Celine Dion
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Dion is a popular vocalist from Québec, Canada. She born in Charlemagne, a small town 30 miles east of Montréal, Québec, Canada on March 30, 1968. Her music has been influenced by pop, rock and soul. From humble beginnings she has risen to become one of the best-selling female artists of all time.
She was born to working class parents and is the youngest of 14 children in a highly musical family. The family owned a small local club, and on weekends, all the family entertained the local population. Dion was introduced to current manager/husband Rene Angelil via a demo tape sent by her brother Michael. According to legend, Angelil was so taken by her ability that he mortgaged his home to pay for her first record date.
During this time there were also important developments in Dion’s personal life. In 1988 Angelil crossed the line from manager to romantic partner when he kissed Dion one night after a show in Dublin. Fearful that fans would find the 26-year difference in their ages unsettling, the couple kept their relationship a secret for several years. But their 1994 wedding in Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica was celebrated not only by the 250 invited guests, but by millions of fans worldwide.
Celine was only five years old when she started performing in front of an audience. The steak of recognition started in 1982 when she won the Gold Medal at the Yamaha World Song Festival in Tokyo as well as the coveted Musician’s Award for Top Performer. In 1983, Celine became the first Canadian to receive a Gold Record in France.
During the year of 1988, she also won the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin Ireland, where she performed live in front of a 600 million television audience throughout Europe. Through the 80s she built a strong following in Canada, but it wasn’t until she sang the theme for Disney’s hit animated film “Beauty and the Beast” in 1991 that eline Dion won over the masses.
The success story doesn’t stop here. In 1996, “Falling Into You” became the best selling album of the year, it topped the charts in 11 countries and was voted Album of the Year and Best Pop Album in the 39th annual Grammy Awards. As of today, the album recorded sales of more than 25 million copies worldwide.
A very talented music artist with five-octave vocal power is none other than Celine Dion. The most popular song was “My Hearth Will Go On”, written by James Horner and produced by James Warner and Walter Afanasieff. The Titanic soundtrack sold over 27 million copies worldwide and became the best-selling orchestral soundtrack in recording history. The song also pocketed an Oscar for Best Original Song; the second Oscar for a song performed by Celine.
The Albums
- Incognito (1987)
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One of Diva’s Early Albums that was Performed Entirely in French that was Recorded in her Adolescence. Even Then, the Qualities that Make her the Superstar She Eventually Became were Evident in her Delivery and Vocal Ability. Singles list: Incognito, Lolita (Trop Jeune Pour Aimer), On Traverse Un Mirroir, Comme Un Coeur Froid, Jours de Fièvre, Délivre-Moi, D’abord C’est Quoi L’amou.
- Unison (1990)
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Singles include here: Where Does My Heart Beat Now, Unison, (If There Was) Any Other Way, The Last To Know, Have A Heart.
- Dion chante Plamondon (1991) a.k.a Des Mots qui sonnent (1994)
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Singles include here: Des Mots Qui Sonnent, Je Danse Dans Ma Tête, L’amour Existe Encore, Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy).
- Celine Dion (1992)
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Celine Dion’s second English-language album made her a star all over the world, not just in France and her native Quebec. The tag-team production work is sometimes heavy-handed, swathing Dion in background choruses and gauzy keyboard washes, but her voice soars above it all, showing off her incomparable range and power. The public certainly responded to Dion’s talent, landing her four singles from the album. Singles include here: Beauty and the Beast, If You Asked Me to, Love Can Move Mountains, Nothing Broken but My Heart, Did You Give Enough Love, Water From The Moon.
- The Color of My Love (1993)
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“The Power of Love” was Celine Dion’s first chart-topping song in America, but it was a career-defining moment in more ways than one. It established her as a dependable hitmaker and also fixed the pattern of her biggest successes to come–songs that begin with delicate melodies and spare instrumentation and build into big, powerful productions over which Dion’s incomparable vocals hit stratospheric heights. Dion attempts other directions on The Colour of My Love, such as the light dance-pop of “Misled” and “Everybody’s Talkin’ My Baby Down,” but they don’t ring as true as her duet with Clive Griffin in “When I Fall in Love” (from the film Sleepless in Seattle) and the title track. Singles in this album: When I Fall in Love, Just Walk Away, The Power of Love, Misled, Think Twice, Only One Road, Misled” (re-issue), Next Plane Out, To Love You More.
- Céline Dion à l’Olympia (Live recording in Paris, 1994)
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The Canadian Singing Superstar Captured Live in Concert at Paris’ Famed Olympia Theatre, Performing her French Repetoire with a Few English Nuggets Thrown in for Good Measure. Singles: Calling You (live).
- D’eux (1995)
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Singles in this album: Pour que tu m’aimes encore (To Love Me Again), Je Sais Pas, Le Ballet.
