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CĂ©line Dion, 2014 French Canadian pop singer CĂ©line Dion began her rise to international stardom after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988. By 2007 the worldwide sales of her albums had surpassed 200 million.

CĂ©line Dion

Canadian singer
Also known as: CĂ©line Marie Claudette Dion
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CĂ©line Dion (born March 30, 1968, Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian pop singer, known for her vocal prowess and her passionate showmanship, who achieved international superstardom in the 1990s. Working primarily in the pop ballad tradition, she recorded numerous hit albums in both French and English. The youngest of 14 children raised in a small town near Montreal, Dion began singing with her musically inclined family when she was five years old. At...

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