1996 Celine Dion

1996 Celine Dion Trivia: In 1998 she was honored by two governments in two days: on April 30 her home province awarded her the Ordre national du Québec, and on May 1 she became an Officer of the Order of Canada. Her husband is her manager. Youngest of 14 brothers and sisters. Renewed wedding vows with husband Rene Angelil at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. [5 January 2000] Mother, with Rene Angelil, of a son, Rene Charles Angelil (b. 25 January 2001). Because of her "sharp-looking" smile, Celine was known as "Vampire Queen" in high school. She and her siblings sit on the board of Fondation Achille-Tanguay, an organization/clearinghouse founded by her mother which helps poor Québec families toward self-sufficiency. Appeared at the benefit concert "A Tribute To Heroes" singing the song "God Bless America" in dedication to the families, friends, victims, & heroes of the World Trade Center tragedy. [September 2001] She first met her future husband René Angélil when she was 12 and he was 38. She is three months younger than her step-son, Patrick Angélil. She has her own magazine, Celine Dion Magazine. She endorses a line of eyewear sold in Canada and Europe. Her son's baptism on 25 July 2001 was broadcast live throughout Canada. February 23, 2001: awarded the rights to the Internet domain name www.celinedion.com by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization from "cybersquatter" Jeff Burgar. Burgar had also registered www.juliebrown.com and www.brucespringsteen.com, which were transferred to Brown and Springsteen, respectively, that day. Celine's eighth English-language album "A New Day Has Come" is released. [26 March 2002] She has homes in Florida and Montreal, Canada She loves to play golf She has over 500 pairs of shoes Building a home in Las Vegas, Nevada where in March of 2003, she will begin giving 200 performances a year for 3 years in a special theater built for her by Caesars Palace; she will be paid $100 millon for this deal. Her husband Rene Angelil is of Syrian descent, just as her Grandfather was. Husband mortgaged his house to fund Celine's first album when she was an unknown 12-year-old. She received a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (June 25, 2003). "Because You Loved Me" was nominated for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her albums have sold over 150 million copies worldwide Has her own brand of perfume called "Celine Dion: Parfum" Her lucky charm is a 1968 Canadian nickel Celine Dion and Madonna share the same French-Canadian heritage through a common ancestor named Zacharie Cloutier! ENTER HERE