She has 13 siblings (including the above two). All of them are older than her.
Manager
Celine was previously managed by her husband, Rene Angelil.
Genre
Pop, rock, dance, adult contemporary
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Sony Music Canada, Epic, 550, Columbia Records
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 7 in or 171 cm
Weight
53 kg or 117 pounds
Spouse
Celine Dion met Canadian music manager Rene Angelil as a teenager (in 1980), when her brother Michel Dondalinger Dion sent the music recording to Rene Angelil. Rene was so impressed by her voice that he decided to make her a star. He mortgaged his home to fund her first record, “La voix du bon Dieu”.
The duo soon started dating in April 1987. They engaged in 1991. They married on 17 December, 1994 at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec.
The couple has three children (all boys) – Rene-Charles Angelil (born – January 25, 2001), fraternal twins Nelson and Eddy (born – October 23, 2010).
Celine Dion and Rene Angelil
Race / Ethnicity
White
She has French-Canadian ancestry on both of her parents side.
Hair Color
She has naturally “Dark Brown” hair.
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Spectacular vocal range spanning five octaves
- Quebec accent
- Long brown hair
Measurements
34-24-35 in or 87-61-89 cm
Dress Size
4 (US) or 34 (EU)
Bra Size
32B
Shoe Size
9 (US)
Brand Endorsements
Coty, Inc., Le Mirage Golf Club, Schwartz’s Restaurant, Nightclub Pure located at Caesars Palace, and Air Canada.
She has appeared in commercials on KDDI “Lismo Video Clip”, Chrysler PT Cruiser car, DaimlerChrysler Voyager, Walgreen’s Drug Stores, Chrysler Pacifica.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Best Known For
Her albums and singing.
First Album
Celine released her debut album La voix du bon Dieu on November 9, 1981 via Super Etoiles. It’s a French language album. It didn’t receive any certifications. It consisted of 9 tracks, making it a total length of approx 34 minutes.
On April 2, 1990, Celine released her English language debut (otherwise, it is the 15th album) album Unison in North America via Columbia, and Epic Records. The album got released in the rest of the world the next year. It received mixed reviews. She was able to sell about 3,000,000 copies of the album in the world with a certification of 7x Platinum in Canada, Platinum in USA, and Gold in France and UK.
First Film
In 2014, she appeared in comedy adventure film Muppets Most Wanted for her role as “Piggy Fairy Godmother”.
First TV Show
In 1991, Dion appeared in French language TV series Des fleurs sur la neige for her role as Elisa Trudel.
Personal Trainer
Celine does not believe in working out hard and putting efforts in dieting.
Good genes, portion control and an active lifestyle is her key to lean figure.
When, Celine is busy performing up to six times in a week, the singer keeps herself fit by spinning on the stationary bike and going through a massage in order to tone her shoulders.
She also does some stretching exercises as a warm up before going to the stage.
Madame Tussauds wax figure of singer Celine Dion at New York
Celine Dion Favorite Things
- Algerian Songwriter – Eddy Marnay
- Songs – Proud Mary (By Creedence Clearwater Revival), The Show Must Go On (By Queen), Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (By Elton John), Me and Bobby McGee (By Janis Joplin), Why? (By Annie Lennox), It Was a Very Good Year (By Frank Sinatra), Home (By Michael Buble), Purple Rain (By Prince), I Wish (By Stevie Wonder), Riders on the Storm (By The Doors)
Celine Dion Facts
- Celine Dion was named after the song Celine recorded in 1964 (2 years before her birth) by French singer Hugues Aufray.
- She was born in a
- There are tons (literally) of singers, who has cited Celine as either their major influence or as a favorite singer. Some of those singers are Adele, Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, Charice, Delta Goodrem, Faith Hill, Frank Ocean, Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Jessie J, Jojo, Lea Michele, Regine Velasquez, Taylor Swift, The Canadian Tenors, Katy Perry, Vanessa Hudgens and many others.
- Singing teacher Linda Lister named Celine as the reigning Queen of Pop for her singing contribution during the 1990s and having a big influence at that time.
- She became more popular after winning 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival held in Tokyo, Japan.
- She knows French and English.
- In high school, she got the title of “Vampire Queen” because of her sharp looking smile.
- She runs a restaurant chain called Nickels, which she first opened in Quebec in 1990. But, as of 1997, she is not affiliated to Nickels anymore.
- She recorded a duet with Barbra Streisand named “Tell Him”.
- In 1983, she became the first Canadian artist to win a gold record in France for the single “D’amour ou d’amitie” (“Of Love or of Friendship”).
- Dion enjoys playing golf.
- She also started her own magazine called “Celine Dion Magazine”.
- She has a stepson Patrick Angelil to whom Celine is three months younger.
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