About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Alys Robi, Anne Marie Cyr, Cayouche, Celine Dion, Chatelaine (singer), C ur de pirate, Daniel Belanger, Daniel Lavoie, Dan Bigras, Dede Fortin, Felix Leclerc, Garou (singer), Gerry Boulet, Gilles Vigneault, Giorgia Fumanti, Isabelle Boulay, Jamil Azzaoui, Jano Bergeron, Jean-Francois Breau, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Johanne Blouin, Julie Masse, Kim Bingham, Lisa LeBlanc, Luce Dufault, Lynda Lemay, Marilou, Michel Louvain, Michel Pagliaro, Michel Rivard, Mitsou, Nanette Workman, Natasha St-Pier, Pauline Julien, Paul Hebert (bluegrass musician), Paul Piche, Pierre Gage, Plume Latraverse, Richard Desjardins, Richard Seguin, Robert Charlebois, Stefie Shock, Sylvain Cossette, Xavier Cafeine, Zaho. Excerpt: Celine Marie Claudette Dion, (French pronunciation: ( listen); born March 30, 1968), is a popular Canadian singer. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Rene Angelil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she released the English-language album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland. Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canada in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angelil, she achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records and releasing several English albums along with additional French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history. However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer. She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada. Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical. While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals. Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist of all time, is the second best-selling female artist in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era, and is the only female artist to have two singles sell more than a million copies in the UK. In addition, her 1995 album D'eux, is the best-selling French-language album of all time. In 2004, after surpass
