Celine Dion's Life and Career
Celine Dion, the youngest of 14 children, was born on March 30th, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. Charlemagne is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, on the east end of the Montreal Island. She has Hazel eyes and is 5 feet 7.5 inches tall. Her qualities are self-determination, professionalism and discipline. She is so disciplined that she has actually spent three weeks without making any sound to give her vocal cords a rest. She does have her failings though. She is sometimes impatient, especially in the mornings. Her lucky number is five. She even keeps a five-cent coin that was minted in 1968, that she found on the ground. Her favorite perfume is Channel #5, and her favorite colors are black, white and red. Celine collects miniature cups and crystal objects. She also collects shoes, having over 400 pairs! She enjoys snow and water skiing, and roller blading. Her second career choice would be to be a professional model, and her favorite musical instrument is a piano. Celine's favorite female singers are Natalie Cole, Barbara Streisand, and Ginette Reno, and her favorite male singers are Stevie Wonder and Micheal Jackson. Micheal Jackson even sent her a signed photo stating "To Celine with love.", (Htt
Celine Dion is the National Celebrity Patron for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF). She has stayed very committed to the cause that she joined because of a real life tragedy. Celine's niece Karine Menard, daughter of her sister Liette, was born with Cystic Fibrosis, and died of the disease at age 16. For many years Celine did what she could to make Karine happy, like taking her shopping and buying her everything she wanted, but by 1993, 16 year old Karine was bed-ridden and in critical condition, barely able to breathe or swallow. "One day I had her in my arms," says Dion, "and I started to sing softly in her ear, and out of nowhere her eyes closed. I looked at my mom, who was messaging her feet because her circulation didn't work, and nodded, 'Okay, it's happening.' One tear came down Karine's cheek, and then she went" (Jeanne Gordon People Weekly March 3, 1997 p73+). Celine believes that no one should have to go through what Karine did, so she has donated huge amounts of money and time to helping the foundation afford to research new ideas for cures and treatments. Celine's popularity has helped the foundation by giving them the money they need, and making people more aware of the disease. In the beginning of 1984, the largest private television network in Quebec made a one-hour television special on Celine. One of Celines songs was also released in Germany. At the end of August, she launched her Melanie album, and in September she released Les plus grandes succes de Celine Dion (Celine Dion's Greatest hits) album. Later that year she released the album Les ois eaux du bonheur (Birds of happiness), and the single Mon reve de toujours (My everlasting dream) in France. She also sang to Pope John Paul II, and 65,000 people. Celine Dion did her first live recording in 1985 while on tour in Quebec. It was called Celine Dion en concert (Celine Dion in concert). She was also among the artists who recorded Les yeux de la faim (The eyes of the hungry), to fight starvation in Ethiopia. Her eighth Quebec album, C'est pour toi (It's for you) is released in Quebec, and as a single in France. In 1986 she took almost 18 months almost completely off, and changed her looks from adolescent to young woman. She also released two new songs in France, Billy and En amour (In Love). In Quebec she released the album Les chansons en or (The golden songs). Celine got a big contract with CBS in 1987. She also launched the album Incognito, and the single Je ne veui pas (I don't want), and in France released the single La religieuse (The nun). She had a television special also later that year. In 1988 Celine won many awards, and put on many shows. She also released some of her older albums from Quebec into France, and Vivre (To live) in Germany. During 1989 she prepared for her international career by taking English classes, and she recorded three duets. They were Can't live with you, can't live without you, Wishful thinking, and Listen to me. Celine has received numerous awards. Between 1982 and 1998, Celine has won a Yamaha World Song Festival Awards, a Yamaha Symphony Orchestra Award, 33 Felix awards, 20 Juno Awards, two Much Music Video Awards, nine World Music Awards, a Popcorn Award, two Edison Awards. She has also received a CARAS (Canadian Academy for Recording Arts and Science) Award, a VH1 Award, a Cable Ace Award, an Ivor Novello Award, a Billboard Award, a Eurovision Award, two Victoires de la Musique Awards, an IRMA Award (Irish Recorded Music Awards), three MIDEM awards, an Amigo Award, a Billet Platine Award, and an American Music Award. She h
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