17 interesting facts about Celine Dion

  1. Céline Dion (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian singer, occasional songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur.
  2. Celine was listed at #20 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.
  3. Celine is a big Deal or No Deal and Dancing with the Stars fan to the point that she would like be a competitor on Dancing with the Stars.
  4. Celine Dion sang a song which was written by Prince. It was a popular hit in the early 90's entitled 'With This Tear', which was featured in her album 'Celine Dion'.
  5. In the album 'D'eux', Celine sang two duets with her producer Jean-Jacques Goldman. The songs were 'Les Derniers Seront les Premiers' and 'J'irai où tu Iras'.
  6. Celine Dion has performed together with tenor Andrea Bocelli in the song 'The Prayer'. It was featured in her 1998 album 'These are Special Times'.
  7. Celine gave birth to a son, René-Charles Angélil after undergoing fertility treatment.
  8. The first song Celine'd ever recorded was written by her mother, one of her brothers and herself when she was only 12.
  9. For her French albums, she mostly works with producers Luc Plamondon and Jean-Jacques Goldman.
  10. Celine Dion's famous song 'Because You Loved Me' did not win the 1996 Academy Awards. Her song lost to Evita's soundtrack, 'You Must Loved Me', performed by Madonna.
  11. Two of Celine's songs have won Academy Awards, one for 'Beauty and the Beast', the duet she performed with Peabo Bryson (1991); and one for 'Titanic' (1997).
  12. Celine's album On ne change pas was certified three times platinum in Canada (2006).
  13. Celine's song "My Heart Will Go On" was featured on the Titanic soundtrack.
  14. Celine is featured in the album on the album of the FIFA World Cup.
  15. Celine Dion has her own magazine.
  16. Celine has her own perfume line. One of the scents is called "Belong".
  17. Celine Dion is 5 feet 7.5 inches tall (1.71 meters).