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{{Infobox Musical artist
| Name = Celine Dione
| Img = Celine Dion Concert Singing 'Taking Chances' 2008.jpg <!--Image changes must be discussed-->
| Img_capt = Dion performing "[[Taking Chances]]" at "Celine Dion Taking Chances Tour" Concert at [[Bell Centre]], [[Montreal]], [[Canada]] in August 19, 2008.
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| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Céline Marie Claudette Dion
| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|3|30}}<br />[[Charlemagne, Quebec]], Canada|
| Origin = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| Genre = [[rock music|Rock]], [[soft rock]], [[pop rock]], [[adult contemporary]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]]
| Voice_type = [[Soprano]]
| Years_active = 1980–present
| Label = [[550 Music|550]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] (1986–2004)<br />[[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG]] (2004–2007)<br />[[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG]]/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]] (2007-present)
| URL = [http://www.celinedion.com www.celinedion.com]
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'''Howard Brewer "Cookie" Cunningham''' (February 4, 1905 - November 3, 1995) was a professional [[United States|American]] [[American football|football player]], [[basketball]] player, and basketball coach.
'''Céline Marie Claudette Dion''' ({{Audio|Fr-Celine-Dion.ogg|/seɪlɪn dɪɒn/}}) <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[National Order of Quebec|OQ]]</small> (born March 30, 1968 in [[Charlemagne, Quebec]]) is a [[Canadian]] [[popular music|pop]] [[singer]], and occasional [[songwriter]] and [[actress]].<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=celine%20dion&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 Celine Dion]. ''Grammy.com''. Retrieved July 23, 2008.</ref><ref>Britannica.com. ''[http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9311022 Céline Dion]''. Retrieved January 13, 2006.</ref> Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband [[René Angélil]] mortgaged his home to finance her first record.<ref name=Jam>[http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/D/Dion_Celine.html Celine Dion Biography]. "[[Canadian Online Explorer|Canoe Jam!]]." Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> In 1990, she released the [[anglophone]] album ''[[Unison (album)|Unison]]'', establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.<ref name= Enc>{{cite web | title=The Canadian Encyclopedia | work=Céline Dion Biography | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000970
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A two-sport athlete at [[Ohio State University]], he started playing both football and basketball on the professional level in 1926. He started his professional football career by playing [[end (American football)|end]] for the [[Cleveland Panthers]] of the [[AFL I|first American Football League]]. After the folding of the AFL, he played the same position for the [[Cleveland Bulldogs]] (1927), [[Chicago Bears]] (1929), and the [[Staten Island Stapletons]] (1931) of the [[National Football League]]. In the same five year span, Cunningham also played [[center (basketball)|center]] for the [[Cleveland Rosenblums]] ([[American Basketball League]]) and the [[Toledo Red Hens]] ([[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]]).
Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 [[Yamaha (manufacturer)|Yamaha]] [[World Popular Song Festival]] and the [[1988 Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref name=Bliss>Bliss, Karen. "25 Years of Canadian Artists." ''Canadian Musician''. March 1, 2004, p. 34. ISSN: 07089635</ref><ref>"[http://www.balticsww.com/eurovision_pastwinners.htm Past Eurovision Winners]." ''Baltics Worldwide''. September 13, 2007.</ref> Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to [[Sony Records]] in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide success with several English and French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music.<ref name= Chuck>Taylor, Chuck. "Epic/550's Dion offers Hits." ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''. November 6, 1999, p. 1.</ref><ref name="autogenerated5">"[http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/dion/profile.html The Ultimate Diva]". [[CNN]]. October 22, 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a temporary retirement from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer.<ref name= Trans>Celine Dion. "Interview with Celine Dion." Peter Nansbridge. ''The National.'' With Alison Smith. ''[[CBC Television|CBC-TV]]''. March 28, 2002. Transcript.</ref><ref name="autogenerated5" /> She returned to the music scene in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star [[theatrical]] show at the Colosseum at [[Caesars Palace]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].<ref name="autogenerated20">"[http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/304:149/1/Celine_Dion.htm Celine Dion Biography]." [[The Biography Channel]]. September 13, 2007.</ref><ref name= Lavid>Helligar, Jeremy. "Celine Dion livin' la vida Vegas!." ''Us''. March 31, 2003, p. 56.</ref>


Subsequently he became a baseball coach, first on the collegiate level before becoming a player-coach in the [[National Basketball League]] ([[Columbus Athletic Supply]], 1937-1938). He subsequently returned to the college ranks, coaching for the [[University of North Dakota]] (1946-1948). <!-- Details of coaching career badly needed! -->
Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from [[rock music|rock]] and [[R&B]] to [[gospel music|gospel]] and [[European classical music|classical]]. While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals.<ref name=Time1>Alexander, Charles P. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,980285,00.html The Power of Celine Dion]". ''[[Time (Magazine)|Time]]''. March 7, 1994</ref><ref name=Elysa>Gardner, Elysa. ''Review: Falling Into You''. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Los Angeles, Calif.: November 16, 1997, p. 68)</ref><ref name=cove>{{cite web | title=Cove Magazine| work= The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists| url=http://covemagazine.com/100vocalists.html| accessmonthday=August 29 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> In 2004, after amassing over 175 million albums worldwide, she was presented with the [[Chopard Diamond award|Chopard Diamond Award]] at the [[World Music Awards]] for becoming the best selling female artist of all time.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/11/05/worldmusic-awards.html Dion, Lavigne score trophies at World Music Awards]. ''[[CBC News|CBC News.ca]]'' November 5, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/05/arts/EU-A-E-MUS-France-World-Music-Awards.php Celine Dion, Patti LaBelle to be honored at World Music Awards in Monaco]. ''International Herald Tribune''. November 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2008.</ref> In April 2007 [[Sony BMG]] announced that Celine Dion had sold 200 million albums worldwide.<ref>[http://www.sonybmg.ch/artists2.php?iA=7&artist=43098&product=88697047962 D'elles]. ''Sony BMG''. Retrieved May 7, 2007.</ref>


==Life and music career==
===Childhood and early beginnings===
The youngest of fourteen children born to Adhémar Dion and [[Thérèse Dion|Thérèse Tanguay]] both of [[French Canadian]] descent. Céline Dion was raised a [[Roman Catholic]] in a poverty-stricken, but, by her own account, happy home in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada.<ref name="autogenerated12">"Profiles of Celine Dion, Enrique Iglesias, Moby." Paula Zahn, Charles Molineaux, Gail O'Neill. ''[[People in the News]]''. May 18, 2002. Transcript.</ref><ref name="autogenerated5" /> Music had always been a part of the family (Dion was named after the song "Céline", recorded by French singer [[Hugues Aufray]] two years before her birth<ref>{{cite book | first= Georges-Herbert| last= Germain| others= translated by David Homel and Fred Reed| year= 1998| title= Céline: The Authorized Biography | pages= p. 16 | publisher= Dundurn Press| id= ISBN 1-55002-318-7 }})</ref>), as she grew up singing with her siblings in her parents' small piano bar called 'Le Vieux Baril.' From an early age Dion had dreamed of being a performer.<ref name=Time1>Alexander, Charles P. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,980285,00.html The Power of Celine Dion]". ''[[Time (Magazine)|Time]]''. March 7, 1994. Retrieved April 7, 2008.</ref> In a 1994 interview with ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, she recalled, "I missed my family and my home, but I don't regret having lost my [[adolescence]]. I had one dream: I wanted to be a singer."<ref>{{cite web | title=Rock on the Net | work= Céline Dion| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-d/celinedion_main.htm| accessmonthday= November 30 |accessyear=2005}}</ref>

At age twelve, Dion collaborated with her mother and her brother Jacques to compose her first song, "[[Ce n'était qu'un rêve]]" ("It Was Only a Dream").<ref name="autogenerated12" /> Her brother Michel Dondalinger Dion sent the recording to music manager René Angélil, whose name he discovered on the back of a [[Ginette Reno]] album.<ref name="autogenerated11">[http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/D/Dion_Celine.html Celine Dion Biography]. "[[Canadian Online Explorer|Canoe Jam!]]." Retrieved September 13, 2007</ref> Angélil was moved to tears by Dion's voice, and decided to make her a star.<ref name="autogenerated12" /> He mortgaged his home to fund her first record, ''[[La voix du bon Dieu]]'' (a play on words "The Voice of God/The Way of God", 1981), which became a local number-one record and made Dion an instant star in Quebec. Her popularity spread to other parts of the world when she competed in the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in [[Tokyo]], Japan, and won the musician's award for "Top Performer" as well as the gold medal for "Best Song" with "[[Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi]]" ("I Have So Much Love for You").<ref name="autogenerated11" />

