Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, March 30, 1968, age 44 years) or better known as Celine Dion is a singer and diva pop world Canadian nationality. He made ​​his debut in the recording industry in 1981 as a French-speaking singer, under the guidance of René Angélil, who later became her husband until now. He later became a famous singer in the French speaking countries. In 1990, Celine began releasing his first English-language album, Unison that catapulted his name in North America and around the world. Throughout the decade of the 1990s, Celine success around the world with a number of albums in English and French, making it one of the most successful artists in pop music history.
Throughout his career, Celine has received many awards including: 5 Grammy Awards, 12 World Music Awards, 7 American Music Awards, 7 Billboard Music Awards, 21 Juno Awards and 39 Felix Awards.
In 1996, Celine received the "Medals of Arts and Letters" from the French government as the best-selling French-language artist in history. In 2004, he was awarded the Chopard Diamond award by the World Music Awards as the best-selling female artist of all masa.Pada In 2007, Sony BMG announced that Dion has sold over 200 million albums worldwide.

Childhood and early career (1968-1989)


Celine Dion was born in the small town of Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada from the Canada-France-blooded couple. He grew up in a modest family which is very close to the music. In childhood, Celine started to perform and at the age of 12, he began recording his first song titled "Ce n'était qu'un rêve". Her brother then sent the song recording to René Angélil, a music managers. Angélil was moved to hear the sound of Dion and determined to make him a star.
In 1981, Celine released her first album in French, La Voix du bon Dieu, which became a local album number 1 in Quebec. Its popularity is gaining altitude when winning the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival 1982 in Japan as a "Top Performer" and "Best Song". In 1983, Dion became the first Canadian artist who won Gold in France with a single titled "D'amour ou d'amitié". In 1988, he again won the event in Irish Eurovision Song Contest representing Switzerland.
Until the end of the decade of the 1980s, Celine has released a total of 14 albums in his mother tongue, 11 in Canada and 3 in France. For French-speaking artists he has included a successful artist, but his name is still unknown in English-speaking countries. After seeing the appearance of Michael Jackson, Celine finally determined to be a world superstar. He later studied English and overhauling her appearance to be acceptable to the international music industry

Penetrate the international music industry (1990-1995)

In 1990, Dion launched his first English-language album, Unison. For this first album Dion helped by many famous musicians, including Vito Luprano and David Foster. He was once a newcomer to shine in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The album spawned the single "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dion really achieve popularity in the international arena after a duet with Peabo Bryson in the soundtrack of the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast (1991). This song has won the category "Best Song" at the Academy Awards and "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" Grammy Awards at the event.

Celine released her second album titled Celine Dion in 1992. In addition to "Beauty and the Beast", the album includes the single "If You Asked Me To" which reached position 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. This album won many awards and bring Dion a world famous singer. Unfortunately, in the midst of his success, Celine received criticism from fans who speak French because they feel neglected. At Felix won the Award for "English Artist of the Year", Dion had blatantly refused the award and stated that he was a French artist and will always be a French artist.
In 1993, Dion launched the album The Colour of My Love that focus on this percintaan.Album album soared to the top in the world. This album spawned the number one singles first Dion: "The Power of Love" (United States, Canada and Australia), "Think Twice" (United Kingdom) and "To Love You More" (Japan). This album sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Celine then awarded the "World's Best-selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year" at the World Music Awards 1996.
Dion did not forget his mother tongue, in 1991, he released the album Dion chante Plamondon mostly filled songs recycling. Deux album was released in 1995, is the most successful French-language album of Celine. This album successfully sold more than 7.5 million copies and is the best-selling French-language album of all time. In France alone, the album sold over 4 million copies and sitting atop the French album charts for 44 weeks and is for 2.5 years on the album charts. This album also achieved success in several non-French countries, including the United Kingdom.

Peak of popularity around the world (1996-1999)

The latter half of the 1990s, Celine Dion is the height of popularity around the world. In this era, Dion released 3 albums of the English-language albums tersuksesnya. At the start in 1996, Dion released the album Falling into You. This album managed to reach the one in many countries and is one of the best-selling album in the world with sales of over 32 million copies. The album spawned hits number 1 titled "Because You Loved Me". This album won two categories at the Grammy Awards, named as "Best Pop Album" and "Album of the Year".

The next year, the album Let's Talk About Love is released to the market. In album sold over 31 million copies worldwide with sales of more than 1 million copies in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. In the United States even certified Diamond by the sale of 10,550,000 million copies. This album spawned the hits "My Heart Will Go On", which became the soundtrack of the blockbuster movie, Titanic. This single reached the number 1 position in many charts around the world and became Dion's most successful single to date. With "My Heart Will Go On", Celine won Grammy Awards for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" and "Record of the Year".
Christmas album titled These Are Special Times was released in 1999 was again a successful album. This album is one of the best-selling album in the history of the spiritual with sales of more than 11.5 million pieces. Single from the album "I'm Your Angel" (duet with R. Kelly) became the fourth Dion number 1 singles in the United States.
Celine status as one of the greatest diva grew stronger when he was asked to appear on VH1, Divas Live special in 1998. In the same year, Celine received two top honors from her home country: "Officer of the Order of Canada for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Contemporary Music" and "Officer of the National Order of Quebec". The following year, Celine received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame for his contribution to the world of entertainment.

Rest and return to the world of music (2000-present)


By the end of the decade of the 1990s, Dion has sold over 100 million albums around the dunia.Setelah released compilation best songs throughout the 1990s titled All the Way ... A Decade of Song, Celine decides to breaks must total from the world of entertainment to devote more time to his life and take care of her husband who was diagnosed with throat cancer. Dion gave birth to her first child, Rene-Charles in 2001.
After three years away from the music scene, Celine Dion akhrinya returned with the album titled A New Day Has Come. This album immediately skyrocketed to position 1 on the Billboard 200 album charts and sold 558,000 copies in the week sebayak first in America. Total album sales worldwide reaching over 9.5 million copies.
As for the French berbahsa album, Dion marks the return to the album 1 fille & 4 types in 2003. The album is reaping success in Canada, France and Belgium. In France, the album was certified 2x Platinum by festive sales of 700,000 copies.
Until 2004, Celine has sold over 175 million albums around the world. He later received a Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards 2004 and was named the best-selling female artist of all time. In the same year, Celine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2007, Sony BMG announced that Celine Dion's album sales total has reached more than 200 million copies worldwide. This year, Celine released an album titled English album Taking Chances and D'elles titled French speaking.

personal life


Since 1992, Dion began a relationship with her manager, René Angélil, although they closed to within 26 years of age. This relationship initially they keep secret from the public for fear of being considered odd. This relationship began publicly known as Dion released the album The Colour of My Love in 1993. They then married in December 1994 and broadcast live on Canadian television.
On January 25, 2001, when a total break from the world of entertainment, Dion gave birth to her first child, René-Charles.