Those who for many years seemed like an open book to fans now prefer to talk about their lives in doses — in small portions and without unnecessary details. Celine Dion, who suffers from shackled man syndrome, is not yet sure whether one day she will be able to return to the stage again… What do you know about the Quebec diva?
Lots of hits — «Pour que tu m’aimes encore», «Parler à mon père», «Encore un soir», «S’il suffisait d’aimer», «My Heart Will Go On»; prestigious awards around the world — Grammy Awards, Victoires de la Musique, Juno; cult love story with Rene Angelil; incredibly profitable residency shows in Las Vegas, at Caesars Palace…
Celine Dion built a truly exceptional destiny. And although from the moment of her first steps in show business in the eighties it seemed to the public that absolutely everything was known about her, some facts are still known mainly by the most devoted fans. Here are five things about the Quebec diva you may not have heard of!
Celine Dion was booed once on stage — and all because of Rene! Before becoming a world star who was applauded on all continents, the singer performed in small venues and modest halls. In the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight, at the very beginning of her American career, she sang in Toronto in celebration of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. Her manager Rene Angelil invited representatives from Sony Canada and Sony USA so that Celine could show them her English repertoire. But the idea turned out to be extremely unsuccessful: the French-speaking community of Toronto — invited her to the Harbor Front, — venue and the public took the fact that she did not sing in French on this holiday very painfully. «When Celine sang in English, she was booed loudly (…) Celine was clearly confused», — says the official biography written by Georges-Hébert Germain. For Rene, this became an important lesson: later he always emphasized the singer’s connection with Quebec and did not allow her roots to be forgotten.
Celine Dion loves peanut paste! The singer is known for her fragile figure, which has even led to rumors of anorexia around her in recent years. But Celine herself does not give up pleasure at the table at all. It is known that together with her late husband she loved to eat couscous — this was talked about in the program C à vous, — however, the diva’s special weakness, as she admitted in two thousand and nineteen on CBS Morning, is peanut paste. By the way, she is connected with food not only by her love of delicacies: she also became a co-owner of the famous Montreal brand Schwartz’s.
Celine Dion almost died when she was only two years old. The future star spent his childhood happily — next to his brothers and sisters in his native Charlemagne, Quebec. But one day her life was on the verge of tragedy. «At the age of two, she was hit by a car in the courtyard of her house [the driver was a man associated with the local mafia, — approx.]. Everyone decided that she died; in the end, everything turned out to be a slight concussion, although doctors admitted that the disaster was very close», — says Loïc Tremblay’s book «Celine Dion: between dream and reality».
Celine Dion has her own private jet. The star made a huge fortune through songs, world tours, merch sales and numerous advertising contracts with major brands — L’Oréal, Air Canada, Chrysler and others. Today, Forbes estimates her fortune at approximately four hundred and seventy million dollars. For a long time, the singer used a private jet from the Caesars Palace group, but later reportedly purchased her own Bombardier airliner for forty-two million dollars. Selected model — Global Express XRS.
Celine Dion allowed one of her songs to be used in the election campaign. Although the singer has never openly stated her political views, many believe that in the United States her sympathies are closer to the Democrats. Her composition You and I became the musical accompaniment of Senator Hillary Clinton’s campaign during the presidential race of two thousand and eight.
