Celine Dion was born on March 30, 1968 in a small town called Charlemagne inside Quebec, Canada. She is the youngest of 14 Children. Her family is very musical. Celine loved to sing. At age five she preformed at her brother Michael's wedding. At age 12 her mother realized that Celine really wanted to be a huge superstar and together with one of her sons they wrote a song for Celine to sing. She recorded Celine singing it and sent it in to the biggest manager know in Qubec, Rene Angelil. After hearing that tape Rene told Celine and her mother to come down to his office. He asked Celine to sing. She did and it brought tears to his eyes. With that Rene was determined to make Celine an Internationality superstar that he mortgaged his house to be able to record Celine's debut album.
Celine already had about 15 albums out before she broke into the American market. Celine learned English so she could make a breakthrough into the American market. Celine's first English album was Unison. Although she didn't become a huge success until she did the soundtrack for Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
But like all fairy tales there is a time for tragedy. Celine's lovable niece Karine died of Cystic Fibroses. She was only 16. Celine and Karine were so close. Celine has since been a celebrity pardon for the Canadian Cystic Fibroses Foundation. She has helped raise millions in order to find a cure for Cystic Fibroses. Celine does the song Vole or in English Fly and dedicates it to her niece.
In 1993 when Celine's 3rd English album came out The Colour Of My Love, she declared her love to her longtime manager Rene Angelil. In 1994 they were married. Their wedding was held in the Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal. Celine wore an eight pound Tierra with crystals.
While on her two year break Celine finally got pregnant. While she was pregnant she carried a cassette of her babies heartbeat with her. She gave birth to a boy on January 25, 2001. They named him Rene Charles. He weighed in at 6lbs, 8oz. He was baptized 6 months later.
In March 2003, Celine began her 3 year deal to appear five nights a week at the Coliseum at Ceasers Palace in Las Vegas. The coliseum was built just for her. It seats 4100 people. Its 90 minutes and its called A New Day. It is a great concert. I should know. I went to it in June. I plan on going again.
Every time Celine releases a album she manages to top the previous one. She has become on of the biggest superstars in the world. She is the greatest singer in the world. Who would of know that a little girl from Quebec would become the greatest international superstar? Looking back now, we all had a feeling she probably would.
