala concert in Montreal. Her duet with rhythm and blues artist R Kelly earned her a fourth No. 1 spot for "I'm Your Angel".
In early 2000, Celine Dion announced that she was taking a short sabbatical in order to devote more time to her family. Dion and Angelil tried to have a baby for years and eventually decided to use in vitro fertilization to get pregnant. In May 2000, Dion underwent two minor surgeries at a New York reproductive clinic to increase her chances of conceiving.
The operations were successful and on January 25, 2001, Celine Dion gave birth to her first child, a son whom his parents named Rene-Charles. In her interviews, she said that another fertilized egg is stored in the clinic in order to eventually give birth to their child's brother or sister. On October 23, 2010, at the age of 42, Dion gave birth to twin brothers.
Angelil, who was diagnosed with skin cancer in 1999, is now in remission.
World fame
After two year break Celine Dion returned in March 2002 with "A New Day Has Come", which reached the top of the charts in over 17 countries. A year later, she took part in a highly publicized performance that took place on stage at the famous Las Vegas hotel and casino, the Caesars Palace. Almost simultaneously, Dion presents his album "One Heart", which does not receive the popularity of its predecessor. In 2003, she returned to recording albums in French with the release of 1 Fille & 4 Types.
Together with photographer Anna Geddes, Dion creates the album "Miracle: A Celebration of New", which turns out to be a hit. In 2007, Dion presents two albums: "Taking Chances", which almost reaches the top of the charts and "D'Elles" - his new album in French.
And although her presence at the top of the ratings became less frequent, Celine Dion still remained popular artist. In June 2009, Forbes magazine reported that the singer earned approximately $100 million in 2008. This information made her the second in the world in terms of the amount of money earned, after Madonna.
In August 2014, Dion canceled all her shows until March 22, 2015 in order to pay more attention to her 72-year-old husband, who had a cancerous tumor removed in December 2013, as well as to her children. “I want to devote every ounce of my strength and energy to the recovery of my husband, and for this it is important for me to devote this time to him and our children,” Dion said in her statement regarding the cancellation of the concerts.
According to the press, the singer also has health problems. She reportedly suffered from inflammation of her throat muscles, which prevented her from performing at a concert in Las Vegas starting July 29, 2014. Dion apologized to her fans for letting them down and thanked them for their support during her forced vacation.
Quotes
“I decided a long time ago that I wanted to be an open book.”
“When all is said and done, the songs set the end of the evening.”
“If you don’t take risks in life, you won’t know anything.”
“Being successful is not hard. And being the person you are is the hardest part. And I'm proud of what I did."
“I want to be professional both in my career and as a mother.”
“You can’t go back, there are things that you can’t fix. But they can be made better.”
“In music, I can try anything I want, even things that I can't do at all. It's because I won't jeopardize my career anyway."
“I don’t know if the camera likes me, but I really like it.”
“You don't have to go into all the details. Let people think for themselves. Close the window and let them be surprised.”
“I've always said that you have to have fun and make music, and that you can't be in show business because you never know how to get into it. You just have to do your job, that's all."
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She was the youngest of fourteen children in a working-class family in Quebec, and she should have been glad that her childish hands managed to reach the cheese sandwiches left by older children, not to mention the piano. But her family, who lives in a small village called Charlemagne, east of Montreal, loved two things more than anything: children and music. (Celine herself was named after a song her mother used to sing when she was pregnant.) Celine's parents kept a small restaurant and a club where the children had the opportunity to show their musical talents to the accompaniment of her father's accordion and her mother's violin, and at the age of five, Celine first tried herself as a vocalist. By the time she was twelve, Celine had composed her first song and, with the help of her mother and brother, recorded a demo tape, which she then sent to an address they found in the album of the popular French singer Genet Renaud. It turned out to be the address of René Angeli, who invited Celine to his office as soon as he received the recording. When he heard her singing live, he cried. He became her first admirer; it was only the beginning - then she will have millions of them. Celine's ascent has begun.Dion gradually evolved from a nightclub singer to a sweet-voiced pop siren (a surprisingly high percentage of her songs have "love" or "amor" in their titles). Her way up was quite smooth, but not without difficulties - record companies, as it turned out, were not disposed to invest in it with the same ease as Angeli did. But on the other hand, Angeli was so fascinated by Dion's talent that he laid own house to pay for her debut. The risk was justified - Celine's first two albums: "La Voix du bon Dieu" and "Celine Chante Noel" - made her a sensation in Canada. The young singer within a short time received a whole series of awards, including gold medal Yamaha Festival in Tokyo. By 1983, while still in adolescence, Dion became the first Canadian ever to have a gold disc in France.
