The music industry has never quite seen anyone like Celine Dion. This talented French-Canadian singer is not just beautiful on the outside but also on the inside. Let us hear what she had to say fairly recently.
Celine Dion Might Smile All The Time But She Has Actually Lived Quite A Dramatic Life
The Diagnosis
There was nothing that could have prepared her for what the doctors told her in 1999. That was the time she learned that her husband had throat cancer. They said that Rene would eventually lose his basic life abilities. Celine had no choice but to take care of him, but it was not an easy thing to do. Still, she made sure to provide for him as best as she could. She wanted him to enjoy the time he had left.
Her Husband’s Diagnosis
Her Life Is Never Dull
It is truly an understatement to say that she has a dramatic life. It was already hard for her even before her birth! To this day, some things from the past continue to haunt her. She has been very successful in her career, but she also had to deal with living in the limelight, a forbidden romance, and various health issues. Even though she had a hard time in the past, her smile will make you think she has no problems!
Her Life Is Never Dull
Celine’s Mom Hated Her Relationship
Her mother did not like the fact that she and Rene were in a relationship. She said, “When I told her I had some really strong feelings for Rene she tried everything to kill him and make me snap out of it… I was very frustrated and mad at first, but she tried to make me understand that this man tried marriage twice before – he has three children, he’s not responsible, ‘I want the perfect Prince Charming for you’.”
Celine’s Mom Hated Her Relationship
She Had Problems Conceiving
Celine Dion is a true music legend. However, you should know that she also needs to rest every now and then. In 2000, she decided to step back from the limelight to be with her family. She and Rene wanted a child, even going as far as to get two operations to help. They finally got pregnant and welcomed Rene-Charles Dion Angelil on January 25, 2001.
She Had Problems Conceiving
She Almost Died
You might be shocked to hear that she nearly died before she made it big. At the age of 5, she got hit by a truck! She was unconscious for nearly a week after that. Her skull was fractured, but she recovered.
She Almost Died
She Hated My Heart Will Go On
After she first recorded “My Heart Will Go On,” she had doubts about it. She hated it and believed it was going to be a huge failure that would ruin her. She then explained, “…I didn’t really like the song, at first. I did another song for a movie before. It was very successful, and I thought we were pushing our luck…”
She Hated My Heart Will Go On
They Called Her A Traitor
We all know that she worked on a hit song from the 1991 animated film called “Beauty and the Beast.” She got a Grammy for it, her very first one. While this meant good things for her, the Grammy caused her fans to turn against her. The anger came from her Quebec fans. As a way to appease them, the French-Canadian artist decided to turn down the Felix Awards English Artist of the Year Award.
They Called Her A Traitor
Celine Wasn’t Planned
There are 14 children in the Dion family, and Celine is the youngest of them. Their parents did not actually plan to have any more kids since it was already difficult to provide for 13 kids. However, it seemed like destiny wanted Celine to be here. She actually needed to sleep in a cabinet drawer when she was young since there were not enough beds for all of them. Her life changed a lot over the years!
Celine Wasn’t Planned
Her Husband Put His Foot Down
Even though she did not really like “My Heart Will Go On” from the get-go, her husband asked her to try it out and release it as a single. During an interview with Jonathan Ross, she narrated, “[Angélil] said, ‘Let’s just do a demo. Let’s give it a try and we’ll see after.’ The demo is actually the real recording. I never sang the song again.” It was a great decision for her to give it a chance. In 1997, it turned into a huge hit after it was released. It earned her numerous awards and remains her most popular track.
Her Husband Put His Foot Down
A Shark When It Comes To Business
Therese Tanguay Dion is the person who gets to call herself the mother of the singer. She is known all over Quebec for her cooking skills. Celine inherited this and even opened Nickels, her own restaurant, in 1990. It was so successful that she turned it into a restaurant chain with many locations all over Canada.
A Shark When It Comes To Business
Suing For Millions For Spreading Lies
The ‘90s had been a rollercoaster ride for her. She managed to release 13 studio albums. On top of that, she learned that Rene had cancer. After he was diagnosed, she decided to take a break. During this time period, National Enquirer released a false story about how she was pregnant with twins. She sued them for $20 million. In the end, they apologized to her and donated the money to the American Cancer Society.
Suing Millions For Spreading Lies
Doctor Dion
She is the recipient of the National Order of Quebec. It is the highest honor one can get in Quebec! Not only that, but she also has stars on the Hollywood and Canadian Walks of Fame. Laval University gave her an honorary doctorate. She said this was, “a very great honor for a little girl from Charlemagne.” The award was dedicated to her husband.
