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CELINE DION

Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, March 30, 1968; age 45 years) or better known as Celine Dion is a Canadian singer and pop diva. He made his debut in the recording industry in 1981 as a French-speaking singer, under the tutelage of René Angélil, who later became her husband to this day. [1] He later became a famous singer in French speaking countries. In 1990, Celine began releasing her first English-language album, Unison, which made her name in North America and around the world. [2] Throughout the 1990s, Celine achieved worldwide success with a number of albums in both English and French, making her one of the most successful artists in pop music history. [3] [4]

Throughout her 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" award from the French government as the best-selling French-language artist in history. In 2004, she was also awarded the Chopard Diamond award by the World Music Awards as the best-selling female artist of all time. [5] [6] In 2007, Sony BMG announced that Dion had sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.

Childhood and early career (1968-1989)

Celine Dion was born in the small town of Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada to a Canadian-French family. [4] [8] He grew up in a simple family that is very close to music. As a child, Celine started performing and at the age of 12, she started recording her first song entitled "Ce n'était qu'un rêve". [8] His older brother then sent the recorded song to René Angélil, a music manager. [1] Angélil was moved to hear Dion's voice and was determined to make him a star. [8]

In 1981, Celine released her first album in French, La voix du bon Dieu, which became the number 1 local album in Quebec. His popularity increased even further when he won the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in Japan as "Top Performer" and "Best Song". [1] In 1983, Dion became the first Canadian artist to win a Gold award in France with the single "D'amour ou d'amitié". [1] [9] In 1988, he again won the Eurovision Song Contest in Ireland representing Switzerland. [10]

By the end of the 1980s, Celine had released 14 albums in her native language, 11 in Canada and 3 in France. For a French-speaking artist he is already a successful artist, but his name is still unknown in English speaking countries. After seeing the appearance of Michael Jackson, Celine finally determined to become a world superstar. [11] He then studied English and revamped his performance to be accepted by the international music industry.

 

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