Celine had practically no difficulties of adolescence, which ruined more than one brilliantly started career. The young diva became more and more popular with each new song whether it was about "the depth of her love", "the strength of her love" or "the immeasurability of her love". She has won countless Felix and Juno (Canadian Grammy) awards. The high point of the first phase of her career came in 1988 when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin and performed live in front of six hundred million viewers in Europe, the USSR, the Middle East, Japan and Australia. However, the hardest part still to be done was to get her noticed in Canada's neighboring country, the United States.
In 1990, Dion made his debut with the English-language album "Unison" on Epic Records. However, her real breakthrough into the American market came with the help of Walt Disney Studios. Celine was chosen to perform the song for the cartoon "Beauty and the Beast", and this song became the main song in her second English-language album "Celine Dion", 1992. The theme for "Beauty and the Beast" became No1 in the charts and brought the performer two major world music awards: Grammy and Oscar.
Dion quickly conquered the States: released in 1993 and consisting mainly of ballads, "Color of My Love" literally drove America crazy. As always, there were many hits on the album that had the word "love" in their title.
Constant concerts, tours, work in the studio left Celine little time for personal life and "real", not fictional love. It turned out that Rene Angeli managed to solve this problem. Romantic relationship between him and his best client began, as soon as the last one turned 19. Three times previously married Angeli, who was also twenty-six years older than Dion, kept their relationship a secret for several years, afraid to scare away the singer's fans. However, when they finally got married in Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica, Canadians treated this event with no less reverence than a royal wedding.
Dion's performance grand opening The Olympics in Atlanta in 1996 was a confirmation that she took one of the main places on the world stage. The dainty Canadian's performance of "The Power of the Dream", a song co-written by Linda Thompson, Babyface and David Foster (who has featured on all of her English-language albums), left a deep mark on the hearts of millions of Americans. And although some call Celine Dion a "vocal machine" and many critics consider her performance style cold and mechanical, Dion continues her ascent with her enormous work capacity and commercial skill. Her 1996 album "Falling Into You" won two Grammy Awards: "Album of the Year" and "Best Pop Album". And yet perhaps major success expected the singer with the release of James Cameron's film "Titanic".
Celine Dion, who has a rare, amazing voice, is one of the most popular and successful singers peace. Her magical compositions sound even in the most remote corners of the planet. The sincere, sensual performance of these amazing songs is mesmerizing. "The Power of Love", "All by Myself", "I Surrender" - these and many other compositions performed by this singer make you want to listen forever.Childhood and youth
Celine Marie Claudette Dion came into this world on March 30, 1968. The newborn baby was the fourteenth child in a French-Canadian family living in Charlemagne, a tiny town that later became part of Montreal (Quebec, Canada). It was here that she spent her childhood, it was here that her path to a world career began. 
Little Celine's parents, Adémar and Teresa, owned a modest bar called Le Vieux Baril. Cozy restaurant from morning to evening full of clients, was for the family not only a source of small income, but also an opportunity to feel like real pop singers. Long before this place was bought, the friendly Dion family toured Canada as musical group called Dion's family. And now, in their own bar, each of the family members could fully show their talent.
To the great delight of visitors, long concerts were held here on Sundays. Musical accompaniment the elders provided: my father masterfully performed any melodies on the accordion, my mother played the violin amazingly. The children sang so wonderfully that those who wanted to listen to them crowded into the small restaurant hall.
Soon, little Celine became the main performer in the family choir. The girl literally lived with music, and her dream was a singing career. In this passionate desire for the stage, the parents supported the growing daughter in every possible way. At the age of 12, Celine recorded for the first time a French-language song composed for her by her mother, and her brother sent a cassette to producer Rene Angelil, who at that time was pursuing the career of Ginette Reno, a famous French singer.
