Information AboutCeline Dion |
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, 2006 . Born to a large, impoverished family in Charlemagne , Quebec , Dion became a young star in Francophone Canada after her manager and future husband René Angélil Mortgage d his home to finance her first record. She later gained recognition in parts of Europe and Asia after she won both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest . In 1990, Dion made her English language debut with the Anglophone album '' Unison '', published by Epic Records . During the 1990s, under the guidance of her husband, she achieved worldwide fame and success with several English and French records, and ended the decade as one of the most successful artists in pop music. After releasing over twenty-five albums during the 1980s and 1990s, Dion announced in 1999 that she was taking a break from entertainment in order to start a family and to focus on her husband/manager, who had been diagnosed with Throat Cancer . She returned to the music scene in 2002 with a more mature, exclusively Adult Contemporary sound, and in 2003 she signed a four-year contract to perform nightly in a five-star Theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace , Las Vegas . Dion's music has been influenced by various genres, which range from 2004 . Retrieved November 21 2006 "World Music Award Show." American Broadcasting Company . New York. September, 2004. LIFE AND MUSIC CAREER Childhood and early beginnings World Popular Song Festival won her the gold medal as well as the award for being the top performer.]] The youngest of fourteen children born to Adhémar Dion and Thérèse Tanguay , Celine Dion was raised a Roman Catholic in a poverty-stricken, but, by her own accord, happy, home in Charlemagne . Music had always been a part of the family, as she grew up singing with her siblings in her parents' small piano bar called 'Le Vieux Baril.' From an early age Dion had dreamed of being a performer. In a 1994 interview with '' People '' magazine, she recalled, "I missed my family and my home, but I don't regret having lost my Adolescence . I had one dream: I wanted to be a singer."2 At age twelve, Dion collaborated with her mother and her brother Jacques to compose her first song, " Ce N'était Qu'un Rêve " ("It Was Only a Dream"). Her brother Michel sent the recording to music manager René Angélil , whose name he discovered on the back of a Ginette Reno album. Angélil was moved to tears by Dion's voice, and decided to make her a star. He mortgaged his home to fund her first record, " La Voix Du Bon Dieu " (a play on words "The Voice of God/The Road to God," 1981), which became a local number-one record and made Dion an instant star in Quebec. Her popularity spread to other parts of the world when she competed in the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo , Japan , and won the musician's award for "Top Performer" as well as the gold medal for "Best Song," with " Tellement J'ai D'amour Pour Toi " ("I Have So Much Love for You"). By 1983, in addition to becoming the first Canadian artist to receive a gold record in France for the single " D'amour Ou D'amitié " ("Of Love or of Friendship"), Dion had also won several Félix Award s, including "Best Female performer" and "Discovery of the Year." Further success in Europe, Asia, and Australia came when Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi " ("Don't Go Without Me") and won the contest in Dublin , Ireland . However, American success was yet to come, partly because she was exclusively a Francophone artist. At eighteen, after seeing a .com Retrieved August 16 2005 Though confident in her talent, Angelil realized that her image needed to be changed in order for her to be marketed worldwide. Dion receded from the spotlight for a number of months, during which she underwent a physical makeover, and was sent to the École Berlitz School in 1989 to polish her English language. This marked the start of her Anglophone music career. 1990–1992: Career breakthrough A year after she had learned English, Dion made her debut into the Anglophone market with '''' wrote that Dion's vocals were "tastefully unadorned," and that she never attempted to "bring off styles that are beyond her."3 Stephen Erlewine of '' All Music Guide '' declared it as, "a fine, sophisticated American debut."4 Singles from the album included " (If There Was) Any Other Way ," " The Last To Know ," " Unison ," and " Where Does My Heart Beat Now ," a mid-tempo soft-rock ballad which made prominent use of the Electric Guitar . The latter became her first single to chart on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 , peaking at number four. The album established Dion as a rising singer in the United States, and across Continental Europe and Asia. In 1991, Dion was also a soloist in " Voices That Care ," a tribute to American troops fighting in Operation Desert Storm .
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| By 1992 ''Unison'', ''Céline Dion'', And Media Appearances Had Propelled Dion To Superstardom In North America She Had Achieved One Of Her Main Objectives: Wedging Her Way Into The Anglophone Market And Achieving Fame However, While She Was Experiencing Rising Success In The US, Her French Fans In Canada Criticized Her For Neglecting Them She Would Later Regain Her Fan Base At The Felix Awards Show, Where, After Winning "English Artist Of The Year," She Openly Refused To Accept The Award She Asserted That She Was &mdash And Would Always Be&mdash A French, Not An English, Artist | "#ref_5">5{{cite web title=The Canadian Encyclopedia work=Céline Dion Biography url=http://wwwthecanadianencyclopediacom/indexcfmPgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000970 |
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