By 1983, in addition to becoming the first Canadian artist to receive a gold record in France for the single "[[D'amour ou d'amitié]]" ("Of Love or of Friendship"), Dion had also won several [[Félix Award]]s, including "Best Female performer" and "Discovery of the Year".<ref name="autogenerated20" /><ref name="autogenerated11" /> Further success in Europe, Asia, and Australia came when Dion represented [[Switzerland]] in the [[1988 Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "[[Ne partez pas sans moi]]" ("Don't Go Without Me") and won the contest by a close margin in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Connor |first=John Kennedy |title=The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History |authorlink=John Kennedy O'Connor |publisher=Carlton Books |location=UK |date=2007-04-02}} ISBN 978-1844429943.</ref> However, American success was yet to come, partly because she was exclusively a Francophone artist.<ref name="autogenerated18">Alexander, Charles P. "The Arts & Media/Music: At Age Five She Belted Out French pop tunes standing atop tables." ''Time International''. February 28, 1994. pg 44.</ref> At eighteen, after seeing a [[Michael Jackson]] performance, Dion told Angélil that she wanted to be a star like Jackson.<ref>[http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/dion_celine/bio.jhtml ''Céline Dion''] provided by [[VH1]].com .Retrieved August 16, 2005.</ref> Though confident in her talent, Angélil realized that her image needed to be changed in order for her to be marketed worldwide.<ref name="autogenerated12" /> Dion receded from the spotlight for a number of months, during which she underwent dental surgery to improve her appearance, and was sent to the École Berlitz in 1989 to polish her English.<ref name="Enc">{{cite web | title=The Canadian Encyclopedia | work=Céline Dion Biography | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000970
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===1990–1992: Career breakthrough===
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Two years after she had learned English, Dion made her debut into the Anglophone market with ''[[Unison (album)|Unison]]'' (1990).<ref name="autogenerated11" /> She incorporated the help of many established musicians, including Vito Luprano and Canadian [[music producer|producer]] [[David Foster]].<ref name=Time1>Alexander, Charles P. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,980285,00.html The Power of Celine Dion]". ''[[Time (Magazine)|Time]]''. March 7, 1994.</ref> The album was largely influenced by 1980s [[soft rock]] music that quickly found a niche within the [[adult contemporary]] radio format. ''Unison'' hit the right notes with critics: Jim Faber of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote that Dion's vocals were "tastefully unadorned", and that she never attempted to "bring off styles that are beyond her".<ref>{{cite web | title=Entertainment Weekly | work=Review--Céline Dion Unison | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,313100_4_0_,00.html| accessmonthday=November 18 | accessyear=2005}}</ref> Stephen Erlewine of ''[[Allmusic]]'' declared it as, "a fine, sophisticated American debut."<ref>{{cite web | title=Allmusic | work=Review--Céline Dion Unison | url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:6227gjlrj6in | accessmonthday=November 18 | accessyear=2005}}</ref> Singles from the album included "[[(If There Was) Any Other Way]]", "[[The Last to Know]]", "[[Unison (song)#Céline Dion version)|Unison]]", and "[[Where Does My Heart Beat Now]]", a mid-tempo soft-rock ballad which made prominent use of the [[electric guitar]]. The latter became her first single to reach the top 10 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number four. The album established Dion as a rising singer in the United States, and across [[Continental Europe]] and Asia.

In 1991, Dion was also a soloist in "[[Voices That Care]]", a tribute to American troops fighting in [[Operation Desert Storm]]. Dion's real international breakthrough came when she duetted with [[Peabo Bryson]] on the title track to [[Disney]]'s animated film ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991).<ref name=Bliss>Bliss, Karen. "25 Years of Canadian Artists." ''Canadian Musician''. March 1, 2004. pg. 34. ISSN: 07089635</ref> The song captured a musical style that Dion would utilize in the future: sweeping, classically influenced ballads with soft instrumentation. Both a critical and commercial hit, the song became her second U.S. top ten single, and won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Best Song]], and the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]].<ref name="autogenerated3">Alexander, Charles P. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,980285,00.html The Power of Celine Dion]". ''[[Time (Magazine)|Time]]''. March 7, 1994. Retrieved April 7, 2008.</ref>
"[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]" was featured on Dion's 1992 [[Celine Dion (album)|self-titled album]], which, like her debut, had a strong rock influence combined with elements of soul and classical music. Owing to the success of the lead-off single and her collaboration with Foster and [[Diane Warren]], the album was as well received as ''Unison''. Other singles that achieved moderate success included "[[If You Asked Me To#Céline Dion version|If You Asked Me To]]" (a [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Patti LaBelle]]'s song from the 1989 movie ''[[Licence to Kill]]'') which peaked at number four on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], the gospel-tinged "[[Love Can Move Mountains]]", and "[[Nothing Broken But My Heart]]". As with Dion's earlier releases, the album had an overtone of love. Also during this time, Dion released the Francophone album ''[[Dion chante Plamondon]]'' (1991). The album consisted mostly of covers, but included 4 new songs, which included "[[Des mots qui sonnent (song)|Des mots qui sonnent]]," "[[Je danse dans ma tête]]," "[[Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime]]" and "[[L'amour existe encore]]". It was originally released in Canada and France during the 1991–1992 period, but then got an international release in 1994, the first French Celine Dion album to do so. "[[Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)]]" became a smash hit in France, reaching number 2 and being certified gold. In Quebec, the album was certified Gold the day it was released. To date, ''Dion chante Plamondon'' has sold 1.5 million records worldwide.

By 1992 ''Unison'', ''Céline Dion'', and media appearances had propelled Dion to superstardom in North America. She had achieved one of her main objectives: wedging her way into the Anglophone market and achieving fame.<ref name="autogenerated18" /> However, while she was experiencing rising success in the U.S., her French fans in Canada criticized her for neglecting them.<ref name="autogenerated21">"Celine Dion." ''Newsmakers 1995'', Issue 4. Gale Research, 1995.</ref><ref name="autogenerated3" /> She would later regain her fan base at the [[Félix Award]] show, where, after winning "English Artist of the Year", she openly refused to accept the award. She asserted that she was—and would always be—a French, not an English, artist.<ref>{{cite web | title=Céline Dion | work=Céline Dion Biography | url=http://www.celinedionweb.com/celine-dion/en,biography.html| accessmonthday=April 26 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name= Enc>{{cite web | title=The Canadian Encyclopedia | work=Céline Dion Biography | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000970
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===1993–1995: Popularity established===
In 1993, Dion announced her feelings for her manager by declaring him "the colour of [her] love" in the dedication section of her third Anglophone album ''[[The Colour of My Love]]''. However, instead of criticizing their relationship as Dion had feared, fans embraced the couple.<ref name=Time1>Alexander, Charles P. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,980285,00.html The Power of Celine Dion]". ''[[Time (Magazine)|Time]]''. March 7, 1994. Retrieved April 9, 2008.</ref> Eventually, Angélil and Dion married in an extravagant wedding ceremony in December 1994, which was broadcast live on Canadian television.

As it was dedicated to her manager, the album's motif focused on love and romance.<ref name="autogenerated23">[http://www.pluggedinonline.com/music/music/a0001109.cfm Celine Dion, ''The Colour of My Love'']. ''Plugged in''. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> It became her most successful record up to that point, selling more than six million copies in the U.S., two million in Canada, and peaking at number-one in many countries. The album also spawned Dion's first U.S., Canadian, and Australian number-one single "[[The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)#Céline Dion version|The Power of Love]]" (a remake of [[Jennifer Rush]]'s 1985 hit), which would become her [[signature song|signature hit]] until she reached new career heights in the late 1990s.<ref name="autogenerated18" /> Subsequent singles, such as "[[When I Fall in Love#Céline Dion and Clive Griffin version|When I Fall in Love]]", a [[duet]] with [[Clive Griffin]], and "[[Misled]]" failed to reach the upper tier of the pop charts in the U.S., but were moderately successful in Canada. ''The Colour of My Love'' also became Dion's first major hit in Europe, and in particular the United Kingdom. Both the album and the single "[[Think Twice (song)|Think Twice]]" simultaneously occupied the top of the British charts for five consecutive weeks. "Think Twice", which remained at number one for seven weeks, eventually became the fourth single by a female artist to sell in excess of one million copies in the UK,<ref>{{cite web | title=Celinedion.com| work=The Journey so Far| url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/journey3.html | accessmonthday=August 16 | accessyear=2005}}</ref> while the album was eventually certified five-times platinum for two-million copies sold.