Doctor Dion
She Had No Other Choice
Two years before her birth, a French singer called Hugues Aufray came out with the hit song “Céline.” When she was 5 years old, she performed the song at the wedding of her brother. Many now believe this was her breakthrough moment that jumpstarted her career. The entire family might have been musically talented, but this was the time they learned just how special this little girl was.
She Had No Other Choice
Discovered In The Weirdest Way
Her family knew that she was a talented little girl. Therese and Jacques, her brother, worked on a song that they hoped would help her get discovered by someone in the music industry. This plan worked since the producer Rene Angelil soon got in touch with them.
Discovered In The Weirdest Way
Her Mom Had To Interfere
Her mother sent the demo to him and attached a note that read, “This is a 12-year-old with a fantastic voice. Please listen to her. We want her to be like Ginette Reno.” While he did not respond at first, a brother of hers talked to Rene and asked him to give the demo a chance. Once he did, he was stunned. He then asked Celine to come in for an audition in person.
Her Mom Had To Interfere
Her Audition Was Far From Normal
Rene was impressed by the quality of her voice. When she came in to try out, Rene handed her a pretend mic and told her, “Here’s your microphone. Now sing as though you were in front of a sellout audience.” She delivered such an amazing performance that Rene needed no further persuasion.
Her Audition Was Far From Normal
Younger Than Her Own Stepson
Before he met her, Rene Angélil had already been married to two different women. In fact, he even had a son who was older than Celine! Patrick Angelil was his son with the first woman he married.
Younger Than Her Own Stepson
Rene Burst Into Tears
The audition had been an emotional affair. Celine began to sing at once, and she brought Rene to tears! She knew that it meant he liked what he heard. Rene then signed her since he could tell that she would be a big star. However, she was still such a young girl and needed to work before her career could take off. He had a vision for her and was willing to do everything to make it a reality.
Rene Burst Into Tears
High Stakes Gambler
Rene knew that Celine was a superstar in the making. He even got a mortgage on his house to secure funding for her first album. This decision paid off in the end since her first single climbed the charts of Canada in 1981. Rene had a reputation for being a gambler, but it proved to be a useful skill in the end.
High Stakes Gambler
The Pope Loved Her
In 1984, Quebec received a visit from Pope John II. Celine was asked to perform Une Colombe for him at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The Pope was said to have enjoyed the performance. In turn, Celine said that she liked performing for him!
The Pope Loved Her
She Demanded Time To Grow Up
The start of her career had been great, but Rene asked her to step back and take a break. It was a risky decision since she was still so new to the scene. Still, she agreed to go on break for 18 months. She said that she became a woman during this time.
She Demanded Time To Grow Up
Learning English And Going Global
It turned out that it was a great move for her. When she returned to the scene, she was more confident and could sing in English better. “Incognito”, her comeback album, sold more than half a million copies.
Learning English And Going Global
America’s Sweetheart Was Born
In 1990, she came out with her first album in English, “Unison.” It helped give her career the push she needed to be a huge international celeb! It went gold in the United States, and some tracks like “Where Does My Heart Beat Now” became a top 10 hit. It was all going well for her, but something happened.
America’s Sweetheart Was Born
Almost Losing Her Voice Forever
Before she went on tour, Celine Dion lost her voice! It turns out that she had both laryngitis and fatigue. While she wanted to still go on the tour, she was advised to rest. If she did, she would only feel worse.
Almost Losing Her Voice Forever
Revealing Her Big Secret
While rumors began to go around about her and Rene, they had yet to announce what was going on between the two of them. She only talked about it before the release of ”The Colour of My Love.”
Revealing Her Big Secret
Fearing The Public
The two of them started to go out when she was 19 years old. What made it scandalous was that he was 26 years older. While Celine and Rene got on well, they knew that a lot of people would not approve of their relationship. That proved to be true, but it did not stop them from marrying and starting a family.
Fearing The Public
She’s A Fantastic Secret Keeper
Celine managed to keep it a secret for more than 5 years. In 1994, Rene explained that he was the one who was scared of the public’s opinion. She had been the one who wanted to tell everyone about the love they had for each other. She even said, “When you’re in love, you want to scream it to the world.”
