Sunday, September 22, 2024

Pop Diva, Celine Dion, World's Best-Selling Music Artist

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FEMUSINDO.com - Céline Marie Claudette Dion, with her famous name Celine Dion, was born in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, on March 30, 1968.

Celine Dion is a Canadian singer and pop diva who made her debut in the recording industry in 1981.

At that time, she was a French-speaking singer, under the guidance of René Angélil, who later became her husband until 2016. She then became a famous singer in French-speaking countries.

Start Releasing Albums

In 1990, Celine began releasing her first English-language album, Unison, which skyrocketed her name in North America and around the world.

Throughout the 1990s, Celine achieved worldwide success with a number of albums in both English and French, making her one of the most successful artists in pop music history.

Celine first gained international recognition in 1980 by winning the 1982 Yamaha Music Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland.

Won Five Grammy Awards

Celine has won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for Falling Into You and Record of the Year for "My Heart Will Go On".

She is the best-selling Canadian artist of all time and the second best-selling female artist in the United States during the Nielsen SoundScan era, with her albums Falling Into You and Let's Talk About Love.

Both albums were certified Diamond in the United States, and she is the only female artist to have two singles sell over one million copies in the United Kingdom.

In addition, her 1995 album D'eux, is the best-selling French-language album of all time.

Best-Selling Music Artist

In 2004, after surpassing 175 million in worldwide album sales, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of all time.

She remains one of only three Canadian artists to have reached the list of the world's best-selling music artists, along with Bryan Adams and Shania Twain.

In addition to Celine's undeniable singing skills, she has also contributed to the film industry.

Film Soundtracks

Celine provided Original Soundtracks, such as the Disney film Beauty and the Beast in 1991 which was paired with American singer Peabo Bryson.

Then, in 1997 in the adaptation of the highest-grossing film of all time Titanic, Celine provided the Soundtrack "My Heart Will Go On" composed by James Horner.

In early 2017, Celine was again trusted to fill the closing song of the 2017 Beauty and the Beast film which was released on March 17, 2017 with the title song How Does A Moment Last Forever. (*)

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