Dion kept to her French roots and continued to release many Francophone recordings between each English record.<ref name="autogenerated15">"Celine Dion." Compton's by Britannica. ''Encyclopedia Britannica''. 2005.</ref> Generally, they achieved more credibility than her Anglophone works.<ref name="autogenerated21" /> She released ''[[À l'Olympia]]'', a live album that was recorded during one of Dion's concerts at the [[Paris Olympia|Olympia Theatre]] in [[Paris]], in 1994. It had one promotional single, a live version of "[[Calling You#Céline Dion version|Calling You]]", which peaked at seventy-five on the French Singles Chart. ''[[D'eux]]'' (also known as ''The French Album'' in the United States), was released in 1995, and it would go on to become the best-selling French album of all time.<ref name="autogenerated15" /> The album was mostly written and produced by [[Jean-Jacques Goldman]], and amassed huge success with the singles "[[Pour que tu m'aimes encore]]" and "[[Je sais pas]]". "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" reached the Top ten in the UK, a rare accomplishment for a French song, and "Je sais pas" reached number one on the French Singles Chart. These songs would later become "If That's What It Takes" and "I Don't Know" on Dion's next English album, ''[[Falling into You]]''.

The mid-1990s was a transitional period for Dion's musical style, as she slowly diverged from strong rock influences and transitioned into a more pop and soul style (though the electric guitar remained a central part of her music). Her songs began with more delicate melodies that used softer instrumentations, and built up to strong climaxes, over which her vocals could be displayed.<ref name="autogenerated13">''[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:osr67u50o0jw All Music Guide]''. "Review- Let's Talk About Love." November 1998. Retrieved May 15, 2007.</ref> This new sound received mixed reviews from critics, with Arion Berger of ''Entertainment Weekly'' accusing her of preferring vocal acrobatics over dynamics and embarking on a trend of uninspiring, "crowd-pleasing ballads".<ref name="autogenerated16">{{cite web | title=Entertainment weekly| work=Céline Dion--Review | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,310192_4_0_,00.html | accessmonthday=July 18 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Resultantly, she earned frequent comparisons to artists such as [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Mariah Carey]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Entertainment weekly| work=The Colour of My Love--Review | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,308642_4_0_,00.html | accessmonthday=July 13 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> There were also signs that her work was becoming more clichéd: critically, ''The Colour of My Love'' was not consistent with earlier works.<ref>''[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lluk6ja771r0 All Music Guide]''. "Review- ''The Colour of My Love''." Retrieved May 15, 2007.</ref><ref name="autogenerated23" /> However, while critical praise declined, Dion's releases performed increasingly well on the international charts, and in 1996 she won the [[World Music Award]] for "World’s Best-selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year" for the third time. By the mid-1990s, she had established herself as one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling artists in the world]], among female performers such as Carey and Houston.<ref name=Inter>Jerome, Jim. "The Dream That Drives Her. (Singer Celine Dion) (Interview)." ''Ladies Home Journal''. November 1, 1997. 146(4).</ref>

===1996–1999: Worldwide commercial success===
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''[[Falling into You]]'' (1996), Dion's fourth Anglophone album, presented the singer at the height of her popularity, and showed a further progression of her music.<ref name="autogenerated22" /> In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements, such as ornate [[orchestra]]l frills, African [[chanting]] and outlandish musical effects. Additionally, instruments like the [[violin]], [[Spanish guitar]], [[trombone]], the [[cavaquinho]] and [[saxophone]] created a new sound.<ref name="autogenerated17">{{cite web | title=Entertainment Weekly| work= Review --Falling into You| url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,291693_4_0_,00.html| accessmonthday=July 14 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles. The title track "[[Falling into You (song)|Falling into You]]" and "[[River Deep - Mountain High|River Deep, Mountain High]]" (a [[Tina Turner]] cover) made prominent use of [[percussion]] instruments; "[[It's All Coming Back to Me Now#Céline Dion version|It's All Coming Back to Me Now]]" (a remake of [[Jim Steinman]]'s song) and a remake of [[Eric Carmen]]'s "[[All by Myself (Celine Dion version)|All by Myself]]" kept their soft-rock atmosphere, but were combined with the classical sound of the [[piano]]; and the number-one single "[[Because You Loved Me]]", which was written by Diane Warren, was a maudlin ballad that served as the theme to the 1996 film ''[[Up Close & Personal]]''.<ref name=Inter>Jerome, Jim. "The Dream That Drives Her. (Singer Celine Dion) (Interview)." ''Ladies Home Journal''. November 01, 1997. 146(4).</ref>

''Falling into You'' garnered career-best reviews for Dion. While Dan Leroy wrote that it was not very different from her previous work,<ref>{{cite web | title=Yahoo Music| work= Review --Falling into You| url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12030099| accessmonthday=November 1 | accessyear=2005}}</ref> and Stephen Holden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' and Natalie Nichols of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the album was formulaic,<ref>Stephen, Holden. ''Review: Falling into you''. ''[[New York Times]]''. (Late Edition (East Coast)). [[New York City|New York, N.Y.]]: April 14, 1996. pp. 2.30, 2 pgs)</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">Nichols, Natalie. ''Pop music review: The Grammy Winner is Charming At the Universal Amphitheatre But Her Singing Still Lacks Emotional Connection''. ''Los Angeles Times''. [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]: March 27, 1997. p. 47)</ref> other critics, such as Chuck Eddy of ''Entertainment Weekly'', Stephen Thomas Erlewine of ''AMG'' and Daniel Durchholz, lavished the album as "compelling", "passionate", "stylish", "elegant" and "remarkably well-crafted".<ref>{{cite web | title=Allmusic| work= Review --Falling into You| url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:wdug6j3871u0| accessmonthday=November 1 | accessyear=2005}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated17" /> ''Falling Into You'' became Dion's most critically and commercially successful album: it topped the charts in many countries and became one of the best-selling albums of all time.<ref>{{cite web | title=Angelfire.com| work=Céline Dion Discography | url=http://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html | accessmonthday=November 1 | accessyear=2005}}</ref> It also won [[Grammy Award]]s for [[Best Pop Album]], and the academy's highest honor [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name="autogenerated2">"[http://artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,423645,00.html Celine Dion]." ''Artistdirect.com''. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> Dion's status on the world stage was further solidified when she was asked to perform "[[The Power of the Dream]]" at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 [[Atlanta Olympic Games]].<ref>Carwell, Nikea. "Over the Years." ''Variety''. November 13, 2000. p. 66. Volume: 380; Number: 13. ISSN: 00422738.</ref> In March 1996, Dion launched the [[Falling into You Tour]] in support of her new album, giving concerts around the world for over a year.

Dion followed ''Falling into You'' with ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' (1997), which was publicized as its sequel.<ref name="autogenerated13" /> The recording process took place in [[London]], [[New York City]], and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], and featured a host of special guests, such as [[Barbra Streisand]] on "[[Tell Him (Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion song)|Tell Him]]"; the [[Bee Gees]] on "[[Immortality (Celine Dion song)|Immortality]]"; and world-renowned [[tenor]] [[Luciano Pavarotti]] on "[[I Hate You Then I Love You]]".<ref name="autogenerated22" /><ref name= archives>"[http://www.pluggedinonline.com/music/music/a0001107.cfm Celine Dion, ''Let's Talk About Love'']." ''Plugged in.''Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> Other musicians included [[Carole King]], [[George Martin|Sir George Martin]] and [[Jamaica]]n singer [[Diana King]], who added a [[reggae]] tinge to "[[Treat Her Like a Lady]]".<ref>Dion, Celine. ''Junior Canadian Encyclopedia (2002)''. Historica Foundation of Canada. 2002.</ref> As the name suggests, the album had the same theme as Dion's preceding albums—"love". However, emphasis was also placed on "brotherly love" with "Where Is the Love" and "Let's Talk About Love".<ref name="autogenerated9">"[http://www.pluggedinonline.com/music/music/a0001107.cfm Celine Dion, ''Let's Talk About Love'']." ''Plugged in.'' Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> The most successful single from the album became the classically influenced ballad "[[My Heart Will Go On]]", which was composed by [[James Horner]], and produced by Horner and [[Walter Afanasieff]].<ref name="autogenerated2" /> Serving as the love theme for the 1997 blockbuster film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', the song topped the charts across the world, and became Dion's [[signature song]].<ref name="autogenerated19">{{cite journal | author= Weatherford, Mike| title= Show review: As Dion feels more comfortable, her show improves| journal= Reviewjournal.com | year= 2004| url= http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-01-Fri-2004/weekly/24865136.html}}</ref> The singles "My Heart Will Go On" and "Think Twice" made her the only female artist in the UK to have two singles to sell more than a million copies.<ref name=jealous> [http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2225054,00.html The Guardian]. '' 'People are jealous' ''. December 10, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2008.</ref> In support of her album, Dion embarked on the [[Let's Talk About Love Tour]] between 1998 and 1999.<ref>"[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5919196/babs_pavarotti_others_may_sing_with_celine/print Babs, Pavarotti, Others May Sing With Celine]". ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. August 6, 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2008</ref>

