Céline Dion

**Céline Marie Claudette Dion**,    (; born March 30, 1968) Is a Canadian singer. She is mostly known for the song "My Heart Will Go On", which was made for the film _Titanic_. This song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Dion became famous internationally in 1988 after winning the Eurovision Song Contest.

### Family

She was born in the town of Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. She is the youngest of 14 children. Her parents were television personality Thérèse Dion (1927–2020) and businessman Adhémar Dion (1923–2003).

### Marriage and children

On December 30, 1994, Dion married her manager René Angélil. They have three sons: René-Charles Angélil (born on January 25, 2001), and twins Eddy Angélil and Nelson Angélil (born on October 23, 2010). René died on January 14, 2016 from cancer. Her older brother, Daniel, died from cancer two days later, on what would have been Angélil's 74th birthday.

## Career

When she was 12 years old, her brother sent a recording to a manager named René Angélil. With his help, she released her first album in 1981, and her first English album in 1990.

Dion first had international recognition in the 1980s. She won both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland.

Her popularity continued through the 1990s. She recorded the song "My Heart Will Go On" for the film _Titanic_.

In 2007, she performed a show with Elvis Presley, which was arranged on the computer with old images from Elvis shows. It had been arranged for the TV show _American Idol_.

She has sold the most albums in the world for a female artist. For that, she received a special World Music Award in 2004. She has also sold the most French albums with 7 million copies. Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist of all time.

In 2018, Dion released the song "Ashes", which appears on the soundtrack to the film _Deadpool 2_, starring fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds.

## Discography

**French-language studio albums**
- 1969 or 1972: _La voix du bon Dieu_
- 1969 or 1972: _Céline Dion chante Noël_
- 1970 or 1973: _Tellement j'ai d'amour..._
- 1971 or 1974: _Les chemins de ma maison_
- 1971 or 1974: _Chants et contes de Noël_
- 1972 or 1975: _Mélanie_
- 1973 or 1976: _C'est pour toi_
- 1975 or 1978: _Incognito_
- 1991: _Dion chante Plamondon_
- 1995: _D'eux_
- 1998: _S'il suffisait d'aimer_
- 2003: _1 fille & 4 types_
- 2007: _D'elles_
- 2012: _Sans attendre_

**English-language studio albums**
- 1990: _Unison_
- 1992: _Celine Dion_
- 1993: _The Colour of My Love_
- 1996: _Falling into You_
- 1997: _Let's Talk About Love_
- 1998: _These Are Special Times_
- 2002: _A New Day Has Come_
- 2003: _One Heart_
- 2004: _Miracle_
- 2007: _Taking Chances_
- 2013: _Loved Me Back to Life_

## Other websites

- operated by Sony Music Canada
- Celine Dion YouTube Channel
- Celine Dion at WN
- [ Celine Dion] at Allmusic
- Celine Dion  at Billboard.com
- FAO Goodwill Ambassador website

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **origin**: Charlemagne, Quebec, Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 1980–present


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Céline Dion
- **honorific suffix**: CC ChLD OQ
- **image**: Celine Dion Paris, Bercy 2013-11-25 02 (cropped).JPG
- **caption**: Dion in 2013
- **birth name**: Céline Marie Claudette Dion
- **birth place**: Charlemagne, Quebec, Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada
- **spouse**: René Angélil ( –; his death)
- **children**: 3
- **height**: 171 cm