10 facts about Celine Dion

The story of Cinderella

The success story of Celine Dion is similar to the story of the fairy-tale Cinderella. And even in her life there was a “prince” who made her the queen of modern music. The story began in a Canadian town, where in 1958 a little girl was born. Celine was the youngest of 14 children. Since childhood, music has become a part of the girl’s life. Her family often sang religious songs, and Celine's first performance took place at the age of 5.

She remembered her first performance for the rest of her life. It took place at the wedding of her older brother. This was not just a child’s pampering, but a full-fledged performance. When Celine became a little older, she began performing in nightclubs and bars with her sisters and brothers.

Success came to the singer early. Her talent was noticed when she was 12 years old. The girl was taken under the wing of the famous producer Rene Angelil. He literally molded the young talent into a pop star. He had to work hard to create Celine's appearance, her image, her English and her behavior on stage. But it was worth the effort.

One day the singer lost her voice. It turned out that no one taught her how to properly distribute the load on her vocal cords. It would seem that her career as a singer is over. But Celine did everything possible to get her beautiful voice back. She did not speak for almost a year and underwent treatment. After her voice returned, she took a vocal training course.

To date, Celine Dion is the most successful French-speaking singer. Her albums sell millions of copies, and the number of prizes and awards is difficult to count. But the main reward for her was the love of a man who was ready to do anything for her.

You can call her doctor

Celine is not a doctor, but Laval University in Quebec awarded her an honorary doctorate in music in 2009. It turns out that you can address the singer by adding a doctorate title to her name.

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Broken by life

Rene Angelil is better known as the husband of singer Celine Dion and her producer. But there was a time when he also performed on stage and was quite popular. Rene was a member of the Baronets group. In the 60s they played rock and had fun with it. Afterwards, the singer and musician decided to try himself in a new field. He began producing young artists and succeeded in this.

Having success in his professional activities, Rene was unhappy in his personal life. Before meeting his muse and love, he was married twice. He got married for the first time in 1966. This marriage did not bring Rene happiness. He led his next chosen one to the altar in 1974. And this attempt was not successful.

The producer's second marriage was destroyed by work. At that time, he had already taken Celine under his wing and devoted all his time to her. Rene believed that he could make a real star out of the clumsy girl and did not spare any effort, money or time on her development.

While he was pursuing a career as an aspiring singer, his marriage was collapsing. After his second divorce, Rene was devastated. A wave of depression hit him. He even thought about suicide. These thoughts haunted him for two years. Rene Angelil was literally brought back to life by the new love that was always by his side.

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Her family traveled around Canada as a musical group when Celine was still a baby, and then opened a music bar, where the future star began singing at the age of five. Perhaps this allowed her to prepare from an early age for a career as a brilliant singer.

Despite everything

The love and main work of Rene’s life was his ward Celine Dion. They first met when she was only 12 years old. He personally made every effort to turn Celine from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan with a unique voice. At first, their relationship was purely working. Then the man could not even imagine that the love of his life was next to him.

The relationship between Rene and Celine moved to a new level after the man’s second divorce. He was broken, and she was there and supported him. Thus began a romance that they hid from the whole world. The lovers knew that they would be judged. The age difference is 27 years, the difference in position.

But at some point, Rene and Celine realized that their feelings were real and declared them to the whole world. Their relationship gave rise to many rumors, which they stopped with their wedding. The lovers got married in 1994 at Notre Dame Cathedral, which is located in Montreal. The wedding was watched by millions of viewers as it was broadcast on television. This celebration was called the most luxurious in the history of show business.

After the wedding, other men and women ceased to exist for the spouses. They completely disappeared into each other. The only problem was the appearance of children. Celine could not get pregnant for a long time. To give birth to a child, she underwent several surgeries, which increased her chances of giving birth. In 2001, the couple had their long-awaited first child. Nine years later, Rene and Celine became the happy parents of two twin boys.

The family idyll lasted for more than 20 years. During this time, all sorts of things happened: Celine Dion’s husband was accused of rape, and the singer was accused of infidelity. But the couple were able to go through all this with dignity and maintain their feelings. The only thing they couldn’t overcome was Rene’s cancer. Back in the 90s, he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. The operation and treatment were timely, and the disease subsided. The relapse occurred in 2013. After it, the man could no longer return to his previous life. Three years of fight against oncology were lost.