She’s A Fantastic Secret Keeper
Going Overboard
The two of them got married at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal on December 17, 1994. It was even broadcasted on Canadian television. At the time, people treated them like the Canadian royal couple. Everyone wanted to tune in to the wedding.
Going Overboard
Bridezilla Or Royal Princess?
Let us talk about the wedding dress she wore. It was a creation by Mirella and Steve Gentile. They spent more than a thousand hours to make the dress, partly because of the 20-foot train that came with it. The look was completed by a tiara that weighed 20 pounds. Everyone was impressed by the outfit!
Bridezilla Or Royal Princess@
Pricey Homes And Multiple Investments
Rene and Celine had no issues when it comes to money. In fact, they even bought a mansion in Florida for $72 million. It came with a golf course, a water park, and three pools.
Pricey Homes And Multiple Investments
He Was Her Everything
After Titanic came out, Celine Dion then went on the “Let’s Talk About Love” tour. It was going well ‘til she received bad news. This was the time she learned that Rene had cancer. It happened in the middle of a show and sang a song in his honor. At the age of 73, Rene died of cancer on January 14, 2016.
He Was Her Everything
Her Children’s Names Were Chosen Carefully
Before this happened, the lovebirds met their twin sons on October 23, 2010. Celine delivered two healthy children they called Nelson and Eddy. The former was named after South African President Nelson Mandela, while the latter was named after French producer Eddy Marnay.
Her Children’s Names Were Chosen Carefully
Dreaming Of Changing The World
After the Asian tsunami of 2004, Celine raised $1 million for the victims. She was also active during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. She donated a million bucks as well and talked about the inadequate response of the U.S. government to such a tragedy.
Dreaming Of Changing The World
Her Secret Dad
Celine talks a lot about her mom in interviews, but what about her dad? He was Adhemar Dion, and he died in 2001. She said, “My dad was and is still my number one fan since I was a very little girl. I know that my dad would want me to be here tonight on stage with everyone I love, doing what we love.”
Her Secret Dad
She Prepared her Kids for Death
She dealt with one other big challenge with the death of Rene. She had to talk to her children about it and guide them through this. Looking back, she said, “I’m proud of the way I prepared my boys for their dad’s death. In life, you never know what’s going to happen, so you should never wait for tomorrow to do what can be done today, to say I love you, or send a thank-you note…The future is now.”
She Prepared Her Kids For Death
Her Son is Too Young
Her first son is Rene Charles Angelil. He caused quite a stir in social media when he had to present an award to Celine Dion at the Billboard Music Awards. It was the first time he made a public appearance, and people were impressed by his youthful good looks!
Her Son Is Too Young
She Made it to 90
Even though Therese Dion did not always see eye to eye with Celine, the two of them are still close to one another. She is alive and well. In fact, she has recently passed the 90th mark!
She Made It To 90
She NEVER Misses a Beat
A lot of celebrities have a bad rep when it comes to interviews. Celine Dion is not one of them. She is a joy when she is in the interviewer’s chair. If you need an example, you just need to look at the time she was on Ellen. When Ellen DeGeneres said something nice about her jewelry, Celine responded by singing, “She worked hard for the money.” She has a fun and positive attitude that people love!
She NEVER Misses A Beat
Without a Brother
Even though she has been lucky in her career, she has seen a lot of misfortune over the years as well. She did not only lose Rene, but she also lost her brother in the same week. That must have been tough.
Without A Brother
Her Siblings Never Made It Big
She came from a large musical family. Claudette, her older sister, also tried to do the same thing she did. However, let us just say that her career did not see as much success as Celine’s did.
Her Siblings Never Made It Big
Making Money Off Her Fashion Sense
Celine Dion also worked on a fashion line of her own. Many people thought it was a good idea since she was always so stylish! We bet that their support encouraged her to keep going. She has since released more than 200 items from accessories to bags in her line. Her main inspiration for the collection was her own family. In particular, Celine Dion drew inspiration from her mother and twin sons.
Making Money Off Her Fashion Sense
TV Debut
Celine might be one talented singer, but she has also tried her hand at various other ventures. For one thing, she has acted as well. She did some TV cameos in the past. She was once in All My Children!
TV Debut
A Voice Worth Hundreds Of Millions
Even though she has tried out other things, her main passion and talent would still be singing. Her voice was what helped her get this far in life, after all. At the moment, she has a net worth of $700 million.
A Voice Worth Hundreds Of Millions
A Canadian Star
Did you know that she is one of the few Canadian stars with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? What makes this is even cooler is the fact that she also has one in the Canadian Walk of Fame. Nice.