- Falling into You (1996)
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Canadian thrush Celine Dion is primarily a singles artist, which is a good thing, because the soaring, epic style she brings to nearly all of her material is thrilling in four-minute bursts, but nearly overwhelming at album length. Falling into You is Dion’s finest attempt to temper that approach–mixing low-key love songs and dance pop between showstoppers such as “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” and the Up Close and Personal movie theme, “Because You Loved Me.” Dion’s take on Tina Turner’s Phil Spector experiment “River Deep, Mountain High” is game, but there’s little doubt which singer hails from the Great White North and which one is from Nutbush, Tennessee. Singles in this album: Falling into You, Because You Loved Me, All by Myself, Sola Otra Vez, It’s All Coming Back to Me Now, Call the Man.
- Live à Paris (Live album, 1996)
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1996 release on Columbia, a live album with many cuts fromher French album ‘Deux’, her hard to find ‘To Love You More’that was a #1 hit in Japan, a previously unreleased versionof ‘The Power Of Love’, a cover of Ike & Tina Turner’s’River Deep Mountain High’ and more! 16 tracks total. Singles: Je Sais Pas (live), Les Derniers Seront Les Premiers (live).
- Let’s Talk About Love (1997)
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Dion has released a lot of music in the last four years, which in lesser talents could generate a “got the last one, don’t need this” yawn from the public. Every conceivable base is covered here–”Tell Me” is the iconic pop adult smash, “Treat Her Like a Lady” has sewn up Contemporary Hits Radio, and there are a half-dozen others to keep the party going till 1999. The inclusion of the theme song to Titanic (”My Heart Will Go On”) proves that nothing is likely to scuttle the unsinkable Ms. Dion. Singles include: Tell Him, The Reason, Be The Man, My Heart Will Go On, Immortality, To Love You More, Treat Her Like a Lady.
- S’il suffisait d’aimer (1997)
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Singles: Zora Sourit, S’il Suffisait D’aimer, On Ne Change Pas, En Attendant Ses Pas, Je Crois Toi.
- These Are Special Times (1998)
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It’s almost impossible to believe it didn’t already exist, but now that it does, you can bet the sure-to-go-platinum These Are Special Times will turn up under many a Christmas tree this year (the perfect gift for the person who has everything?). The prolific princess of pop has thrown together a mixture of contemporary and traditional holiday favorites, bordering on too-cute and kitschy only on the intro to “Feliz Navidad.” For many, Dion is an acquired taste, but even naysayers may enjoy her rare moments of restraint on a smoky version of “Blue Christmas.” “The Prayer,” a duet with Andrea Bocelli, is set to become this season’s “Time to Say Goodbye,” but it will have to battle it out with the R. Kelly duet, “I’m Your Angel,” first. Singles: I’m Your Angel, The Prayer.
- Au coeur du stade (1999)
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11 outstanding performances from Celine’s concerts at the Stade de France in Paris on June 19th & 20th, 1999. Contains ‘My Heart Will Go On’, ‘Let’s Talk About Love’, several of her French language songs, including a five song acoustic medley of them, and more! 1999 release.
- All the Way…A Decade of Song (1999)
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A meeting of two over-the-top pop minds was said a few years ago to have happened. If work between chest-pounding pop balladeer Celine Dion and legendarily eccentric producer Phil Spector hadn’t been aborted in its early stages, fans of the Canadian superstar might have heard her best, most interesting music. As it is, Dion has shown herself game for a challenge, notably in a collaboration with Meat Loaf svengali Jim Steinman on the offbeat opus “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” All the Way… A Decade of Song is just what you’d expect of a multiplatinum seller’s greatest-hits package, but it’s also more. Displaying a generosity toward her fans, Dion cherry picks nine signature singles (”My Heart Will Go On,” “Because You Loved Me,” “Beauty and the Beast”), then fills the rest of the CD with seven new cuts when one or two would have done the commercial trick. Most of these are just what admirers and detractors would expect, and Sinatra lovers will hope that All the Way’s title track is the last time his family allows an invented Frank-and-random-celebrity duet to take place. But the textures of “I Want You to Need Me” and “Live,” while hardly understated, are more measured. They give hope that Dion may yet take herself to a higher artistic plateau, while still pleasing her millions of listeners. Singles include in this CD: That’s the Way It Is, I Want You to Need Me, Live For The One I Love, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
- The Collector’s Series - Volume 1 (2000)
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Despite her conspicuous absence from most media (save the tabloids) in the year 2000, the Celine Dion industry rolls on with her second repackaging job in two years. The Collector’s Series Volume One culls a dozen cuts from previous U.S. releases, including “That’s the Way It Is” from Dion’s 1999 greatest hits CD. Two Spanish-language numbers, a previously Japan-only multilingual version of David Foster’s “Be the Man (on This Night),” and a song from the 1996 Olympics opening ceremony fill out the disc. Guest appearances by Streisand (”Tell Him”) and Bocelli (”The Prayer”) remind us and her that, time off or no, she’s still a star. Bingo–the perfect holiday gift for the Celine fan on your list.