Dion ended the 1990s with two more successful albums—the [[Christmas music|Christmas album]] ''[[These Are Special Times]]'' (1998), and the compilation album ''[[All the Way… A Decade of Song]]'' (1999).<ref name="autogenerated4">Taylor, Chuck. "Epic/550's Dion offers Hits." ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''. November 6, 1999. p. 1.</ref> On ''These Are Special Times'', Dion became more involved in the writing process. The album was her most classically influenced yet, with orchestral arrangements found on virtually every track.<ref>Lewis, Randy. "Album Review / Pop; Celine Dion Aims to Be the Christmas Star; ''These Are Special Times''. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. October 1998. F-28.</ref> "[[I'm Your Angel]]", a [[duet]] with [[R. Kelly]], became Dion's fourth and final U.S. number one single, and another hit single across the world. ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' drew together her most successful hits coupled with seven new songs, including the lead off single "[[That's the Way It Is (song)|That's the Way It Is]]", a cover of [[Roberta Flack]]'s "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face#Céline Dion version|The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]", and "[[All the Way (song)|All the Way]]", a duet with [[Frank Sinatra]].<ref name="autogenerated4" /> By the end of the 1990s, Celine Dion had sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, and had won a slew of industry awards.<ref name= Chuck>Taylor, Chuck. "Epic/550's Dion offers Hits." ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''. November 6, 1999. p. 1</ref> Her status as one of the biggest divas of contemporary music was further solidified when she was asked to perform on [[VH1]]'s ''Divas Live'' special in 1998, with superstars [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Shania Twain]] and [[Mariah Carey]]. That year she also received two of the highest honors from her home country: "Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Contemporary Music" and "Officer of the [[National Order of Quebec]]".<ref name="autogenerated15" /> A year later she was inducted into the [[Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame]], and was honoured with a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web | title= canadaswalkoffame.com|work =Canada's Walk of Fame|url= http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/|accessmonthday=October 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> She also won the Grammy Awards for "[[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]" and the most coveted "[[Record of the Year]]" for "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" (the song won four awards, but two were presented to the songwriters).<ref>"[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9902/24/grammy/index.html That thing: Lauryn Hill sets Grammy record]." ''CNN''. February 24, 1999. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref>

Compared to her debut, both the quality and sound of Dion's music had also changed significantly. The soft-rock influences on her earlier releases were no longer prominent; they were replaced by more soul/adult contemporary styles. However, the theme of "love" remained in all her releases, and this led to many critics dismissing her work as banal.<ref name="autogenerated24">{{cite web | title= findarticles.com|work =The unsinkable Céline Dion - French-Canadian singer - Interview|url= http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_3_29/ai_54133689|accessmonthday=December 5 | accessyear=2005}}</ref> In a scathing review of ''Let's Talk About Love'', Rob O'Connor wrote: {{cquote|What never ceases to amaze me is how the trite-est, most cliché-ridden music often takes an assembly-line of lauded music industry professionals to perfect... Sinking ships are what I imagine as this tune ["[[My Heart Will Go On]]"] plows onward of four-plus minutes, and this album feels as if it were never to end. Is it no wonder why I have such fears of going to the dentist?<ref name="autogenerated14">{{cite web | title= Yahoo Music | work= Let's Talk About Love:Review| url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12047272| accessmonthday=November 30 | accessyear=2005}}</ref>|10 px}} Dion was also criticized for some of her remakes and duets. "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face#Céline Dion version|The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]" and "[[All the Way (song)|All the Way]]" were described as disastrous and "creepy" by both Allison Stewart of ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'' and Erlwine of ''Allmusic''.<ref>Stewart, Allison. ''Review:All the Way...A decade of Song''. ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Chicago, Ill.: December 12, 1999. p. 10)</ref> Even though she was still praised for her vocal abilities (Elysa Gardner of the ''L.A. Times'' called her voice a "technical marvel"),<ref name=Elysa>Gardner, Elysa. ''Review: Falling Into You''. ''Los Angeles Times''. Los Angeles, Calif.: November 16, 1997. p. 68)</ref> the much-favored vocal restraint heard on her early releases had also waned, and Steve Dollar, in reviewing ''These Are Special Times'', wrote that Dion was a "vocal Olympian for whom there ain't no mountain—or scale—high enough."<ref name="autogenerated7">Dollar, Steve. ''Review: These Are Special Times''. ''[[The Atlanta Constitution]]''. [[Atlanta, Georgia]]: November 3, 1998. p. C.01)</ref>

===2000–2002: Career break===
After releasing and promoting thirteen albums during the 1990s, Dion stated that she needed to settle down, and announced on her latest album ''[[All the Way… A Decade of Song]]'', that she needed to take a step back from the spotlight and enjoy life.<ref name=CNNN>"[http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/dion/profile.html The Ultimate Diva]". [[CNN]]. October 22, 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref><ref name=vh1>{{cite web| title=VH1 | work= Céline Dion: Let's Talk About Success: The Singer Explains Her Career High-Points| url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1453531/04222002/dion_celine.jhtml| accessmonthday= December 19 | accessyear= 2005}}</ref> Angélil's diagnosis with [[Esophageal cancer|throat cancer]] also prompted her to hiatus.<ref>King, Larry. ''[[Larry King Live]]''. Personal Interview Interview With Celine Dion. [[CNN]]. March 26, 2002.</ref> While on break, Dion was unable to escape the spotlight. In 2000, the ''[[National Enquirer]]'' published a false story about the singer. Brandishing a picture of Dion and her husband, the magazine misquoted Dion, printing the headline, "Celine — 'I'm Pregnant With Twins!'"<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/661089.stm BBC News]. "Celine sues US tabloid for $20&nbsp;m". February 29, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2007.</ref> Dion later sued the magazine for more than twenty million dollars.<ref>[http://www.courttv.com/archive/people/2000/0229/celine_ap.html Court TV Online]. " Celine Dion Sues ''National Enquirer'' Over Twin Pregnancy Story." February 29, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2007.</ref> The editors of the ''Enquirer'' printed an apology and a full retraction to Dion in the next issue, and donated money to the [[American Cancer Society]] in honor of Dion and her husband. A year after the incident, after undergoing fertility treatments, Dion gave birth to a son, René-Charles Dion Angélil, on January 25, 2001 in [[Florida]].<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/25/dion.birth/index.html CNN]. "Celine Dion Gives Birth to Baby Boy." January 25, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2007.</ref><ref>Pappas, Ben. "Celine fights for her marriage." ''Us''. April 22, 2002. pg 30.</ref> Following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], Dion returned to the music scene, and in a televised performance sang "[[God Bless America#Céline Dion version (following 9/11 terrorist attacks)|God Bless America]]" at the benefit concert [[America: A Tribute to Heroes]]. Chuck Taylor of ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' wrote, "the performance... brings to mind what has made her one of the celebrated vocalists of our time: the ability to render emotion that shakes the soul. Affecting, meaningful, and filled with grace, this is a musical reflection to share with all of us still searching for ways to cope."<ref>Taylor, Chuck. ''Céline Dion: [[God Bless America#Céline Dion version (following 9/11 terrorist attacks)|God Bless America]]''. ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' magazine. New York: October 6, 2001. Vol.113, Iss. 40; pg. 22, 1 pgs.</ref>

