Celine Dion: 6 Things You Might Not Know About Her

Jul 22, 2019 by apost team

Celine Dion might have just ended a 16-year-long residency in Las Vegas, but the Grammy-Award-winning superstar hasn’t slowed down one bit! 

The 55-year-old will embark on a World Tour this September and is due to debut her 27th album, titled Courage, in November.

According to her biography on her official website, Celene is the 14th child of Thérèse Tanguay and Adhémar Dion. The Dions enjoyed a humble life with a full house, with Celene reportedly being laid to sleep in a drawer due to the lack of space. 

The family was also passionate about music from the early days, reportedly forming a family group that would perform local concerts around Quebec. 

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The singer, who is French-Canadian, first started singing in her native French language. In 1980 at the age of 12, she wrote her first song with the help of her mother and brother Jacques, titled "Ce n'était qu'un rêve." She would go on to record numerous French albums that would become successful in Canada. 

In 1986, the artist took an 18-month hiatus to master the English language. She finally released her first English album titles “Incognito” in 1987.

In 1988, Celine, who was just 20 years old at the time, was Switzerland's entry in the Eurovision song contest which took place in Dublin, Ireland.

 The Canadian-born singer represented the country with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi", which she performed in front of a huge audience of 600 million TV viewers. She ultimately won the contest. 

Dion would meet René Angélil at the age of 12 when he first became her music manager. According to Huffington Post Canada, Dion eventually fell in love with Angélil at around 17-18 years old. Their 26 year age gap, however, would make their love a difficult one to pursue. She revealed to the outlet that her mother was not especially not happy with the couple. 

"If I reversed roles -- when I had my first son, RC, if I think of him and he comes [to me] with this lady who has kids and she's 45 and she thinks she knows best, [I'd be] like, 'Take your hand off of my son.'" She admitted.

The couple eventually wed on December 17th, 1994. Angélil passed away at the age of 73, following a long battle with cancer.

According to a 2013 interview with the Daily Mail, the couple struggled a lot with conceiving. Their first son, René-Charles, was eventually born through In Vitro Fertilisation in 2001. 

When the couple tried to become pregnant again, Celine admitted to the outlet that they struggled a lot. 

"For the twins, I did IVF six times one after the other," she said.

The treatment was eventually successful, and she gave birth to twins Eddy and Nelson in 2010.  

The colosseum opened its doors for the singers first performance there in 2011. It was built exclusively for Dion. The “I Will Always Love You” singer first began her Las Vegas residency in 2003, and has since performed 1,141 shows in the course of 16 years. 

What do you think of Celine Dion? Will you be attending any of her shows during her world tour later this year? Which one of her songs is your favorite? Let us know in the comments - and make sure you pass this along to your friends and family!