A Canadian Star
They Are All Related
It might sound unbelievable, but the people you see below are all related. Celine Dion, Madonna, Shania Twain, and Beyonce can all trace their ancestry back to a French-Canadian man called Zacharie Cloutier. He left France in 1634 and went to North America in search of a better life. He was one of the first few people to live in “New France”. The people below are all related to him. He must be a talented guy!
They Are All Related
Master Of Many Tongues
We bet you are already impressed by the wonderful Celine Dion, but what until you hear this fun fact. She sings most of her songs in English and French, but she has also performed in other languages. She has sung songs in Italian, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin, and Japanese as well!
Master Of Many Tongues
A Staggering Net Worth
As you can see, her life has completely changed after she made it big. She really did go from rags to riches. She now has quite a lot of wealth to her name thanks to all her concerts, fashion line, records, real estate investments, restaurant chain, and public appearances. Did you know that she was among the top-grossing artists during the ‘00s? She even made $465 million from her Las Vegas performances!
A Staggering Net Worth
Hit And Miss
Celine Dion has been lucky enough to have a lot of huge hits to her name. She has also worked on movie soundtracks as well. “My Heart Will Go On” is, without a doubt, the most successful one of them all. She recorded “Dreams to Dream” for “An American Tail: Fievel Goes West” but it was not as big of a hit.
Hit And Miss
A Lifetime Hobby
She is simply full of surprises, it would seem. We think it is so interesting that she is a huge fan of golf. She likes to play and watch. It has been one of the major hobbies she has in life.
Love Of Golf
Love Of Golf
Do you want to hear just how much she likes golf? In 2008, she decided to take it to a whole new level. She and Rene worked on the renovation of Le Mirage. They donated millions of dollars to this Quebecois club and helped with its promotion. On the website, you will find their official public statement in which they claimed that “a visit to the Mirage is an adventure in itself.”
Celine Playing Golf
And The Winner Goes To…Celine Dion
She has a great voice, and it has not gone unrecognized. What a relief it is to hear that! We are happy since she deserves this. Celine also has the record for the highest number of Oscar performances ever!
And The Winner Goes To…Celine Dion
The Oscars
Celine has worked on various movie soundtracks in the past. This is one of the reasons they continue to ask her to perform at the Academy Awards. She has gone up the stage more than other musical artists. In 2011, she cemented that status when she sang there for the 6th time. She sang “Smile” to honor those who passed away the previous year.
Oscar Performances
Oscar Fashion
Celine Dion has earned a reputation for her rather bold fashion sense. Let us just say that it was quite the controversy when she chose to don this backwards white tuxedo during the 1999 Academy Awards.
Backwards Oscar Tux
Backwards White Tux
When she showed up, people criticized her fashion sense. Some said it was a “fashion disaster.” When she spoke to PEOPLE magazine, she claimed that she did not regret her decision to wear this since it was simply ahead of its time. We liked it then and we still do! It is great that she can take such bold risks.
Backwards White Tux
White Backwards Tux
Celine said, “When I wore that look, yes it was at the Oscars, and when I wore that, everyone was wearing dresses, not pants.” She went on to say, “I was the only one with pants in a backward suit from Galliano and if I would do this today it would work. It was avant-garde at the time. And it doesn’t matter, you just have to assume what you wear, you wear, and I did.”
Backwards White Tux And Gwen’s Dress At The Oscars
It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
Let us talk some more about her music. You would not believe this one! The song “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” was initially supposed to go to Meat Loaf. How crazy is that? The composer of the song later said that it would be a better fit for a female artist and gave it to Celine instead. Good move, man!
A Hit Out Of Hell
Clinging On To Her Children
Celine has been rather candid about how hard it is to get over the death of her husband. During one interview, the musician had this to say: “I miss him a lot for my partner, for the man I was embracing, kissing, making love with. I organize myself to not feel lonely. So what’s happened is I got myself a huge bed and I sleep with my twins. My twins are comforting me a lot. I need them. I need them close.”
Clinging On To Her Children
She Can Pretty Much Sing Anything
Of course, she would not be this famous and successful if it were not for her awesome vocal range. We do not think there is a song she could not do justice. She is popular for her diverse music as well as her penchant for covering songs by other artists. You should try to listen to her renditions of Cyndi Lauper’s “I Drove All Night”, John Lennon’s “Beautiful Boy”, and Eric Carmen’s “All By Myself.” She is so talented!
