Name: Celine Dion
Date of birth: March 30th, 1968
Place of birth: Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada Astrological
Eye color: Hazelnut
Height: 1,71 m (5 feet 7.5 inches)
Lucky number: 5
Preferred colors: Black, white and red
Collections: Miniature cups, crystal objects,
and shoes(she has over 400 pairs.)
Sports: Snow and water skiing
Favorite male singers: Stevie Wonder and Michael
Jackson
Favorite female singers: Natalie Cole, Barbra
Streisand and Ginette Reno
Favorite musical instrument: Piano
Celine Dion's Success
From humble beginnings in a rural French Canadian
home town, Celine Dion has
risen to international superstardom like a shooting
star.Celine has been called the
premier contemporary pop vocalist of the Nineties.
She has earned music industry
accolades from around the world: Grammy Awards
in the US, Juno and Felix
Awards in Canada, and World Music Awards in Europe.
The entire world has
seen Celine Dion literally transform herself
from a gifted pre-adolescent into an
international superstar.
Born in Charlemagne (a small town 30 miles east
of Montreal, Quebec, Canada),
Celine is the youngest of 14 children of a highly
musical family. Her parents, both
musicians, operated a small club,and on weekends,
the entire family performed and
entertained the local population. From the tender
age of 5, Celine sang with her
siblings and quickly acquired the ability of
performing live. At the age of twelve,
together with her mother and one of her brothers,Celine
composed a French song
which would forever alter the course of her life.
The demo tape containing the song was brought
to the attention of Rene Angelil, a
well respected personal manager. In January,1981,
Rene was so taken by the
voice of the young Celine, that he became determined
to make her an
internationally known talent - he even mortgaged
his house to finance the recording
of Celine's debut album!
Celine began to receive recognition for her talent
in 1982, winning the Gold Medal
at the Yamaha World Song Festival in Tokyo, along
with the coveted Musician's
Award for Top performer. In 1983, she became
the first Canadian ever to receive
a Gold Record in France.
With each new release, Celine has managed to top
her previous successes and,
along the way, has become one of the brightest
stars in the world of popular music.
Who would have imagined that Quebec's best kept
secret could have conquered
the world the way she has?
Looking back now, we should have known it all along.