===2002–2003: Return to music===
Dion's aptly titled ''[[A New Day Has Come]]'', released in March 2002, ended her three-year break from the music industry. The album was Dion's most personal yet, and established a more mature side of Dion with the songs "[[A New Day Has Come (song)|A New Day Has Come]]", "[[I'm Alive (Celine Dion song)|I'm Alive]]", and "[[Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)]]", a change that resulted from her new-found maternal responsibilities, because, in her own words, "becoming a mother makes you a grown-up."<ref name="autogenerated6">{{cite web| title=VH1 | work= Céline Dion: Let's Talk About Success: The Singer Explains Her Career High-Points| url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1453531/04222002/dion_celine.jhtml| accessmonthday = December 19 | accessyear= 2005}}</ref> She stated, "''A New Day Has Come'', for Rene, for me, is the baby. It has everything to do with the baby...That song ["A New Day Has Come"] represents very well the mood I'm feeling right now. It represents the whole album."<ref name= Trans>Celine Dion. "Interview with Celine Dion." Peter Nansbridge. ''The National.'' With Alison Smith. [[CBC Television|CBC-TV]]''. March 28, 2002. Transcript.</ref> While the album achieved commercial success, critical comments suggested that it was "forgettable" and the lyrics were "lifeless".<ref>[[Tyrangiel, Josh]]. "Heart, No Soul." ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]''; Canadian edition. April 8, 2002. pg. 61</ref> Both Rob Sheffield of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, and Ken Tucker of ''Entertainment Weekly'', stated that Dion's music had not matured during her break, and classed her music as trite and mediocre.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rolling Stone|work=Review--A New Day has come| url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/175170/celinedion?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscographyMainReleases&pageregion=mainRegion | accessmonthday=November 1 | accessyear=2005}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,219376,00.html Entertainment Weekly]. "Album Review: ''A New Day Has Come''." March 22, 2002. Retrieved May 17, 2007.</ref> Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' magazine called the album "a lengthy collection of drippy, gooey pop fluffer-nutter."<ref>{{cite web | title=Slant Magazine | work=Review--A New Day Has Come| url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=59 | accessmonthday= July 18 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

[[Image:ImageOHcap5.jpg|thumb|left|The upbeat tempo of "[[One Heart (song)|One Heart]]" and the bright colours and "party" style of the music video were a new direction to Céline Dion's work.]]

Drawing inspiration from personal experiences, Dion released ''[[One Heart]]'' (2003), an album that represented her appreciation for life.<ref>Flick, Larry. ''One Heart''. [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' magazine. New York: March 29, 2003. Vol.115, Iss. 13; pg. 30, 1 pgs</ref> The album largely consisted of dance music—a deviation from the soaring, melodramatic ballads, for which she had once been given mixed reception. Although it achieved moderate success, ''One Heart'' hinted at Dions' inability to overcome the creative wall that she had hit, and words such as "predictable" and "banal" appeared even in the most lenient reviews.<ref>{{cite web | title=Allmusic | work=Review--One Heart| url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:30dovwnqa9ek| accessmonthday=July 17 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref>Durchholz, Daniel. ''One Heart:Céline's a Diva Who Still Goes On and On''. ''St.Louis Post'' - Dispatch. St. Louis, Mo.: April 24, 2003. pg. F.3</ref> A cover of [[Roy Orbison]]'s "[[I Drove All Night#Céline Dion version|I Drove All Night]]", released to launch her new advertising campaign with [[Chrysler]],<ref>Stein, Jason. "Celine Dion sings flat for Chrysler." ''Automotive News''. November 24, 2003. Volume 78.</ref> incorporated dance-pop and rock and roll and was called reminiscent of [[Cher]]'s 1980s work. However, it was dismissed as Dion trying to please her sponsors.<ref>Murray, Sonia. ''Céline Dion's latest takes easy, well-worn route''. The Atlanta Journal–Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia: March 25, 2003. pg. C.1.</ref> By the mid 2000s Dion's music had changed to the point where her releases possessed maternal overtones. ''[[Miracle (Celine Dion album)|Miracle]]'' (2004), a multimedia project conceived by Dion and photographer [[Anne Geddes]], had a theme centering on babies and motherhood. The album was saturated with lullabies and other songs of maternal love and inspiration, the two most popular being covers of [[Louis Armstrong]]'s "[[What a Wonderful World]]" and [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)#Céline Dion version|Beautiful Boy]]". The reviews for ''Miracle'' were generally weak: while [[Charles Taylor]] of ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' magazine wrote that the single "Beautiful Boy" was "an unexpected gem" and called Dion "a timeless, enormously versatile artist",<ref>Taylor, Chuck. ''Céline Dion: "Beautiful Boy"''. ''Billboard''. New York: October 16, 2004. Vol.116, Iss. 42; pg. 33, 1 pgs</ref> Chuck Arnold of ''People'' Magazine labeled the album as excessively sentimental,<ref>Arnold, Chuck. "Review: Celine Dion, Miracle." ''[[People Magazine]].'' November 22, 2004. pg, 48.</ref> while Nancy Miller of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' opined that "the whole earth-mama act is just opportunism".<ref>{{cite web | title=Entertainment Weekly | work=Review: Miracle| url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,724253_4_0_,00.html| accessmonthday= November 30 | accessyear= 2005}}</ref>

The Francophone album ''[[1 fille & 4 types]]'' (''1 Girl & 4 Guys'', 2003), fared better than her first two comebacks, and showed Dion trying to distance herself from the "diva" image. She recruited [[Jean-Jacques Goldman]], Gildas Arzel, Eric Benzi, and Jacques Veneruso, with whom she had previously worked on two of her best selling French albums ''[[S'il suffisait d'aimer]]'' and ''[[D'eux]]''. Labeled "the album of pleasure" by Dion herself, the cover showed Dion in a simple and relaxed manner, contrary to the choreographed poses usually found on her album covers. The album achieved relative critical success: reviewer Stephen Erlwine of ''Allmusic'' wrote that Dion was "getting back to pop basics and performing at a level unheard in a while."<ref>{{cite web | title= Allmusic| work=Review--1 Fille & 4 Types|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:5uhqoatawijz|accessmonthday=November 20 |accessyear= 2005}}</ref>

Though her albums were relatively successful, signs of a decline began to appear in the poorer critical reception of ''[[The Collector's Series, Volume One]]'' (2000), and ''One Heart'' (2003). The mass appeal of Dion's later works had declined due to the nature of the themes. Her songs received less airplay as radio became less embracing of balladeers like Dion, Carey and Houston, and was focused on more up-tempo, [[Urban contemporary|Urban]]/[[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]] songs.<ref>Gardner, Elysa. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/dcovfri.htm Mariah Carey, 'standing again']. ''[[USA Today]]''. November 28, 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2005.</ref> However, by 2004, Dion had accumulated sales of more than 175 million records, and received the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for her sales. According to the official World Music Awards website, the award is rare, it's not even "presented every year," and an artist can only be presented with the award for selling "over 100 million albums during their career."<ref>[http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ Diamond Award]. ''[[World Music Awards]]''. Retrieved July 30, 2008.</ref>

===2003–2007: ''A New Day... Live in Las Vegas''===
[[Image:2004and080.jpg|thumb|275px|left|Dion performing "[[I'm Alive (Celine Dion song)|I'm Alive]]" during her show ''[[A New Day...]]'' in Las Vegas.]]

In early 2002 Dion had announced a three-year, 600-show contract to appear five nights a week in an entertainment extravaganza, ''[[A New Day...]]'', at [[Caesars Palace]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].<ref name="autogenerated10">Helligar, Jeremy. "Celine Dion livin' la vida Vegas!." ''Us''. March 31, 2003, p. 56.</ref> This move was seen as "one of the smartest business decisions in years by any major recording artist".<ref>Di Nunzio, Miriam. ''<nowiki>'A New Day'</nowiki>: Vegas gamble pays off for Céline Dion"''. Chicago Sun-Times, March 20, 2005.</ref> She conceived the idea for the show after seeing ''[[O (Cirque du Soleil)|O]]'' by [[Franco Dragone]] early in her break from recording, and began on March 25, 2003, in a 4000-seat arena designed for her show.<ref name="autogenerated10" /> The show, put together by Dragone, was a combination of dance, music, and visual effects. It included Dion performing her biggest hits against an array of dancers and special effects. Reviewer Mike Weatherford felt that, at first, Dion was not as relaxed as she should be, and at times, it was hard to find the singer among the excessive stage ornamentations and dancers. However, he noted that the show had become more enjoyable, due to Dion's improved stage-presence and simpler costumes.<ref name="autogenerated19" />

