Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, she emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland. After learning to speak English, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion 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.
Dion started her career at the early age of 12, when she composed her own first song, “Ce N’etait Qu’un Reve”(It Was Only a Dream) or "Nothing But A Dream". The recording was sent to the music manager, Rene Angelil which moved him to tears by Dion's voice who decided to make her a star for which he mortgaged his home to fund for her first record, "La voix du Bon Dieu" in the year 1981. The recording 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".Then again in 1990, she made her breakthrough with the album, Unison, and duet with Peabo Bryson on the theme song of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast which 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 could not have utilized it for three weeks.
In the year 1996, she performed at opening ceremonies of Atlanta Olympics. However, when 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 on 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. She is now currently working on a new English album.
Celine currently lives in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. She was born on 30th March 1968 in Quebec, Canada. She was born as Céline Marie Claudette Dion to Therese, a homemaker, and Adhemar Dion, a butcher. Her parents were from a French-Canadian descent. She was born as the youngest of 13 siblings in rural Canada. She was raised a Roman Catholic.
She was raised in a poor family who knew to love children. She used to perform with her siblings in her parents' small piano bar called Le Vieux Baril, "The Old Barrel". From an early age, she had dreamed of being a performer. At age 12, she collaborated with her mother and her brother Jacques to write and compose her first song, "Ce n'était qu'un rêve".Her education details are not yet reported. Her nationality is Canadian and her ethnicity is French-Canadian. Her Zodiac sign is Aries and She is Roman Catholic.
Celine Dion's net worth is estimated at $700 Million as of 2019. She is making huge earning from her musical career. Her salary was reported to be $500,000 per show back in 2011. Her current exact salary number is not confirmed yet. Dion has a car, Maybach 62. Celine Dion's sold a massive Florida mansion for $28million in 2017.
Celine was married to music manager, Rene Angelil. Their relation was in secret for several years and was first reported when Angelil kissed Dion after a show in Dublin in 1988. They tied a knot in the 1994 wedding in Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica. They have a son, Rene-Charles and later she gave birth to twins, Eddy, and Nelson in the year 2010. Unfortunately, her husband passed away in the year 2016. Nevertheless, Currently, she is living a happy life with her children.
Celine is a beautiful lady with a tall height of 5 feet 7.5 inches. She has a balanced weight of 53 Kg. She has blonde hair and brown eyes. Her body measurement is 34-24-35 inches. Her dress size is 4 (US), bra size is 32B. Her shoe size is still to be confirmed. Her sexuality is straight.