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<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/550x/0f/60/3c/0f603c8797d8db71fc3c2a99f57b8b06.jpg" alt="900+ Celine Dion ideas | celine dion, celine, rené angélil">Céline Marie Claudette Dion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Canada" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CC</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Order_of_Quebec" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OQ</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">/seɪˌliːn diˈɒn/</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">say-LEEN dee-ON</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[a]</a> French: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[selin maʁi klodɛt djɔ̃]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fr-C%C3%A9line-Dion.oga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ⓘ</a>;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[b]</a> born 30 March 1968)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorific_nicknames_in_popular_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen of Power Ballads</a>",<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a> Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_Celine_Dion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">significant impact on popular music</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>Born into a large family in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne,_Quebec" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlemagne, Quebec</a>, Dion was discovered by her future manager and husband, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Ang%C3%A9lil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">René Angélil</a>, and emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She gained international recognition by winning the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1988 Eurovision Song Contest</a>, where she <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">represented Switzerland</a> with the song "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_partez_pas_sans_moi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ne partez pas sans moi</a>". Dion went on to release <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion_albums_discography" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twelve English-language albums</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colour_of_My_Love" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Colour of My Love</a> (1993), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_into_You" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Falling into You</a> (1996), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Talk_About_Love" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let's Talk About Love</a> (1997), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Way..._A_Decade_of_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All the Way... A Decade of Song</a> (1999), all of which rank among the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">best-selling albums in history</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Celine_Dion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her catalog</a> of high-charting tracks includes "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beauty and the Beast</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Love_(Jennifer_Rush_song)#Celine_Dion_version" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Power of Love</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_Twice_(Celine_Dion_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Think Twice</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love_You_More" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Love You More</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_You_Loved_Me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Because You Loved Me</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_All_Coming_Back_to_Me_Now#Celine_Dion_version" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It's All Coming Back to Me Now</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_by_Myself" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All by Myself</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Your_Angel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I'm Your Angel</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_It_Is_(Celine_Dion_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">That's the Way It Is</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Alive_(Celine_Dion_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I'm Alive</a>", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Heart Will Go On</a>", the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">theme</a> for the 1997 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Titanic</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a>Dion continued releasing French-language albums between each English record, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27eux" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">D'eux</a> (1995) becoming the best-selling French-language album of all time. During the 2000s, she built her reputation as a successful live performer with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Day..." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A New Day...</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Las Vegas Strip</a> (2003–2007), the highest-grossing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_residency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">concert residency</a> of all time, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_Chances_World_Tour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taking Chances World Tour</a> (2008–2009), one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_concert_tours" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">highest-grossing concert tours of the 2000s</a>. In 2009, she was named by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a> as the top-earning artist of the decade, with combined album sales and concert revenue exceeding $747 million.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[9]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[10]</a> In 2022, Dion canceled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage_World_Tour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her tour</a> due to a diagnosis with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiff-person_syndrome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stiff-person syndrome</a>.With over 200 million records sold worldwide, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, the best-selling French-language artist, and one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">best-selling musical artists of all time</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Celine_Dion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her accolades</a> include 5 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Awards</a>, 20 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Juno Awards</a> and a recognition from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">International Federation of the Phonographic Industry</a> for selling over 50 million albums in Europe.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-billboard.com-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[11]</a> Seven of her albums have sold at least 10 million copies worldwide, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_women" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">second most among women in history</a>. She was ranked among the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">greatest women in music</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VH1</a> and one of the greatest voices in music by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MTV</a>. Dion is one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_live_music_artists" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">highest-grossing touring artists in history</a> and the second woman to accumulate US$1 billion in concert revenue.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion#cite_note-consequence.net-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[12]</a> One of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_artists_by_net_worth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wealthiest musicians in the world</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forbes</a> ranked her the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_musicians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">highest-paid female musician</a> of 1997, 1998, 2004, and 2006. She received honorary doctorates in music from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Berklee College of Music</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universit%C3%A9_Laval" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Université Laval</a>.