Celine Dion: Biography, Life and Career
Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Composers & Musicians
| Author: | Diana Atkinson | ISBN: | 1230000223748 |
| Publisher: | Diana Atkinson | Publication: | March 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Diana Atkinson |
| ISBN: | 1230000223748 |
| Publisher: | Diana Atkinson |
| Publication: | March 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Celine Dion is a Canadian singer, actress, songwriter, and entrepreneur. 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.
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 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.
Celine Dion is a Canadian singer, actress, songwriter, and entrepreneur. 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.
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 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.
