Celine Dion Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Celine Dion is a Quebecois Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress who is the best-selling Canadian recording artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 200 million worldwide. Globally known for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Billboard named her the “Queen of Adult Contemporary” for having the most number-one songs on the radio format for a female artist while she is the second best-selling female artist in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era. Over the years, she has won several accolades including five Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, six American Music Awards, 20 Juno Awards, and 45 Félix Awards. Some of her albums include Tellement j’ai d’amour…, Incognito, Dion chante Plamondon (Des mots qui sonnent), The Colour of My Love, Falling into You, Let’s Talk About Love, These Are Special Times, One Heart, A New Day Has Come, Taking Chances, Live à Paris, Encore un soir, Courage, and Miracle.

Born Name

Céline Marie Claudette Dion

Nick Name

Queen Céline, The Queen of Pop, Queen of Adult Contemporary, Queen of Power Ballads

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada

Residence

Henderson, Nevada, United States

She has also owned homes in Montreal, Quebec and Jupiter Island, Florida.

Nationality

Education

She attended the local elementary school Ecole St. Jude in Charlemagne, Quebec. However, she dropped out at 12 to focus fully on her career.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Actress

Family

• Father – Adhémar Dion (Butcher)
• Mother – Thérèse (née Tanguay) (Homemaker, TV Personality)
• Siblings – Jacques Dion (Older Brother), Michel Dondalinger Dion (Older Brother)
• Others – Joseph Charles Adélard Édouard Dion (Paternal Grandfather), Marie Ernestine Bariault/Barriault (Paternal Grandmother), Lauréat Achille Tanguay (Maternal Grandfather), Antoinette Sergerie (Maternal Grandmother)

Note – She has 13 siblings (including the above two). All of them are older than her.

Manager

Celine was previously managed by her husband, René Angélil.

Also, she has been represented by Les Productions Feeling, Inc., Production Company, Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Genre

Pop, rock, dance, adult contemporary, chanson, soft rock

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Sony Music Canada, Epic, 550, Columbia Records, CBS

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7½ in or 171 cm

Weight

53 kg or 117 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

She has dated –

1. René Angelil (1987-2016) – Celine Dion met Canadian music manager René Angelil as a teenager (in 1980) when her brother Michel Dondalinger Dion sent the music recording to René Angelil. Rene was so impressed by her voice that he decided to make her a star. He mortgaged his home to fund her first record, “La voix du bon Dieu”. The duo soon started dating in April 1987. They engaged in 1991. They married on December 17, 1994, at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec. The couple has 3 children (all boys) – René-Charles Angelil (born – January 25, 2001), fraternal twins Nelson and Eddy (born – October 23, 2010). René passed away on January 14, 2016, due to throat cancer.

Race / Ethnicity

White

She is of French-Canadian, Scottish, and Portuguese descent.

Hair Color

She has naturally “Dark Brown” hair.

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Spectacular vocal range spanning five octaves
• Quebec accent
• Long brown hair

Measurements

34-24-35 in or 86-61-89 cm

Dress Size

4 (US) or 36 (EU) or 8 (UK)

Shoe Size

9 (US) or 6.5 (UK) or 39.5 (EU)

Brand Endorsements

Coty, Inc., Le Mirage Golf Club, Schwartz’s Restaurant, Nightclub Pure located at Caesars Palace, and Air Canada.

She has appeared in commercials on KDDI “Lismo Video Clip”, Chrysler PT Cruiser car, DaimlerChrysler Voyager, Walgreen’s Drug Stores, Chrysler Pacifica.

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Best Known For

Her albums and singing

First Album

Celine released her debut album La voix du bon Dieu on November 9, 1981, via Super Étoiles. It’s a French-language album. It didn’t receive any certifications. It consisted of 9 tracks, making it a total length of approx 34 minutes.

On April 2, 1990, Celine released her English-language debut (otherwise, it is the 15th album) album Unison in North America via Columbia and Epic Records. The album got released in the rest of the world the next year. It received mixed reviews. She was able to sell about 3,000,000 copies of the album in the world with a certification of 7x Platinum in Canada, Platinum in the USA, and Gold in France and the UK.

First Film

In 2014, she appeared in the comedy-adventure film Muppets Most Wanted for her role as “Piggy Fairy Godmother”.

First TV Show

In 1991, Dion appeared in the French-language TV series Des fleurs sur la neige for her role as Élisa Trudel.

Personal Trainer

Celine does not believe in working out hard and putting effort into dieting.

Good genes, portion control, and an active lifestyle is her key to a lean figure.

When Celine is busy performing up to six times a week, the singer keeps herself fit by spinning on the stationary bike and going through a massage in order to tone her shoulders.

She also does some stretching exercises as a warm-up before going to the stage.

Celine Dion Favorite Things

• Algerian Songwriter – Eddy Marnay
• Songs – Proud Mary (By Creedence Clearwater Revival), The Show Must Go On (By Queen), Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (By Elton John), Me and Bobby McGee (By Janis Joplin), Why? (By Annie Lennox), It Was a Very Good Year (By Frank Sinatra), Home (By Michael Bublé), Purple Rain (By Prince), I Wish (By Stevie Wonder), Riders on the Storm (By The Doors)

Source – Wikipedia, IMDb

Celine Dion Facts

1. Celine Dion was named after the song Céline recorded in 1964 (2 years before her birth) by French singer Hugues Aufray.
2. She was born in a poverty-stricken family having 13 older siblings.
3. There are tons (literally) of singers, who have cited Celine as either their major influence or as a favorite singer. Some of those singers are Adele, Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, Charice, Delta Goodrem, Faith Hill, Frank Ocean, Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Jessie J, Jojo, Lea Michele, Regine Velasquez, Taylor Swift, The Canadian Tenors, Katy Perry, Vanessa Hudgens, and many others.
4. Singing teacher Linda Lister named Celine the reigning Queen of Pop for her singing contribution during the 1990s and having a big influence at that time.
5. She became more popular after winning the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival held in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.
6. She knows French and English.
7. Some of her influences include Aretha Franklin, Charles Aznavour, Carole King, Anne Murray, Barbra Streisand, and the Bee Gees.
8. In high school, she got the title of “Vampire Queen” because of her sharp-looking smile.
9. She runs a restaurant chain called Nickels, which she first opened in Québec in 1990. However, as of 1997, she has not been associated with Nickels anymore.
10. She recorded a duet with Barbra Streisand named “Tell Him”.
11. In 1983, she became the first Canadian artist to win a gold record in France for the single “D’amour ou d’amitié” (“Of Love or of Friendship”).
12. Dion enjoys playing golf.
13. She also started her own magazine called “Celine Dion Magazine”.
14. She has a stepson Patrick Angélil to whom Celine is three months younger.
15. With a $17.5 million total earning, Celine was the 3rd highest-paid musician of 2020 as per Billboard. Taylor Swift had topped the list.
16. In December 2022, Celine was diagnosed with a rare and incurable neurological disorder called Stiff Person Syndrome.
17. In April 2023, Celine released a new song titled Love Again. It is one of 5 original songs that Celine contributed to the soundtrack for the 2023 romantic comedy-drama film, Love Again.