The show was also well-received by audiences, despite the complaints of expensive tickets; the show sold out almost every night since its 2003 opening. The show was choreographed by [[Mia Michaels]], who is a world renowned choreographer. According to ''[[Pollstar]]'', Dion sold 322,000 tickets and grossed [[United States dollar|US$]]43.9 million in the first half of 2005, and by July 2005, she had sold out 315 out of 384 shows.<ref>{{cite news | title= Dion extends long Las Vegas stint| date= September 19, 2004 | publisher=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3670760.stm}}</ref>
By the end of 2005, Dion grossed more than [[United States dollar|US$]]76 million, placing sixth on ''Billboard's Money Makers list for 2005''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Billboard.com | work= U2 Tops Billboard's Money Makers Chart| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001882362| accessmonthday= January 25 | accessyear= 2006}}</ref> ''A New Day...'' was the 6th biggest selling tour in America in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | title=You Tube| work= Céline Dion| url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=eaAi8V3k8YE| accessmonthday= October 20 | accessyear= 2006}}</ref> Because of the show's success, Dion's contract was extended into 2007 for an undisclosed sum. On January 5, 2007 it was announced that the show would end on December 15, 2007, with tickets for the period after October 2007 having gone on sale from March 1.<ref>{{cite web | title=BBC News| work= Céline Dion is leaving Las Vegas |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6233473.stm | accessmonthday= January 5 | accessyear= 2007}}</ref> The ''[[Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...]]'' DVD was released on December 10, 2007 in Europe and the following day in North America.<ref> {{cite web| title= Celine Dion debuts new single, "Taking Chances"... new Album and Worldwide tour, to come!| work= Key Dates: December 11, 2007|url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_pr.cgi?id=33|}}</ref>

===2007–present: Back to studio===
Her latest French language album, ''[[D'elles]]'' ''(About Them)'', released on May 21, 2007, debuted at the top of the Canadian album charts, selling 72,200 copies in its first week. It marked her tenth number-one album in the SoundScan era, and her eighth to debut at the top position. In Canada, the album has been certified 2x platinum, and within the first week has already shipped half a million units worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | title=Celine Dion | work= International Superstar Celine Dion Dominates the Charts with a #1 Debut |url= http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_pr.cgi?id=33 | accessmonthday= June 1 | accessyear= 2007}}</ref> ''D'Elles'' also reached No. 1 in France and Belgium. The first single "[[Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)]]" ("And If Only One Woman Stayed (I Would be That One)") debuted at the top of the French singles chart a month earlier. On October 27, 2007 Dion appeared on the [[The X Factor (UK series 4)|fourth series]] of the British talent contest, ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'', as a mentor to the show's contestants. She also performed "[[Taking Chances (song)#Céline Dion version|Taking Chances]]" on the live show which was her first UK performance for five years.<ref>[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/10/the_x_factor_the_second_live_s.html The Guardian]. ''The X Factor: the second live show''. Retrieved October 31, 2007.</ref> Dion released her latest English album ''[[Taking Chances]]'' on November 12 in Europe, and on the 13th in North America.<ref>"[http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon.cgi celinedion.com]. "What's Goin' On. ''Taking Chances'' - Celine's New English Album." August 24, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.</ref> Her first English studio album since 2003s ''One Heart'', the album features pop, R&B, and rock inspired music.<ref>Eva Simpson; Caroline Hedley. "3AM: Celine Dion." ''[[Daily Mirror]]''. July 30, 2007.pg 17.</ref> Dion has collaborated with [[John Shanks]], ex-[[Evanescence]] guitarist [[Ben Moody]], as well as [[Kristian Lundin]], [[Peer Astrom]], [[Linda Perry]], Japanese singer [[Yuna Ito]], and R&B singer-songwriter [[Ne-Yo]].<ref>Johnson, Kevin C. "Ne-Yo Rides His R&B Vision to the Top." ''Saint Louis Post-Dispatch''. June 21, 2007. p. 5.</ref><ref>Taylor, Chuck. "[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003638503 Celine Ready To Take 'Chances' On New Album]". ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]''. September 11, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> Dion stated, "I think this album represents a positive evolution in my career [[...]] I'm feeling strong, maybe a little gutsier than in the past, and just as passionate about music and life as I ever was."<ref>"[http://www.usatoday.com/life/2007-08-09-coming-attractions_n.htm Coming attractions: Dion channels cool, fiesty 'Woman']". ''[[USA Today]]''. September 13, 2007.</ref> Dion launched her year-long worldwide [[Taking Chances Tour]] on February 14, 2008 in South Africa, performing 123 dates in stadiums and arenas across five continents.<ref>"[http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_tourdates.cgi celinedion.com]". "Concert Dates." Retrieved November 7, 2007.</ref> In addition, she will be appearing on [[Idol Gives Back]] for a second year in a row. Celine Dion was nominated for 6 [[Juno Awards]] in 2008, leading the group of Canadians to receive this honour. Dion has added to her 53 previous nominations. Her nominations included Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (for ''Taking Chances''), Francophone Album of the Year (for ''D'elles'') and Album of the Year (for both ''Taking Chances'' and ''D'elles'').<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/02/05/lavigne-dion-feist-oh-my.aspx Juno Awards]. ''[[National Post]]''. Retrieved April 3, 2008.</ref> She is going to release an English greatest hits album called ''[[My Love: Essential Collection]]'' on October 27, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon.cgi|title=New Greatest Hits Album : TeamCeline Exclusive Sneak Peek!|accessmonthday=August 27|accessyear=2008}}</ref>

On August 22, 2008, Celine Dion presented a free show, exclusively francophone,<ref name="reportage400e">''Céline Dion à Québec : Près de 250 000 personnes sur les Plaines'', LCN. ([http://lcn.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/player/video.cgi?file=/lcn/actualite/arts_spectacles/20080823_prince.wmv See the reportage]). Consulted on August 23, 2008.</ref> outside on the [[Plains of Abraham]], in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], Canada, for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City.<ref name="400ememorable">Richer, Jocelyne, ''Céline Dion à Québec vendredi: le 400e promet un spectacle mémorable'', La Presse Canadienne, August 19, 2008, [http://qc.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080819/arts/celine_logistique consulted online on August 22, 2008 on Yahoo! news].</ref> The celebration gathered approximatively 490,000 people (total with TV broadcast).<ref name="400emotions">''[http://lcn.canoe.ca/lcn/artsetspectacles/general/archives/2008/08/20080823-071822.html Céline sur les Plaines : Un moment rempli d'émotions]'', LCN. Consulted on August 23, 2008.</ref>

==Artistry and image ==
[[Image:Star Celine.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Celine Dion star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].]]Dion grew up listening to the music of [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Carole King]], [[Anne Murray]], [[Barbra Streisand]] and the [[Bee Gees]], all of whom she would eventually collaborate with. During her younger years, which she spent performing in her parents' piano bar along with her other siblings, she also performed many songs by [[Ginette Reno]] and other popular Québécois artists. She has also expressed appreciation for [[Édith Piaf]], Sir [[Elton John]] and [[opera]] singer [[Luciano Pavarotti]], as well as many soul singers of the 1960s, 70's and 80's, including [[Roberta Flack]], [[Etta James]] and [[Patti Labelle]], whose songs she would later rerecord. Her English-language material has been influenced by numerous genres, including [[pop music|pop]], [[rock music|rock]], [[gospel music|gospel]], [[R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]], and her lyrics focus on themes of poverty, world hunger, and spirituality, with an overemphasis on love and romance.<ref name="autogenerated23" /><ref name="autogenerated9" /> After the birth of her child, her work also began to emphasize maternal bond and brotherly love. Dion has faced considerable criticism from many critics, who state that her music often retreats behind pop and soul conventions, and is marked by excessive sentimentality.<ref name= Enc>{{cite web | title=The Canadian Encyclopedia | work=Céline Dion Biography | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000970
| accessmonthday=July 14 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated24" /><ref name="autogenerated14" /> According to Keith Harris of ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, "[Dion's] sentimentality is bombastic and defiant rather than demure and retiring....[she] stands at the end of the chain of drastic devolution that goes Aretha-Whitney-Mariah. Far from being an aberration, Dion actually stands as a symbol of a certain kind of pop sensibility—bigger is better, too much is never enough, and the riper the emotion the more true."<ref>''The New Rolling Stone Album Guide'' 2004.</ref> Dion's francophone releases, by contrast, tend to be deeper and more varied than her English releases, and consequently have achieved more credibility.<ref name=cbcc>"[http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/celinedion.html The real Céline: Céline Dion’s new French album shows her personal side]." ''CBC''. May 29, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.</ref><ref name="autogenerated21" />

