Childhood and early beginnings
The youngest of fourteen children born to Adhémar Dion and Thérèse Tanguay both of French Canadian descent. Céline Dion was raised a Roman Catholic in a poverty-stricken, but, by her own account, happy home in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. Music had always been a part of the family (Dion was named after the song "Céline", recorded by French singer Hugues Aufray two years before her birth), as she grew up singing with her siblings in her parents' small piano bar called 'Le Vieux Baril.' From an early age Dion had dreamed of being a performer. In a 1994 interview with People magazine, she recalled, "I missed my family and my home, but I don't regret having lost my adolescence. I had one dream: I wanted to be a singer."
At age twelve, Dion collaborated with her mother and her brother Jacques to compose her first song, "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" ("It Was Only a Dream"). Her brother Michel sent the recording to music manager René Angélil, whose name he discovered on the back o
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Childhood And Early Beginnings
The youngest of fourteen children born to Adhémar Dion and Thérèse Tanguay both of French Canadian descent. Céline Dion was raised a Roman Catholic in a poverty-stricken, read more...
1990–1992: Career Breakthrough
A year after she had learned English, Dion made her debut into the Anglophone market with Unison (1990). She incorporated the help of many established musicians, including Vito Luprano read more...
1993–1995: Popularity Established
In 1993, Dion announced her feelings for her manager by declaring him "the colour of [her] love" in the dedication section of her third Anglophone album The Colour of My Love. However, read more...
1996–1999: Worldwide Commercial Success
Falling into You (1996), Dion's fourth Anglophone album, presented the singer at the height of her popularity, and showed a further progression of her music. In an attempt to reach read more...
2000–2002: Career Break
After releasing and promoting thirteen albums during the 1990s, Dion stated that she needed to settle down, and announced on her latest album All the Way… A Decade of Song, read more...
2002–2003: Return To Music
Dion's aptly titled A New Day Has Come, released in March 2002, ended her three-year break from the music industry. The album was Dion's most personal yet, and established a more read more...
2003–2007: A New Day... Live In Las Vegas
In early 2002 Dion had announced a three-year, 600-show contract to appear five nights a week in an entertainment extravaganza, A New Day..., at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. This move read more...
2007–present: Back To Studio
Her latest French language album, D'elles (They), released on May 21, 2007, debuted at the top of the Canadian album charts, selling 72,200 copies in its first week. It marked her read more...
The Following Is A Selective List Of Dion's Anglophone And Francophone Releases. To View An Exhaustive List Of Her Discography, See Celine Dion Albums Discography And Celine Dion Singles Discography.
The following is a selective list of Dion's Anglophone and Francophone releases. To view an exhaustive list of her discography, see Celine Dion albums discography and Celine Dion read more...
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (/seɪlɪn dɪɒn/ (help·info)) OC OQ (born March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec) is a Canadian singer, and occasional songwriter read more...