Céline Dion

**Céline Marie Claudette Dion**, , (; born Mairch 30, 1968), is a Canadian sangster. Born intae a lairge faimily frae Charlemagne, Quebec, 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. In 1990, she released the Inglis-leid album *[[Unison (Celine Dion album)|Unison]]*, establishin hersel as a viable pop airtist in North Americae an ither Inglis-speakin auries o the warld.

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. 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. 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. 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.

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. Dion is the best-sellin Canadian airtist o aw time, is the seicont best-sellin female airtist in the US durin the Nielsen SoundScan era, an is the anerlie female airtist tae hae twa singles sell mair nor a million copies in the UK. In addition, her 1995 album *[[D'eux]]*, is the best-sellin French-leid album o aw time. 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. Accordin tae Sony Music Entertainment, Dion haes sauld ower 200 million albums warldwide.

## 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 (album)|Mélanie]]*
* 1985: *[[C'est pour toi]]*
* 1987: *[[Incognito (Céline Dion album)|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 (Celine Dion album)|Unison]]*
* 1992: *[[Céline Dion (album)|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 (Céline Dion album)|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]]*

## Tours

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