She Can Pretty Much Sing Anything
Collaborations
Aside from that, she has also become known as “a great collaborator.” She boasts of several amazing duets with some of the most talented and famous people in the industry. She previously worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, and Luciano Pavarotti.
Collaborations
Certified Diamond
The Record Industry Association of America started to award “diamond status” to albums with more than 10 million copies. This began in 1999. It is not an easy feat to achieve, but Celine Dion has managed to do this not only once but twice! The two certified diamond albums are “Falling Into You” and “Let’s Talk About Love” which came out in the consecutive years of 1996 and 1997.
Certified Diamond
A Best Selling Female Artist
Aside from that, record executives started to track sales with the use of the Nielson Soundscan System in 1991. According to the data they retrieved, she is one of the top-selling female musicians in Canada and the United States. Mariah Carey and Rihanna are the only ones to top her sales.
A Best Selling Female Artist
Catholic Star
She was raised as a Roma Catholic. In 2014, she expounded about her thoughts on this: “It’s important for people to have something they can touch and believe in.” She explained further by saying, “I say that to believe in yourself is to believe in God. For me, God is life itself, the birds, the air, the sunrise and the sunset, the children. Yes, that is where I find God. Not in a church.”
Catholic Star
Reaching For Gold
She did not only break records in North America but in Europe as well. She even managed to do well in a difficult market: France. “D’amour ou d’amitié”, “Of Love or of Friendship” in English, went gold there.
Reaching For Gold
Upgrading Her Image
As her fame kept growing, she decided to mix it up a little. She and her manager upgraded her style and look! She did not like the way her teeth looked, perhaps because tabloid magazines cruelly started to call her “Canine Dion”. In the ‘80s, she got a bunch of dental procedures to make her smile look better.
Upgrading Her Image
Mid Career Misses
Like we said, she chose to step away from the limelight for three years. Upon her return in 2002, she released a comeback album called “A New Day Has Come.” In it, she talked about becoming a new mom.
Mid Career Misses
Accessible To All
Even though she has seen a lot of success in life, she is still down to earth and treats her fans very well. After the death of Rene, she let every fan who wanted to see her do just that. She let them extend their condolences to her. What a selfless gesture this was in such a trying time. She agreed to televise the eight-hour funeral of her husband in an effort to be transparent with those who supported her.
Accessible To All
She Won By A Single Point
In 1988, Celine Dion made it big by winning the Eurovision Song Contest. You would not guess what country she represented: Switzerland. She ended up winning after beating the UK by only a single vote.
She Won By A Single Point
Michael Jackson’s Fanatic Fan
Not many people know that she is a big fan of Michael Jackson. When she was much younger, she spoke to Rene about how she wanted to do the same things he did. MJ was a big influence on her. Maybe he motivated her to work hard to bring home a couple of awards by the time that she turned 18 years old.
Michael Jackson’s Fanatic Fan
A 5-Year-Old Hanging Out At A Bar
The Dion family once ran a piano bar called Le Vieux Baril. Her family likes to practice music together over there. It was located in Charlemagne in Quebec. Celine started performing there at the age of 5.
A 5 Year Old Hanging Out At A Bar
“A New Day Has Come” Received Harsh Criticism
Her “A New Day Has Come” album talked about what it was like to be a new mom. It was her first album to debut in the top spot of the Billboard 200. Still, critics called the lyrics “forgettable” and “lifeless.”
A New Day Has Come Received Harsh Criticism
Gold In France
Celine Dion is actually the first performer from Canada to get the gold status for record sales in France. This is already impressive on its own, but we can’t believe that she did this when she was only a teen.
Gold In France
Switzerland?
Celine Dion first got recognized on an international scale in the ‘80s. In 1982, she won the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival. In 1988, she won the Eurovision Song Contest. She represented Switzerland both times.
Switzerland@
Caesars Palace
During the height of her career in 1999, she wanted to go on a break so that she can spend some time with her husband after he got the diagnosis. After coming back in 2002, she signed a contract to perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on a nightly basis.
Caesars Palace
Most Successful Concert Residency Of All Time
That is correct. This record belongs to none other than Celine Dion. Her five-star theatrical show at the venue is the top-grossing concert residency in history. It made $385 million during the course of its run.
Most Successful Concert Residency Of All Time
Another Residency Show!
As a matter of fact, the show was so successful that she came back in 2011 to start doing her second concert residency there. The contract she signed said that she would be performing ‘til 2019.
