Celine Dion is one of the more well-known names in the industry of music. She is a singer from Canada who belongs to one of the highest earning singers in the history of music. When you hear the name of Dion, the first thing that comes to your mind is her melodious song ‘My Heart Will Go On’ which was the main theme song of the movie ‘Titanic’. Her song for the movie ranked top in many different countries which included the likes of America, Canada, and the UK. This introduced her to the whole world and made her one of the more sought out names in music.
Dion grew up in a large, poverty-stricken family and even she with her talents could not have imagined her current glory. She had been an ambitious individual from a very young age who dreamt of being a singer one day. Dion began performing as a child at a small club her parents were running. At the age of 12, this musical genius composed her first song collaborating with her mother and brother. The song was making headlines and caught the attention of recording studios and managers and so her career began. In the 90s, Dion famously gave her voice to the song, ‘The Reason’ which was written by Carole King. Let us get to know more about this legendary musician.
Celine Dion: Early Life & Education
Celine Dion was born on the 30th of March in 1968 in Quebec, Canada. Dion grew up in a relatively poor family and as the youngest member of 14 children. Her father, Adhemar was a butcher while her mother Therese Tanguay was a homemaker. Dion and her family were strugglers and that is what they did every day to survive but they were generally a happy family.
Celine was inclined to music from a very young age because of her family that shared similar passions. Her parents also ran a small bar called ‘Le Vieux Baril’. The gifted child then went on to make her first public appearance in the year 1973; she sang at her brother’s wedding and it was when she had only turned 5. Slowly but surely, she was performing more and more at her parent’s bar with her siblings and this gave her a dream to make it as a famous singer.
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The 12-year-old Celine collaborated with her mother and her brother to compose a song, ‘Ce n’etait qu’un reve’. Her mother sent the demo tape to the music manager Rene Angelil who at once saw the potential of the young girl. Rene mortgaged his own house to finance Dion’s debut album, ‘La Voix du Bon Dieu’ (The Voice of God). The album was an instant hit and earned her fame she could not even imagine; she was a star in Quebec.
Celine Dion: Career
Dion began her career singing French songs for the most part, however, she did manage to learn English later. In 1990, Dion released her first English debut album ‘Unison’ in North America. Three years later, Dion came up with a new album ‘The Color of My Love’ which was mostly full of romantic ballads. One of her songs in the album ‘The Power of Love’ went on to hit no. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
Dion’s greatest work cam in 1997, on her album ‘Let’s Talk About Love’. This included the ever so famous ‘My Heart Will Go On’. This song also managed to serve as a theme for the film Titanic. This went on to be Celine’s signature song and will go down in the history as one of the best songs ever sung.
Celine then took a break from music to focus on her personal life and family. She only came back in 2002 with a new album ‘A New Day Has Come’. It was a successful album and earned her acclaims from the critics. The same year, Dion made an announcement of a 600 show contract that would have her appear at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. She was to appear 5 nights a week and the first show premiered on the 25th of March, 2003.
During her time at the show, she performed some of her biggest hits and combined the music with dance and visual effects. Most of the routine was choreographed by Mia Michael and directed by Dragone. The show that first began in 2003 ran till the late 2007 and was extremely successful.
Celine Dion: Personal Life
Celine Dion met her husband when she was only 12. Her future husband was the same manager that went out of his way to make Celine famous. Rene Angelil was however 38 when they first met and was 26 years older than Dion. They officially began their romantic relationship in 1988 and in a few years, Celine got a ring.
Dion was anxious that her fans or her family would not be supportive of her choices but the marriage did not seem to make any influence on Dion’s fame. Dion and Rene walked down the aisle on December 17, 1994, in Montreal. The grand ceremony was transmitted live on Canadian TV where they both looked extravagant.
Celine for several years was unable to have a child and had to have two surgeries to increase her chances of being a mother. Finally, she gave birth to her first son Rene-Charles Angelil in 2001 and 9 years later gave birth to twins. Dion and her family were living a happy life but in January 2016, her husband died after having fought cancer for over 20 years. Rene had gone through a throat tumor surgery in 1999 which gave him a limited time. But a relapse took place in 2013 and he had to continue his treatment and the disease got to a point of no recovery. That made Celine leave her stage career to care for her husband but Rene convinced her to restart her career in music.
Rene died a peaceful death surrounded by Celine and three of his children. It was a tough time for the family and the mourning was deepened because Celine’s brother died of the same disease just 2 days after her husband had passed away. As a form of an epitaph, Celine wrote and performed a new song ‘Recovering’.
Celine Dion: Net Worth
Celine Dion started her career in a small local bar that her family owned and since then, she has come a long way. She was brought up in a poor family which had problems finding something for the next meal. She has had a humble beginning and her story is truly inspirational. Today, Celine is of one the best-known names in music and is financially strong. According to Forbes, she was the fourth bestselling artist in 2017 which was after she began her concert tour. According to some reliable sources, her net worth is estimated to be around $650 million.
Dion is also pretty active on her social media platforms. She has over 2.6 million followers on her Instagram page and 821k followers on Twitter.