After the death of her husband, Celine Dion vowed never to marry again. She found solace in work and children. Having recovered from the loss, the singer continues to live. But everything was not the same as before. Now in her life there are only memories, but the main person is not nearby.

Evolution: Celine Dion

Celine Dion 1986/2017
In March of this year, Canadian singer Celine Dion, whose song for the film “Titanic” My Heart Will Go On became iconic, turned 49! Last year was not easy for the celebrity: the main man in her life, her husband Rene Angelil, died. The artist managed to cope with grief: Dion did not withdraw into herself, but, as her fans noticed, on the contrary, she began to lead a more active social life. Evidence of this is Celine’s candid photo shoot for the fashion magazine Vogue and the artist’s stylish appearances at Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. In addition to visible changes over the past year, Dion experimented with her appearance throughout her career - SPLETNIK.RU talks about this in more detail.

Celine Marie Claudette Dion was born on March 30, 1968 in a large family (14 children) in the province of Quebec, Canada. From early childhood, the future world star understood that one day she would become a singer. Her first fame came at the age of 12. Helped by the incredible voice and music producer Rene Angélil (then 38 years old), who mortgaged his house to finance the talented girl’s first recording, La voix du bon Dieu (“The Voice of the Lord”).

Celine Dion with her mother. 1969

1972/1974

Celine's natural hair color is chestnut. As a child, the star wore a rather short haircut with bangs. But by the age of 17, the young artist changed her image: she grew her hair and began to use cosmetics. And three years later, Celine began to appear in public only with curly hair.

1985/1988

Celine Dion 1989/Celine Dion and Will Smith, 1990

1991/1992

The singer's style changed, but femininity and elegance remained unchanged, to which Celine was faithful when choosing outfits and thinking through stage images. Celine remained true to her style when choosing a wedding dress: it turned out to be incredibly extravagant and was discussed for a long time. Angélil and Dion married in 1994, their wedding ceremony was broadcast live on Canadian television.

1992/1993

Celine Dion and Rene Angelil. 1994

In 1995, Dion decided to radically change her image: the artist got a “boyish” haircut, already at the zenith of her popularity. But the performer did not wear this look for long: in less than a year, her hair grew to her shoulders and then Celine did her first hair coloring using the balayage technique. During this period, Dion found her own style and stopped experimenting with hairstyles.

1995/1996

The world star's hair always shone in the spotlight, and all thanks to her simple beauty rules: dry your hair less with a hairdryer and apply burdock oil to the roots of your hair more often.

1998/1999

2002/2004

2006/2008

Over the years, Celine began to wear brighter makeup: the star began to emphasize her eyes using black pencil. The catchy “smoky eye” became her calling card for many years. However, outside of work, Dion prefers to go without makeup:

Every evening you should remove your makeup. In the mornings and evenings, the skin should be perfectly clean. After cleansing, apply a cream appropriate for your age,

- the star taught in one of the interviews.

2009/2010

2011/2013

The star has never been prone to being overweight, but Dion considers it his responsibility to monitor nutrition and exercise. And therefore he can rightly be proud of his figure.

Proper nutrition should be the motto of every girl! And I advise you to play sports only with a professional trainer, so that he monitors the correctness of the exercises,

- says Dion.

2014/2015

Celine takes age-related changes calmly. She once admitted that she has nothing against plastic surgery, but the singer has a negative attitude towards Botox injections:

I still hope that someday I will find a miracle cure that works for me. I don’t want to be different, I just want to maintain my youth. I don’t inject Botox - I’m a singer and I simply can’t afford it, because facial expressions are very important to me. The slightest mistake can paralyze your face.

Rene Angelil and Celine Dion. year 2014

In January 2020, Celine's husband passed away at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer. Two days later, Celine’s 59-year-old brother Daniel died from cancer of the throat, tongue and brain. The star was crushed by grief and said that she would “grief for the rest of her life.” Fortunately for her fans, this did not affect her performances. The scene helps the singer cope with the tragedy.

In an attempt to overcome the bitterness of loss, Celine decided to radically change her image. She changed her stylist and now shows off different looks, surprising fans with unexpected transformations.

As for her hairstyle, Celine's hair color has become lighter, and voluminous curls from time to time replace elegant buns.

2016/2017

Throughout her long career, Celine Dion has repeatedly experimented with style and image in general. The singer found herself through trial and error, but who knows, maybe she will surprise us all again.