

In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. After learning to speak English, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland.

Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music.īorn into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, she emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French language artist of all time. She is noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals. Céline Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ ( / s eɪ ˌ l iː n d i ˈ ɒ n/ born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer.