Impressed by the girl's vocal abilities, the manager personally listened to Celine's singing, after which he immediately signed a contract with her, the basis of which was the clause that Angelil would personally organize her promotion.
The producer had no doubts about the future success of the aspiring singer. Therefore, he was not afraid to mortgage his house in order to get money to sponsor Celine. Renee's calculations came true: the songs from her very first album, "The Voice of the Lord" (La Voix du bon Dieu), became hits, and the "singing teenager" became a Quebec celebrity.
Great start
The professional growth of the girl was ascending - from rehearsal to rehearsal, from one performance to another. By the age of 18, the young performer has recorded 9 discs. Her incredible talent has been recognized by many awards - the Felix Awards from the Canadian organization ADISQ and the Canadian analogue of the Grammy - numerous Juno Awards. In 1986, she landed a lucrative contract with CBS Records Canada.Celine Dion at Eurovision with the song "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi" (1988)
Real success came in 1988, when she won the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin, where Celine performed the song "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi". It was already a completely different level of recognition, giving hope for a pass to the world. American stars. It’s not for nothing that the girl’s idol was (and forever remained) Michael Jackson, whose death she experienced very hard later.
Rene Angelil knew for sure: Celine would definitely become a world-class star. As part of this grandiose project, Rene insisted on changing her appearance. He had already achieved some success in this direction before: Celine was tall and very thin, and her too short haircut with ridiculous bangs did not color her at all, so the producer had long convinced the girl to grow her hair and curl it beautifully.
But the girl also had a more serious drawback - a malocclusion, which even at school caused constant ridicule from her classmates. When she went through the necessary dental operations, her image changed dramatically.
Suddenly there was a problem with her voice: due to the inability to properly control the vocal cords, the girl felt severe pain in the throat, which could derail the just begun singing career. I had to go on a sabbatical in order to save my voice by silence for a month, and then fix the positive effect with special classes with a high-class vocal teacher William Riley.
Angelil, working for the future, demanded that Celine also master in English at the famous Berlitz school. And this gave its results: having an excellent command of the language of international communication, Dion in 1990 was able to make a very successful debut with the album “Unison” on the English-speaking music market. Achieve this great success the singer was helped by the musician and arranger David Foster, who constantly collaborated with her.
Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson - Beauty And the Beast ("Beauty and the Beast")
And in 1992, in a duet with Peabo Bryson, Dion recorded the title track for Disney cartoon"The beauty and the Beast". The beautifully performed romantic composition adorned Celine's second English-language album, which became "gold" in the USA, and brought the singer an award in the form prestigious awards Grammy and Oscar. Now Dion could safely go on her first tour of America.
Zenith of popularity
The singer's spectacular performances during her tour of North American states, combined with the commercial success of her English-language albums, elevated Dion to superstar status. Her songs about love and fidelity were understandable and close to everyone. Her powerful and sonorous mezzo-soprano, covering a range of 5 octaves, makes the hearts of a multi-million audience of fans tremble. Such a voice is undoubtedly a great gift from above.Celine Dion interview on The Larry King Show
Celine Dion achieved her goal: she gained unprecedented popularity in the United States and firmly entrenched herself on the world stage. Proof of the unconditional international recognition The singer received an offer to perform the song "The Power of the Dream" at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, as well as to sing in Divas Live on VH1 (1998) together with superstars Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey and Shania Twain.
Regularly appearing new recordings of Celine Dion increased her fame as the world's best-selling singer, which was confirmed by the awards she received. So, in 1996, Dion was awarded the World Music Awards for the third time with the wording "World's Best Selling Female Singer of the Year." And for the disc "Falling into You" (1996), she was awarded the Grammy for the best pop album of the year.
Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" (from Titanic)
At the end of the 1990s, Celine Dion set a real record: over 100 million of her albums were sold worldwide. Of course, her masterpiece song "My Heart Will Go On" served as a big impetus for the growth of the singer's popularity. main theme the best melodrama of the 90s - "Titanic" by James Cameron.
