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Celine Dion

Singer and Actor

Female

Born Mar 30, 1968

Age 45

Hometown Charlemagne, Quebec

Genres Rock music + Pop ...

Record Label 550 Music

Other Names Dion, Celine

C%C3%A9line Marie Claudette Dion, CC, OQ,, is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren%C3%A9 Ang%C3%A9lil mortgaged his home to… Read More

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Romance

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René Angélil
Married 1994 - Present
Peabo Bryson
Dated

Family

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Celine Dion

Age 45

parents

Adhémar Dion

Father
Thérèse Dion
Mother, Age 86

siblings

Linda Dion

Sister
Jacques Dion

Brother
Michel Dondalinger Dion

Brother

children

René-Charles Angelil

Son, Age 12
Eddy Angelil

Son, Age 2
Nelson Angelil

Son, Age 2

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Vegas Casino Bosses Have Transformed Sin City Into Club City
Business Insider - 13 days ago

In quest for new revenue, casino bosses turn Sin City into Club City LAS VEGAS (AP) — To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits atop a shimmering staircase. Waves of electronic dance music grow louder with each downward step toward a pulsating, football field-sized club where lasers cut the air above thousands of dancers. The r...
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Jeryl Brunner: The Hidden Hitmakers: We Only Know Their Songs
Huffington Post - Apr 29, 2013

Chances are that most of us have never heard of Patty and Mildred Hill. The Kentucky-born sisters lived during the turn of the 19th century. But the song they penned more than a century ago continues to be sung by hundreds of millions each year ranging in age from four to 104. In fact, according to Guinness World Records, the Hill tune is one of the world's most frequently sung dittys. You hear it in movies. Marilyn Monroe famously serenaded President John F. Kennedy with it. Even t...
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Watch: Celine Dion Has 3,000 Pairs Of Shoes And Has Passed The Love Into Her Son
Huffington Post - Apr 26, 2013

We started wearing heels around seventh or eighth grade. But one of Celine Dion's sons has gotten a serious jumpstart with the fancy footwear, the singer told Katie Couric this week: He's wearing heels already. In an interview for "Katie," Celine said: "One of my sons, Nelson, is two-and-a-half, and he walks better in heels than me! I don't know how he does it, but I'm not the only one in the family who loves shoes." Hey, Nelson learns fro...
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Céline Dion Annonce Son Retour Sur Scène En France Et En Belgique Et Fait Réagir Twitter
The Huffington Post - Apr 23, 2013

PEOPLE - Céline Dion sera de retour sur scène en France et en Belgique en novembre et décembre pour sept concerts ont annoncé mardi 23 avril à l'AFP les productions Coullier qui s'occupe de la chanteuse d'origine canadienne. "Je suis excité de revenir en France et en Belgique. Ma famille et moi y avons toujours été accueilli chaleureusement. Mon dernier séjour à Paris en novembre dernier a été très sympa et j'ai hâte de voir les fans." More...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1968 Birth Born on March 30, 1968.

1973 5 Years Old On the 13th of August 1973, (at the age of five) the young Céline did her first public appearance at her brother Michel's marriage, and performed Christine Charbonneau's song Du fil des aiguilles et du coton. … Read More

TEENAGE

1981 13 Years Old In 1981, he mortgaged his home to fund her first record, La voix du bon Dieu ("The Voice of the Good God"), which later became a local number-one hit and made Dion an instant star in Quebec.

1982 14 Years Old Her popularity spread to other parts of the world when she competed in the 1982 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" ("I Have So Much Love for You"). … Read More

1987 19 Years Old … They began a relationship in 1987, and became engaged in 1991. They married on December 17, 1994, at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec.

TWENTIES

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

1988 20 Years Old Further success in Europe, Asia, and Australia came when Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Ne partez pas sans moi (Don't Go Without Me) and won the contest by a close margin in Dublin, Ireland. … Read More

1989 21 Years Old 1 More Event

Dion receded from the spotlight for a number of months, during which she underwent dental surgery to improve her appearance, and was sent to the École Berlitz in 1989 to polish her English.

1991 - 1993 5 More Events

1991 23 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1991, Dion was also a soloist in Voices That Care, a tribute to American troops fighting in Operation Desert Storm. … Read More

1992 24 Years Old 1 More Event

Both a critical and commercial hit, the song became her second U.S. top-ten single, and won the Academy Award for Best Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. "Beauty and the Beast" was featured on Dion's 1992 self-titled album, which, like her debut, had a strong rock influence combined with elements of soul and classical music. … Read More

1994 26 Years Old 2 More Events

Eventually, Angélil and Dion married in an extravagant wedding ceremony in December 1994, which was broadcast live on Canadian television. … Read More

1996 28 Years Old 2 More Events

… While critical reviews fluctuated, Dion's releases performed increasingly well on the international charts, and in 1996 she won the World Music Award for "World’s Best-selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year" for the third time. … Read More

THIRTIES

1998 - 2000 3 More Events

1998 30 Years Old 1 More Event

In support of her album, Dion embarked on the Let's Talk About Love Tour between 1998 and 1999. … Read More

2001 33 Years Old 1 More Event

… A year after the incident, after undergoing fertility treatments, Dion gave birth to a son, René-Charles Dion Angélil, on January 25, 2001, in Florida. … Read More

2002 34 Years Old 2 More Events

Dion's aptly titled A New Day Has Come, released in March 2002, ended her three-year break from the music industry. … Read More

… During 2002, she performed for many benefit concerts, the famous VH1 Divas Live, a concert to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, alongside Cher, Anastacia, Dixie Chicks, Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Shakira and Stevie Nicks. … Read More

2003 - 2004 2 More Events

2005 37 Years Old 1 More Event

According to Pollstar, Dion sold 322,000 tickets and grossed US$43.9 million in the first half of 2005, and by July 2005, she had sold out 315 out of 384 shows.

FORTIES

2008 40 Years Old 2 More Events

She launched her year-long worldwide Taking Chances Tour on February 14, 2008 in South Africa, performing 132 dates in stadiums and arenas across five continents. … Read More

2009 41 Years Old 2 More Events

In May 2009, Celine Dion was named the 20th best-selling artist of the decade in the United States and the second-best-selling female artist of the decade in the United States, selling an estimated 17.57 million albums.

2010 42 Years Old 11 More Events

In January 2010, The Los Angeles Times presented its annual list of the top ten largest earners of the year, revealing that Dion took the top spot for the entire decade, with $US747.9 million in total revenue from 2000–2009. … Read More

2011 43 Years Old 2 More Events

On September 4, Dion appeared on the 2011 MDA Labor Telethon Event and showed a prerecorded performance of "Open Arms" from her new Las Vegas show.

2012 44 Years Old 1 More Event

In 2012 she performed at 16th Jazz and Blues Festival in Jamaica.

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