Dion is often regarded as one of pop music's most influential voices<ref>Andersson, Eric. "Who Inspired the Idols?" ''Us''. March 12, 2007. p. 104</ref><ref name="autogenerated21" /><ref name= Enc>{{cite web | title=The Canadian Encyclopedia | work=Céline Dion Biography | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000970
| accessmonthday=July 14 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> and according to some sources, she possesses a five-octave vocal range.<ref name="autogenerated8">"[http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/celinedion.html The real Céline: Céline Dion’s new French album shows her personal side]." ''CBC''. May 29, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.</ref> In a countdown of the "22 Greatest Voices in Music" by ''[[Blender Magazine]]'' and [[MTV]], she placed ninth (sixth for a female), and she was also placed fourth in ''Cove'' magazine's list of "The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists".<ref name=cove>{{cite web | title=Cove Magazine| work= The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists| url=http://covemagazine.com/100vocalists.html| accessmonthday = August 29 |accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name=mtv22ist>>{{cite web| title= MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music| work = mtv's 22| url=http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.19522 | accessmonthday = November 15| accessyear = 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(ooqu0o45hssi4szgpvg5lb55))/collection.aspx?collection=534 22 Greatest Voices in Music]. ''Am I Annoying''. Retrieved [[October 2]], 2008.</ref> Upon her debut, many critics had welcomed her restrained vocal inflections, and she was praised for her technical virtuosity and intensity. As Charles Alexander of ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'' writes, "Her voice glides effortlessly from deep whispers to dead-on high notes, a sweet siren that combines force with grace."<ref name="autogenerated18" /> As her music progressed, however, Dion's vocal performances came to resemble more closely those of her contemporaries, especially Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey,<ref>Mulholland, Garry. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music'' (2003). pg. 57. UK: Flame Tree Publishing. ISBN 1-904041-70-1.</ref> and she was heavily criticized for oversinging and for lacking the emotional intensity that once was a part of her earlier work.<ref name="autogenerated7" /><ref name="autogenerated1" /> One critic noted that the emotion "seems to have been trained right out of her lovely voice", leaving her with "more voice than heart".<ref name="autogenerated16" />

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Many critics have stated that Dion's involvement in the production aspect of her music is fundamentally lacking, which results in her work being overproduced<ref name="autogenerated8" /> and impersonal.<ref name="autogenerated21" /> Additionally, while she came from a family in which all of her siblings were musicians, she never learned to play any instruments professionally. However, she did help to compose many of her earlier French songs, and had always tried to involve herself with the production and recording of her albums. On her first English album, which she recorded before she had a firm command of the English language, she expressed disapproval of the record, which could have been avoided if she had assumed more creative input.<ref name="autogenerated21" /> By the time she released her second English album ''[[Celine Dion (album)|Celine Dion]]'', she had assumed more control of the production and recording process, hoping to dispel earlier criticisms. She stated, "On the second album I said, 'Well, I have the choice to be afraid one more time and not be 100% happy, or not be afraid and be part of this album.' This is my album."<ref name="autogenerated21" /> She would continue to involve herself in the production of subsequent releases, helping to write a few of her songs on ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' (1997) and ''[[These Are Special Times]]'' (1998).<ref>Among others, Dion helped to compose "[[Treat Her Like a Lady]]" from ''Let's Talk About love'', and "[[Don't Save It All for Christmas Day]]" from ''These Are Special Times''</ref>

Despite her success, Dion is often the subject of media ridicule and parody. She is frequently impersonated on shows like ''[[MADtv]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and ''[[South Park]]'' for her strong accent, as well as her conservative nature and on-stage movements. She is also heavily mocked in her home country of Canada on popular shows ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'' and ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]''. However, Dion has stated that she is unaffected by the comments, and has even stated that she is flattered that people take the time to impersonate her.<ref name="autogenerated6" /> She even invited [[Ana Gasteyer]], who parodied her on SNL, to appear on stage during one of her performances. Dion is rarely the centre of media controversies. However, in 2005, following the [[Hurricane Katrina]] disaster, she appeared on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' and tearfully criticized Louisiana's slow response in aiding the victims of Hurricane Katrina: "We need to be there right now to rescue the rest of the people."<ref>{{cite web | title=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation| work= Céline Dion takes swipe at Iraq war; donates $1&nbsp;m to Katrina victims| url=http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/09/04/Arts/celine_dion_iraq20050904.html| accessmonthday=July 14 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> She later said, "When I do interviews with [[Larry King]] or the big TV shows like that, they put you on the spot, which is very difficult. I do have an opinion, but I'm a singer. I'm not a politician."<ref>{{cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing| year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-7407-5559-5}}</ref>

==Other activities==
Dion became an [[entrepreneur]] with the establishment of her [[franchising|franchise]] [[restaurant]] [[Nickels Grill & Bar|"Nickels"]] in 1990. She has since divested her interests in the chain and is no longer affiliated with ''Nickels'' as of 1997. She also has a range of eyewear and a line of perfume, manufactured by [[Coty, Inc.]]<ref>Barron, Lee. "'Elizabeth Hurley Is More Than a Model': Stars and Career Diversification in Contemporary Media." ''Journal of Popular Culture''. Vol. 39. Issue No. 4. ISSN: 00223840 (2006): pg 523.</ref><ref>Fass, Allison. "Business Scents." ''[[Forbes Magazine]]''. September 19, 2005. pp 064a.</ref><ref>Barnes, Rachel. "Coty set to add two fragrances to men's range." ''[[Marketing (magazine)|Marketing]]''. February 19, 2004. pg4.</ref> In October 2004, Canada's national air carrier [[Air Canada]] hired Dion as part of the new promotional campaign as the airline unveiled new in-flight service products and new aircraft livery. "[[You and I (Celine Dion song)|You and I]]", the theme song sung by Dion, was written by advertising executives working for Air Canada.<ref>Alberts, Sheldon. "A Canadian liftoff; Dion 'flattered' her Air Canada ad chosen as Clinton's campaign song." ''[[National Post]]''. June 20, 2007. pg A3.</ref> Celine Dion signed a deal with Coty to release Celine Dion Parfums. Dion is preparing to release her fifth fragrance, "Sensational", in the spring. Recently Coty and Celinedion.com released a statement for the premier of the new fragrance which stated "As one of the industry's very first celebrity-endorsed fragrances, Celine Dion has played a major role in establishing the now popular celebrity segment of the fragrance industry" stated by Bernd Beetz, CEO Coty, Inc." Since its creation in 2002, Celine Dion Fragrances have made over $500 million in retail sales.<ref>[http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_pr.cgi?id=39 Celine Don]. celinedion.com. Retrieved April 9, 2008.</ref> Dion has actively supported many charity organizations worldwide. She has promoted the [[Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation]] (CCFF) since 1982 and became the foundation's National Celebrity Patron in 1993.<ref>McLellan, Stephanie Simpson. "Celebrating the Mother-Child Bond." ''Today's Parent'', p. 32. May 1, 2004.</ref> She has an emotional attachment to the foundation; her niece Karine succumbed to the disease at the age of sixteen. In 2003, Dion joined a number of other celebrities, athletes and politicians, including [[Josh Groban]] and [[Yolanda Adams]], to support "World Children's Day", a global fundraising effort sponsored by [[McDonald's]]. The effort raised money from more than 100 countries and benefited many orphanages and children's health organizations. Dion has also been a major supporter of the T.J. Martell Foundation, the [[Diana Princess of Wales]] Memorial Fund, and many health and education campaigns. She also donated $1 million to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and held a fund-raising event for the victims of the [[2004 Asian Tsunami]], raising more than $1 million.<ref>Wray, James. "[http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_3487.php/Celine_Dion_to_Raise_One_Million_for_Tsunami_Victims Celine Dion to Raise One Million for Tsunami Victims]". ''M&G Music''. January 12, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2007.</ref> After the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China in May 2008, Celine Dion donated $100,000 to China Children & Teenagers' Fund and sent a letter to show her consolation and support.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4776146401009wp5.html|title=Her letter to China Children & Teenagers' Fund}}</ref>

She also received France's highest award, the [[Légion d'honneur]], in May 2008. In August 2008, she received an honorary doctorate in music from the [[Université Laval]] in Québec, Canada.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=ad522fe1-e1d1-4c89-bb35-defeb06c04fe She's Dr. Dion now, courtesy of Laval U]. Canada.com. Retrieved on September 7, 2008</ref>

