Celine Dion | Alone (Christmas in Rockefeller Center, 2007)

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Celine Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. She is noted for her powerful & technically skilled vocals. Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist & the best-selling French artist of all time.Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel & classical music.

Born into a large family (she is the youngest of 14 children) from Quebec, she emerged as a teen star in her country during the 1980s. She gained international recognition by winning the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival & the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland. After learning English, in 1990, Dion released her debut English album, Unison. She has also sung in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese & Mandarin Chinese.

During the 1990s, she achieved worldwide fame after releasing several best-selling albums in history, such as Falling into You (1996) & Let's Talk About Love (1997), with over 30 million sales each. She also scored a series of no1 hits, The Power of Love, Think Twice, Because You Loved Me, It's All Coming Back to Me Now, My Heart Will Go On & I'm Your Angel. D'eux (1995) became the best-selling French album of all time. A New Day... on Las Vegas (2003–07), remains the highest-grossing concert residency of all time & the Taking Chances World Tour (2008–09), one of the highest-grossing tours of all time.

Dion is also one of the best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 200 million. Dion is regarded as one of pop music's most successful vocalists. She won 5 Grammys. Billboard named her the Queen of Adult Contemporary for having the most no1 songs for a female artist. Dion is the 2nd best-selling female artist in the US, the 8th all-time best-performing top female artist in the US & the 6th all-time best-performing female soloist in Billboard 200 history. In 2003, she was honored by the IFPI for selling over 50 million albums in Europe.

She was named after Hugues Aufray's song Céline.

At 12, Celine, her mother & her brother Jacques wrote her 1st song, Ce n'était qu'un rêve. Her brother Michel sent it to René Angélil. He mortgaged his home to fund her 1st record, La voix du bon Dieu.

She was bullied at school & called Vampire, owing to her teeth & skinny frame.

By 1983 she became the 1st Canadian artist to receive a gold record in France for the single D'amour ou d'amitié.

At 18, she receded from the spotlight for months, during which she did dental surgery & learned English.

Her breakthrough came with the track of Disney's film Beauty and the Beast (w/ Peabo Bryson, 1991).

Celine & Rene married in 1994. In 2000, they renewed their wedding vows.

Dion performed The Power of the Dream at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

My heart will go on, from the 1997 film Titanic, topped the charts & became her signature song.

After Rene's diagnosis with cancer she took a break from the bussines in 2000.

She gave birth to René-Charles, in 2001. Dion suffered a miscarriage in 2009. In 2010, gave birth to twins. Named Eddy (after songwriter Eddy Marnay) & Nelson (after Nelson Mandela).

On 14 Jan 2016, Rene died of throat cancer. 2 days later Dion's brother, Daniel, died aged 59, also of cancer.

Dion cites as her idols: Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Charles Aznavour, Carole King, Anne Murray, Barbra Streisand & Bee Gees.

Dion claimed to be a mezzo-soprano. Her timbre has been described as thin, slightly nasal with a raspy lower register & bell glass-like high notes. She is often praised for her technical virtuosity.

Dion is one of pop music's most influential vocalists. Her music & vocal styling, alongside that of Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey, have been said to shape how the bulk of modern female pop vocalists sing.

Many artists mentioned Dion as an influence: Britney Spears, Rihanna, Adele, Josh Groban, Delta Goodrem, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Vanessa Hudgens, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Frank Ocean, Charlotte Cardin & V (BTS).

Many artists have praised Dion's voice, singing ability: Beyoncé, Carlos Santana, Elton John, Coldplay, Ne-Yo, Carole King, Barbra Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, Bee Gees, George Martin, Justin Bieber, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Drake, Cher, Quincy Jones,Tommy Mottola, David Foster, Shania Twain, Jennifer Lopez, Lea Michelle, Patti LaBelle

Dion is credited for introducing francophone music to many non-francophone countries around the globe.

She is credited for both revitalizing & revolutionizing the entertainment scene in Las Vegas. Since Dion's debut, lots of artists followed later: Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Usher, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Rod Stewart, Sting, Cardi B, Christina Aguilera & JLo.

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