Another Residency Show
Highest Paid Resident Performer
That is right, she is indeed the top-paid resident performer in history. She earns $500k for each show. This means that she has outdone even the likes of Mariah Carey, Elton John, and Britney Spears.
Highest Paid Resident Performer
Documentary Success
OWN Network, which is owned by Oprah Winfrey, created a documentary about her life back in 2011. It showed the intimate details of Celine Dion’s life from her childhood to her pregnancy to the Las Vegas show. It is the second highest-rated TV OWN Canada program.
Documentary Success
Everyone Wants To Sit Next To Her
When FlightNetwork.com conducted a poll to ask which celebrity people want to be seated next to during a flight. We are impressed to hear that Celine Dion took home the top spot. She earned 23.7% of the 780 responses. This is not really shocking to hear.
Everyone Wants To Sit Next To Her
Perfume Lines
She has a lot of businesses to her name. However, her perfume line must be the most successful of these. Recently, she released “Signature”. It is the 14th addition to her Celine Dion Parfums Collection.
Perfume Lines
She Is Influenced By The Greatest Artists
Let us see who she calls her influences in terms of music. They are none other than Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Charles Aznavour, Barbra Streisand, Anne Murray, and the Bee Gees.
She Is Influenced By The Greatest Artists
She Has A Great Sense Of Humor
She has been impersonated quite a lot on shows like MADtv, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Saturday Night Live, and Royal Canadian Air Farce. They like to parody her unique stage antics and strong accent. She has not reacted to these negatively and said that she is not affected by them. Moreover, she has said that she feels flattered they would even do such a thing. When she performed in New York, she even asked SNL cast member Ana Gasteyer, who portrayed her on the show, to join her on the stage.
She Has A Great Sense Of Humor
Hurricane Katrina
She is not one to espouse her political beliefs. However, she decided to step out of her comfort zone in 2005 in light of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy. When she went on Larry King Live, she criticized the way the US government handled the disaster. She said, “There are people still there waiting to be rescued. To me that is not acceptable … How can it be so easy to send planes in another country to kill everybody in a second and destroy lives. We need to serve our country.”
Hurricane Katrina
She Is Greatly Admired By Other Artists
Rihanna, Frank Ocean, Adele, Britney Spears, Lea Michele, Ariana Grande, Jordin Sparks, and Taylor Swift all say that Celine Dion influenced their music. How cool is it to be called that by talented artists?
She Is Greatly Admired By Other Artists
Timbaland Loves Her Too
DJ Timbaland is a famous rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He once said, “Celine has such a beautiful, mesmerizing voice. She is so talented. I think we could create something that is a classic like she is already.”
Timbaland Loves Her Too
Celine Changed Vegas
Both Pollstar EIC and president Gary Bongiovanni and Caesars Palace VP of Entertainment Kurt Melien say that Celine Dion changed the performance scene in Las Vegas. The latter even said, “Celine was a pioneer without question … Twenty years ago, we couldn’t have got someone the stature of Britney Spears to appear in Vegas. Stars like her would never have considered it if Celine hadn’t paved the way. She changed the face of modern Vegas.”
Celine Changed Vegas
Song Of The Century
The Recording Industry Association of America and The National Endowment for the Arts added “My Heart Will Go On” to their list of the Songs of the Century. We can perfectly this choice of theirs.
Song Of The Century
Goodwill Ambassador
In 2010, Celine Dion was hailed a UN Goodwill Ambassador. This is a program created by the UN in 1999. How cool is that? What a great honor it must have been for her! She deserves this.
Goodwill Ambassador
Canada Honored Her Too
Canada has also honored Celine Dion in its own way. In 2013, the Companion of the Order of Canada was bestowed on the singer. It is the highest rank that the Order of Canada can give.
Canada Honored Her Too
She’s A Big Philanthropist
One of the reasons they named her a UN Goodwill Ambassador is that she has made charitable and philanthropic contributions in the past. She has worked for organizations such as the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She has also helped children in need in the past. She helped McDonald’s raise money on World Children’s Day as well.
Shes A Big Philanthropist
An Emotional Announcement
It has been a while since the death of her husband. They spent 22 years in marital bliss. Recently, she decided it was time to address the state of her love life after rumors circulated about a new lover. She said, “Bizarre.” She continued, “Now it is definitely too soon for me. I am definitely in love with him, married to him…He’s the love of my life. It’s very difficult for me to see myself with another person
An Emotional Announcement