Facts about Celine Dion:
In 1998 she was honored by two
governments in two days: on April 30 her home province awarded her the Ordre
national du Québec, and on May 1 she became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Her husband is her manager.
Youngest of 14 brothers and sisters.
(5 January 2000) Renewed wedding
vows with husband Rene Angelil at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mother, with Rene Angelil, of
a son, Rene Charles Angelil (b. 25 January 2001).
Because of her "sharp-looking"
smile, Celine was known as "Vampire Queen" in high school.
She and her siblings sit on the
board of Fondation Achille-Tanguay, an organization/clearinghouse founded by
her mother which helps poor Québec families toward self-sufficiency.
(September 2001) Appeared at the
benefit concert "A Tribute To Heroes" singing the song "God Bless
America" in dedication the the familes, friends, victims, & heroes
of the World Trade Center tragedy.
She first met her husband René
Angélil when she was 12 and he was 38.
She is three months younger than
her step-son, Patrick Angélil.
She has her own magazine, Celine
Dion Magazine.
She endorses a line of eyewear
sold in Canada and Europe.
Her son's baptism on 25 July 2001
was broadcast live throughout Canada.
February 2001: awarded the rights
to the Internet domain name www.celinedion.com by the UN World Intellectual
Property Organization from "cybersquatter" Jeff Burgar. Burgar had
also registered www.juliebrown.com and www.brucespringsteen.com, which were
transferred to Brown and Springsteen, respectively, that day.
(26 March 2002) Celine's eighth
English-language album "A New Day Has Come" is released.
Has homes in Florida and Montreal,
Canada
Loves to play golf
Has over 500 pairs of shoes
She built a home in Las Vegas,
Nevada where in March of 2003, she began giving 200 performances a year for
3 years in a special theater built for her by Caesars Palace; she will be paid
$100 million for this deal.