However, the beginning of the 2000s was marked by a short break in the singer's career. In 2002, Celine Dion lit up the world music scene with her comeback: her song "A New Day Has Come" topped the charts in almost 20 countries around the world.
Celine Dion - "A New Day Has Come"
The next decade was filled with hard work: annual release of albums, participation in concerts, vigorous activity as an ambassador good will FAO UN. Barbara Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, R Kelly, Patrick Bruel - this is not a complete list of the names of those famous performers with whom Dion sang a duet.
Celine Dion 1986/2017
March of this year Canadian singer Celine Dion, whose song from the movie "Titanic" (Titanic) "My Heart Will Go On" became a cult hit, turned 49! Last year turned out to be difficult for a celebrity: he died head man her life is her husband René Angelil. The artist managed to cope with grief: Dion did not withdraw into herself, but, as her fans noticed, on the contrary, she began to lead a more active social life. Evidence of this is frank Celine for the fashion magazine Vogue and stylish artists in Paris. In addition to the visible changes in Last year, Dion experimented with her appearance throughout her career - the site tells more about this.
Celine Marie Claudette Dion was born on March 30, 1968 in a large family (14 children) in the province of Quebec, Canada. WITH early childhood future world star I knew that one day I would become a singer. The first glory came to her at the age of 12. Helped by an incredible voice and music producer René Angélil (then aged 38), who mortgaged his house to finance the talented girl's first recording of La voix du bon Dieu ("Voice of the Lord").
1972/1974
Celine's natural hair color is chestnut. As a child, the star wore pretty short haircut With a bang. But by the age of 17 young artist changed her image: grew her hair and began to use cosmetics. And three years later, Celine began to appear in public only with curly hair.
1985/1988
Celine Dion 1989 / Celine Dion and Will Smith 1990
1991/1992
The singer's style changed, but femininity and elegance remained unchanged, to which Celine was true, choosing outfits and thinking through stage images. Celine remained true to her style and choosing Wedding Dress: it turned out to be incredibly extravagant and was discussed more for a long time. Angelil and Dion got married in 1994, their wedding ceremony broadcast live on Canadian television.
1992/1993
Celine Dion and Rene Angelil. 1994
In 1995, Dion decided to radically change her image: the artist made a haircut "like a boy", being already at the zenith of her popularity. But the performer did not last long in this image: in less than a year her hair was up to her shoulders, and then Celine made her first hair coloring using the balayage technique. During this period, Dion found her own style and stopped experimenting with hairstyles.
1995/1996
The hair of the world star has always shone in the light of spotlights, and all thanks to her simple beauty rules: less blow-drying her hair and more often applying burdock oil to the hair roots.
1998/1999
2002/2004
2006/2008
Over the years, Celine began to paint brighter: the star began to focus on her eyes, using a black pencil. Catchy "smoky ice" became her calling card for many years. However, outside of work, Dion prefers to do without makeup:
You must take off your make-up every evening. In the mornings and evenings, the skin should be perfectly clean. After cleansing, apply a cream suitable for your age,
- the star taught in an interview.
2009/2010
2011/2013
The star has never been inclined to be overweight, but Dion considers it her duty to monitor nutrition and exercise. And because the right can be proud of the figure.
Proper nutrition should be the motto of every girl! And I advise you to go in for sports only with a professional trainer, so that he monitors the correctness of the exercises,
Dion says.
2014/2015
Celine is calm about age-related changes. Once she admitted that she had nothing against plastic surgery, but the singer has a negative attitude to Botox injections:
I still hope that someday I will find a miracle remedy that is right for me. I do not want to be different, I just want to maintain youth. I don’t inject Botox - I’m a singer and I just can’t afford it, because facial expressions are very important to me. The slightest mistake - the face can paralyze.
Rene Angelil and Celine Dion. year 2014
Celine's husband passed away in January 2016 at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer. Two days later, Celine's 59-year-old brother, Daniel, died of cancer of the throat, tongue and brain. The star was crushed with grief and said she would "mourn for the rest of her life". Fortunately for her fans, this did not affect her performances. The scene helps the singer cope with the tragedy.
In an attempt to survive the bitterness of loss, Celine decided to radically change her image. She changed her stylist and now demonstrates different images, surprising fans with unexpected reincarnations.
