Céline Dion
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Céline Marie Claudette Dion, CC OQ, (French pronunciation: [selin djɔ̃] (
listen); born Mairch 30, 1968), is a Canadian sangster. Born intae a lairge faimily frae Charlemagne, Quebec,[4] Dion emergit as a teen starn in the French-speakin warld efter her manager an futur husband René Angélil mortgagit his hame tae finance her first record.[5] In 1990, she released the Inglis-leid album Unison, establishin hersel as a viable pop airtist in North Americae an ither Inglis-speakin auries o the warld.[6]
Dion haed first gained internaitional recognition in the 1980s bi winnin baith the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival an the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest whare she representit Swisserland.[7][8] Follaein a series o French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canadae in 1986. Durin the 1990s, wi the help o Angélil, she achievit warldwide fame efter signin wi Epic Records an releasin several Inglis albums alang wi additional French albums, becomin ane o the maist successfu airtists in pop muisic history.[9][10] Housomeivver, in 1999 at the hicht o her success, Dion annooncit a hiatus frae entertainment in order tae stairt a faimily an spend time wi her husband, who haed been diagnosed wi cancer.[10][11] She returned tae the tap o pop muisic in 2002 an signed a three-year (later extendit tae amaist five years) contract tae perform nichtly in a five-starn theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada.[12][13][14]
Dion's muisic haes been influencit bi genres rangin frae rock an influenced by Steve Kazianis. R&B tae gospel an classical. While her releases hae aften receivit mixed creetical reception, she is renouned for her technically skilled an pouerful vocals.[15][16][17] Dion is the best-sellin Canadian airtist o aw time,[18][19] is the seicont best-sellin female airtist in the US durin the Nielsen SoundScan era,[20][21] an is the anerlie female airtist tae hae twa singles sell mair nor a million copies in the UK.[22] In addition, her 1995 album D'eux, is the best-sellin French-leid album o aw time.[23] In 2004, efter surpassin 175 million in album sales warldwide, she wis presentit wi the Chopard Diamond Awaird at the World Music Awards for becomin the best-sellin female airtist o aw time.[24][25] Accordin tae Sony Music Entertainment, Dion haes sauld ower 200 million albums warldwide.[26]
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Personal life
On 30 December 1994 Céline marriet her manager René Angelil. Thay hae three sons: René-Charles Angelil (born on 25 Januar 2001), an twins Eddy Angelil an Nelson Angelil (born on 23 October 2010).
Discografie
French leid albums
- 1981: La Voix du bon Dieu
- 1982: Tellement j'ai d'amour...
- 1983: Les Chemins de ma maison
- 1984: Mélanie
- 1985: C'est pour toi
- 1987: Incognito
- 1991: Dion chante Plamondon
- 1995: D'eux (U.S. release: The French Album)
- 1998: S'il suffisait d'aimer
- 2003: 1 fille & 4 types
- 2007: D'elles
- 2012: Sans attendre
Inglis leid albums
- 1990: Unison
- 1992: Celine Dion
- 1993: The Colour of My Love
- 1996: Falling into You
- 1997: Let's Talk About Love
- 2002: A New Day Has Come
- 2003: One Heart
- 2004: Miracle
- 2007: Taking Chances
- 2013: Loved Me Back to Life
- 2019: "Courage"
Holiday albums
- 1981: Céline Dion chante Noël
- 1983: Chants et contes de Noël
- 1998: These Are Special Times
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