- A New Day Has Come (2002)
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Doubters who expect little from Celine Dion but turgid ballads will be surprised by her return to recording after several years. On A New Day Has Come, the big production numbers most associated with the Canadian superstar’s name (”My Heart Will Go On,” “Because You Loved Me”) are evoked by the two versions of “I Surrender” and somewhat lifeless covers of “At Last” and “Nature Boy.” At the same time, though, Dion shows her willingness to stretch on the classic-house homage “Sorry for Love” and the unavoidably catchy “Right in Front of You” and “Ten Days.” The album’s unexpected, often low-key production allows Dion to emote in a straightforward way that gracefully skirts the chest thumping of past days, and the relative subtlety works in her favor. Still, New Day will hardly prove a shocker for her many fans. Crowning the conservative Dion a forward-thinking diva seems a bit premature, but this agreeable record opens the door to such a possibility. Singles: A New Day Has Come, I’m Alive, Goodbye’s (The Saddest Word), Aun Existe Amor, At Last.
- One Heart (2003)
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To call Celine Dion predictable would be too easy–other divas should be so lucky to still be walking her platinum path. As Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey struggle to update their sounds without losing their core following, Celine keeps on delivering power ballads and inspirational pop without ever losing her footing. What sets One Heart apart from her previous chart-toppers is an unrelenting theme of joy and believing in one’s self. From the car-commercial-driven tempo of “I Drove All Night” (Dion’s equivalent to Cher’s “Believe”) to the “power of one” message in “Love is All We Need,” the album bristles with an upbeat mood that–even for non-fans–can be hard to resist (it’s important to note that there is no chest-thumping heartbreak here). Small concessions to staying in step with pop trends appear on the dance-floor tracks (which bring to mind Shania Twain and even Britney Spears), but ballads like “In His Touch” and “Have You Ever Been in Love” stick to the tried-and-true formula of allowing Dion’s impressive voice to take center stage. As she settles in for an extended stay at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, One Heart is both well timed and well executed. It contains no surprises, but then, besides her voice, that’s one of Dion’s biggest assets. Singles in this album: I Drove All Night, One Heart, Have You Ever Been In Love, Faith, Stand By Your Side.
- Une Fille Et 4 Types (2003)
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Celine Dion is on fire. This is an excellent contemporary pop album, one of the best (if not THE best) of Celine Dion’s career. The singing she displays here is clearly the singing of someone at the top of their game. The usual cast of supporting characters is there (they’re the “4 Types” in the title), and they give her the usual Cadillac treatment she deserves. Great writing, great producing, great playing, great fun!
Whether it’s in Paris or in Vegas, this stuff just works. Celine Dion delivers maximum satisfaction with almost everything she touches, and this is no exception.
Do you need to speak French to like this album? The short answer is no, but it would help. By continuing to produce top-notch efforts like this, it will be only a matter of time before she takes one of her French songs on the American Adult Contemporary or even pop chart.
Singles in this album: Tout L’or Des Hommes, Et Je T’aime Encore, Contre Nature, Je Lui Dirai.
- A New Day… Live in Las Vegas (2004)
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Singles: You and I
- Miracle (2004)
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In collaborating on Miracle, Celine Dion and her partner in baby love Anne Geddes carefully sidestepped the L-word–a smart move, considering that the songs captured here, despite their electric-blanket warmth, aren’t always lullaby-like in their delivery. Though the collaboration is about babies–the liner notes to this CD provide a sneak peek at Geddes’ visual wizardry available in both the expanded box set and book–Miracle is not necessarily for them. Which works out great for Celine fans who have made contact with their maternal sides. More than anything, the disc plays as a valentine to new mothers: “Le Loup, La Biche et le Chevalier (Une Chanson Douce),” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” and John Lennon’s “Beautiful Boy” get the trademark melt-away vocal treatment, causing the need to keep a box of tissues at the ready. While tenderness flows from each track as consistently as formula from a baby bottle, though, the chanteuse doesn’t shy away from the passion and note-pounding that are also her trademarks. Thus, the miracle of Miracle lies not in its ability to soothe the tiny creatures it swollen-heartedly celebrates, but in its ability to set the sentiments of listeners who love them to song. Singles: Miracle, Beautiful Boy, In Some Small Way.
Need More?
Get more information on her biography, discography, galleries and the latest news on the link provided below
- Celinedion.com, This Official website managed by Sony BMG Music Canada.
- Celinedionweb.com, Celine Dion’s Talk To You
- Celinedionforum.com, An international Celine Dion forum
