Celine Dion: A Born Superstar

Celine Dion is a born superstar. She has rewritten the story of music and tunes with
her melodious voice. She is famous for recording nine super hit french albums and
several blockbuster English songs. She has been entertaining her fans around the
world for the past 3 decades.

Who is Celine Dion, and How did she start her Career?
Celine Marie Claudette Dion opened her eyes in the house of Adhemar and Therese
Dion on March 30, 1968, in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. She was the youngest in
her 13 siblings, and her parents were had formed a musical group, Dion’s Family,
when she was still an infant. Her parents later decided to open a piano bar, where the
5 years old Celine would sing for the customers.
After getting enough musical knowledge from her parents, Celine recorded a demo
tape of a song that she had written with her mother’s help. She sent it to music
producer Rene Angelil, who had the experience of managing the early career of
popular french singer Ginette Reno. He invited her to perform live in front of him.
Impressed by her vocals, Angelil agreed to sign her but on the condition that he would
have a complete control over her career until the deal expires.
Angelil was facing financial issues himself at that time. He had to mortgage his own
house to pay for the expenses of Celine’s debut album, La Voix du bon Dieu.

Celine Dion’s Journey in French Music Industry:

After her debut album, Celine Dion continued his journey in french music industry.
She was able to record nine French albums by the age of 18. All the albums proved to
be extremely successful and garnered her love from both critics and audience alike.
She won many Felix and Juno awards that are considered to be the Canadian
equivalent of a Grammy Award. In the year 1988, Celine rose to international fame
when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland and millions of people
from around the Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Japan viewed her
performance live on screens.

Celine Dion’s Journey in the English Music Industry:

After winning the hearts of French audience, Celine Dion focused on recording songs
in English. Her first album in the English language was “Unison” that was released in
the year 1990. The album resulted from the collaboration with the songwriter,
producer and musician David Foster. The two of these went on to create a lot of music
together in the later years. The song “Where does my heart beat now” remained in the
top 5 chart for several weeks. Unison proved to be a global success and more than one
million copies were sold worldwide.

Celine Dion and “Beauty and the Beast”

The year 1992 proved to be another great year for Celine Dion. The singer recorded a
duet with Peabo Bryson as a theme to Disney’s hit animated feature, “Beauty and the
Beast”. The duet was able to made it to No. 9 on the billboard Hot 100 and won a
Grammy and an Academy Award. The song was also released in the second album of
Celine Dion. The album saw a splendid success as it became Celine’s first gold record
in the United States of America. More than 12 million copies of the album were sold
worldwide which itself was a record at that time. Soon after the success of her 2nd
album, Celine Dion embarked on first headlining tour in the several states of the
United States of America.

Celine Dion’s Third Album:

The international success of her 2nd album provided Celine with the opportunity
release her third album, “The Colour of My Love”. This album particularly included
several romantic songs and Celine became a household name throughput Europe and
the United States of America. Songs included in the album like “When I Fall in Love”
and “The Power of Love” remained in Top 10 charts of the Billboard Hot 100.

Celine Dion And the movie Titanic:

The year 1997 brought an unprecedented glory to Celine Dion. The blockbuster film,
“Titanic” was released for which celine sang the theme song, “My Heart Will Go
On”.
The film was able to grab a record number of Oscar nominations. The best song
award went to “My Heart Will Go On” and Celine Dion became an Oscar Award
winner. The song received love and appreciation from across the world. More than 50
million copies of the song were sold worldwide. After the huge success of “My Heart
Will Go On,” Celine Dion created several masterpieces with top-notch musicians like
Barbra Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, the Bee Gees and Bryan Adams.

National Awards and Appreciation:

Celine Dion received the National Order of Quebec in the April of 1998. Celine Dion
was also awarded several accolades such as the artist of the year award and the album
of the year award by the Billboard Music Awards in the late 1998. In the year 1999,
Celine Dion went on a 14-country tour that saw an unprecedented success.

Personal life of Celine Dion:

Celine Dion married her manager and music producer Angelil who is 26 years older
than her. Celine and Angelil engaged in 1991 and were formally married at
Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica in a glamorous wedding ceremony. Her marriage
grabbed the attention of international media. The wedding cermony was also
celebrated in many other parts of Canada.
Celine became a mother of baby boy on January 25, 2001. In the year 2010, she gave
birth to two twin boys at the age of 42.

Net Worth Of Celine Dion:

The net worth of Celine Dion is estimated to be around 800 million dollars. She earns
most of her money by selling the rights of her songs, doing concerts and making
music scores for movies.

Epilogue:
The story of Celine Dion is extremely inspiring.Working hard from a little age and
achieving the acme of success is what truly defines the life story of Celine Dion. She
is an epitome of beauty, glamour and melody.