As for the hairstyle, Celine's hair color has become lighter, and voluminous curls replace elegant buns from time to time.
2016/2017
Throughout her long career, Celine Dion has repeatedly experimented with style and image in general. Through trial and error, the singer found herself, but who knows, maybe she will surprise us all again.
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Biography, life story of Celine Dion
She was the youngest of fourteen children in a working-class family in Quebec, and she should have been glad that her childish hands managed to reach the cheese sandwiches left by older children, not to mention the piano. But her family, who lives in a small village called Charlemagne, east of Montreal, loved two things more than anything: children and music. (Celine herself was named after a song her mother used to sing when she was pregnant.) Celine's parents maintained a small restaurant and club where the children had the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talents to the public to the accompaniment of their father's accordion and mother's violin, and Celine at the age of five tried her hand as a vocalist for the first time. By the time she was twelve, Celine had composed her first song and, with the help of her mother and brother, recorded a demo tape, which she then sent to an address they found in the album of the popular French singer Genet Renaud. It turned out to be the address of René Angeli, who invited Celine to his office as soon as he received the recording. When he heard her singing live, he cried. He became her first admirer; it was only the beginning - then she will have millions of them. Celine's ascent has begun.Dion gradually evolved from a nightclub singer to a sweet-voiced pop siren (a surprisingly high percentage of her songs have "love" or "amor" in their titles). Her path to the top was quite smooth, but not without difficulties - the record companies, as it turned out, were not disposed to invest in her with the same ease as Angeli did. But Angeli was so enamored with Dion's talent that he mortgaged his own house to pay for her debut. The risk was justified - Celine's first two albums: "La Voix du bon Dieu" and "Celine Chante Noel" - made her a sensation in Canada. The young singer received a string of awards within a short period of time, including a gold medal at the Yamaha Festival in Tokyo. By 1983, while still in her teens, Dion had become the first Canadian ever to have a gold disc in France.
CONTINUED BELOW
Celine had practically no difficulties of adolescence, which ruined more than one brilliantly started career. The young diva grew in popularity with each new song, whether it was about "the depth of her love", "the power of her love" or "the immensity of her love". She has won countless Felix and Juno (Canadian Grammy) awards. The high point of the first phase of her career came in 1988 when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin and performed live in front of six hundred million viewers in Europe, the USSR, the Middle East, Japan and Australia. However, the hardest part still to be done was to get her noticed in Canada's neighboring country, the United States.
In 1990, Dion made his debut with the English-language album "Unison" on Epic Records. However, her real breakthrough into the American market came with the help of Walt Disney Studios. Celine was chosen to perform the song for the cartoon "Beauty and the Beast", and this song became the main song in her second English-language album "Celine Dion", 1992. The theme for "Beauty and the Beast" became No1 in the charts and brought the performer two major world music at once Awards: Grammy and Oscar.
Dion quickly conquered the States: released in 1993 and consisting mainly of ballads, "Color of My Love" literally drove America crazy. As always, there were many hits on the album that had the word "love" in their title.
Constant concerts, tours, work in the studio left Celine little time for personal life and "real", not fictional love. It turned out that Rene Angeli managed to solve this problem. The romantic relationship between him and his best client began as soon as the last one turned 19. Three times previously married Angeli, who was also twenty-six years older than Dion, kept their relationship a secret for several years, afraid to scare away the singer's fans. However, when they finally got married in Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica, Canadians treated this event with no less reverence than a royal wedding.
Dion's performance at the grand opening of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics was confirmation that she had taken one of the main places on the world stage. The dainty Canadian's performance of "The Power of the Dream", a song co-written by Linda Thompson, Babyface and David Foster (who has featured on all of her English-language albums), left a deep mark on the hearts of millions of Americans. And although some call Celine Dion a "vocal machine" and many critics consider her performance style cold and mechanical, Dion continues her ascent with her enormous work capacity and commercial skill. Her 1996 album "Falling Into You" won two Grammy Awards: "Album of the Year" and "Best Pop Album". And yet, perhaps, the main success awaited the singer with the release of James Cameron's film "Titanic".
