17 interesting facts about Celine Dion
- Céline Dion (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian singer, occasional songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur.
- Celine was listed at #20 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.
- 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.
- 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'.
- 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'.
- 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'.
- Celine gave birth to a son, René-Charles Angélil after undergoing fertility treatment.
- The first song Celine'd ever recorded was written by her mother, one of her brothers and herself when she was only 12.
- For her French albums, she mostly works with producers Luc Plamondon and Jean-Jacques Goldman.
- 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.
- 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).
- Celine's album On ne change pas was certified three times platinum in Canada (2006).
- Celine's song "My Heart Will Go On" was featured on the Titanic soundtrack.
- Celine is featured in the album on the album of the FIFA World Cup.
- Celine Dion has her own magazine.
- Celine has her own perfume line. One of the scents is called "Belong".
- Celine Dion is 5 feet 7.5 inches tall (1.71 meters).