and now Celine Dion's husband and long time handler Rene Angelil
that guy took her from nothing and turned her into a $650 million dollar powerhouse
2 quick stories, summer of 1990 at the high school field down the street from my house, on Canada Day had various small acts playing. Celeine Dion was one of the headliners at the free show which outside the local french canadian citizens did not mean that much Second story in beginning of 1991, my father, his then wife and their friends went to the local dinner nightclub/theatre to watch her perform, it was a venue like in the movie Goodfellas, size wise, kinda of a french version of the Copa the part where Bobby Vinton plays, who also played there in that dinner club.
Like or hate her music or her husband, the guy went bankrupt and mortgaged his house to get her carreer going and not long after that gig my Dad went to see in early 1991, she went worldwide success wise
eline Dion net worth: Celine Dion is a Canadian singer, actress, songwriter, and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $630 million dollars. Dion is known for her powerful, technically skilled vocals. As a child Celine Dion dreamed of being a performer, emerging as a teen star in the French-speaking world after Rene Angelil, her manager and future husband, mortgaged his home in order to finance her first record. In the 1990s Dion achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history. Dion's international breakthrough began in 1991 with Disney's animated film Beauty and the Beast when she duetted with Peabo Bryson on the title track of the film.
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By the mid-1990s, Dion established herself as one of the best-selling musical artists in the world. Dion's Let's Talk About Love album (1997) reached major success featuring the movie Titanic's theme My Heart Will Go On, becaming Dion's signature song. My Heart Will Go On won the 1997 Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song for Dion, as well as winning Dion two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and the coveted Record of the Year award. Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from R&B to gospel to rock and classical, often receiving mixed critical reaction. According to Sony Music, Celine Dion has sold over 200 million albums, worldwide.
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Between 2000 and 2010 Celine Dion was the highest grossing entertainer in the world. When you add up ticket sales, record sales, merchandise and every other source of income, Celine's empire grossed over $720 million! Of that amount $500 million came from worldwide ticket sales. Of that $500 million, $350 million came from her Las Vegas show alone.