==Selected discography==
''The following is a selective list of Dion's Anglophone and Francophone releases. To view an exhaustive list of her discography, see [[Celine Dion albums discography]] and [[Celine Dion singles discography]].
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===English-language studio albums===
*1990: ''[[Unison (album)|Unison]]''
*1992: ''[[Celine Dion (album)|Celine Dion]]''
*1993: ''[[The Colour of My Love]]''
*1996: ''[[Falling into You]]''
*1997: ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]''
*1998: ''[[These Are Special Times]]''
*2002: ''[[A New Day Has Come]]''
*2003: ''[[One Heart]]''
*2004: ''[[Miracle (Celine Dion album)|Miracle]]''
*2007: ''[[Taking Chances]]''

===French-language studio albums===
*1981: ''[[La voix du bon Dieu]]''
*1981: ''[[Céline Dion chante Noël]]''
*1982: ''[[Tellement j'ai d'amour...]]''
*1983: ''[[Les chemins de ma maison]]''
*1983: ''[[Chants et contes de Noël]]''
*1984: ''[[Mélanie (album)|Mélanie]]''
*1985: ''[[C'est pour toi]]''
*1987: ''[[Incognito (Celine Dion album)|Incognito]]''
*1991: ''[[Dion chante Plamondon]]''
*1995: ''[[D'eux]]''
*1998: ''[[S'il suffisait d'aimer]]''
*2003: ''[[1 fille & 4 types]]''
*2007: ''[[D'elles]]''
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===Singles===
{{dablink|The following singles reached the top five in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom or France. For a full singles discography, see [[Celine Dion singles discography]].}}

{|class="wikitable" ! style= "background: #ffffff;"
!!align="center" style="background: #F0F8FF;" rowspan="2" | Year
!!align="center" style="background: #F0F8FF;" rowspan="2" | Single
!!align="center" style="background: #F0F8FF;" colspan="4" | Peak positions
|-
!style="background: #F0F8FF;" width="60"|<small>[[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]]</small>
!style="background: #F0F8FF;" width="60"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]]</small>
!style="background: #F0F8FF;" width="60"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small>
!style="background: #F0F8FF;" width="60"|<small>[[France|FRA]]</small>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|1990
|align="left"|"[[Where Does My Heart Beat Now]]"
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1992
|align="left"|"[[If You Asked Me To#Céline Dion version|If You Asked Me To]]"
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|57
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="left"|"[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]" <small>(duet with [[Peabo Bryson]])</small>
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1993
|align="left"|"[[The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)#Céline Dion version|The Power of Love]]"
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|"[[Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|1994
|align="left"|"[[Think Twice (song)|Think Twice]]"
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|95
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1995
|align="left"|"[[Pour que tu m'aimes encore]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|"[[Je sais pas]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1996
|align="left"|"[[Because You Loved Me]]"
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|"[[It's All Coming Back to Me Now#Céline Dion version|It's All Coming Back to Me Now]]"
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1997
|align="left"|"[[All by Myself#Céline Dion version|All by Myself]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|"[[Tell Him (Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion song)|Tell Him]]" <small>(duet with [[Barbra Streisand]])</small>
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="center" rowspan="5"|1998
|align="left"|"[[The Reason (Celine Dion song)|The Reason]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|"[[My Heart Will Go On]]"
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|"[[Immortality (Celine Dion song)|Immortality]]"<small>(duet with the [[Bee Gees]])</small>
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left"|"[[I'm Your Angel]]" <small>(duet with [[R. Kelly]])</small>
|align="center"|37
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|97
|-
|align="left"|"[[S'il suffisait d'aimer (song)|S'il suffisait d'aimer]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2000
|align="left"|"[[I Want You to Need Me]]"
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2001
|align="left"|"[[Sous le vent]]" <small>(duet with [[Garou (singer)|Garou]])</small>
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2002
|align="left"|"[[A New Day Has Come (song)|A New Day Has Come]]"
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|23
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2003
|align="left"|"[[I Drove All Night#Céline Dion version|I Drove All Night]]"
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|22
|-
|align="left"|"[[Tout l'or des hommes]]"
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2005
|align="left"|"[[Je ne vous oublie pas]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2007
|align="left"|"[[Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|1
|-
!colspan="2" align="center"|Number of number-one singles
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|6
|}

==Tours==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Format
|-
|1983–1984
|[[Les chemins de ma maison tournée]]
|N/A
|-
|1985
|[[C'est pour toi tournée]]
|Vinyl ''[[Céline Dion en concert]]''
|-
|1988
|[[Incognito tournée]]
|N/A
|-
|1990–1991
|[[Unison Tour]]
|VHS ''[[Unison (VHS)|Unison]]''
|-
|1992–1993
|[[Celine Dion Tour]]
|N/A
|-
|1994–1995
|[[The Colour of My Love Tour]]
|DVD, VHS ''[[The Colour of My Love Concert]]''; CD ''[[À l'Olympia]]''
|-
|1995
|[[D'eux Tour]]
|DVD, VHS ''[[Live à Paris (DVD)|Live à Paris]]''; CD ''[[Live à Paris]]''
|-
|1996–1997
|[[Falling into You Tour]]
|DVD, VHS ''[[Live in Memphis]]''
|-
|1998–1999
|[[Let's Talk About Love Tour]]
|DVD, VHS ''[[Au cœur du stade (DVD)|Au cœur du stade]]''; CD ''[[Au cœur du stade]]''
|-
|2003–2007
|[[A New Day...]]
|DVD ''[[Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...]]''; CD ''[[A New Day... Live in Las Vegas]]''
|-
|2008–2009
|[[Taking Chances Tour]]
|N/A
|}

==Filmography==
* ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
* ''[[The Nanny (TV series)|The Nanny]]''
* ''La fureur de Céline''
* ''Des fleurs sur la neige''

==See also==
* [[List of Celine Dion awards]]
* [[Celine Dion videography]]
* [[List of best-selling music artists]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)]]
* [[List of artists who debuted at number-one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)]]
* [[List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book | author=Beaunoyer, Jean; Beaulne; | title=Rene Angelil: The Making of Céline Dion: The Unauthorized Biography | publisher=Dundurn Group | year=2004 | editor=Don Wilson| id=ISBN 1-55002-489-2 }}
* {{cite book | author=Bogdanvo, Vladimir; Woodstra; Erlewine| title=Allmusic:The Definitive Guide to Popular Music| publisher=Backbeat Books| year=2001 | id=ISBN 0-87930-627-0 }}
* [http://artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,423645,00.html#bio ''Céline Dion'']. Artist direct. Retrieved on December 18, 2005.
* "Celine Dion." ''Contemporary Musicians, Volume 25''. Gale Group, 1999.
* "Celine Dion." ''Newsmakers 1995'', Issue 4. Gale Research, 1995.
* [http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-d/celinedion_main.htm ''Céline Dion''] Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000970 Céline Dion] ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. Retrieved July 2, 2006
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/dion_celine/bio.jhtml ''Céline Dion''] provided by [[VH1]].com Retrieved August 16, 2005.
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3670760.stm ''Dion extends long Las Vegas stint''] bbc news. com. Retrieved November 5, 2005.
* Durchholz, Daniel. ''Review: One Heart''. ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''. St. Louis, Mo.: April 24, 2003. p. F.3)
* {{cite book | first= Georges-Herbert| last= Germain| others= translated by David Homel and Fred Reed| year= 1998| title= Céline: The Authorized Biography | publisher= Dundurn Press| id= ISBN 1-55002-318-7 }}
* {{cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion for keeps | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing | year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-7407-5559-5}}
* [http://www.covemagazine.com/100vocalists.html ''The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalist''] covemagazine.com Retrieved November 1, 2005.
* ''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties'' (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
* [http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/journey.html ''The Journey so far''] celinedion.com. Retrieved August 16, 2005.
* World Music Awards [http://www.worldmusicawards.com/diamondaward.html ''Diamond Award''] Retrieved November 1, 2005,
* Céline Dion's biography [http://www.celinedionweb.com/celine-dion/en,biography.html ''Biography''] Retrieved April 7, 2006.
* Céline DTV Series [http://www.celinedionweb.com/celine-dion/en,tv-series.html ''TV Series''] Retrieved April 15, 2006.

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | author=Dion, Céline| title=Céline Dion: My Story, My Dream| publisher=Avon| year=2001 | id=ISBN 0-380-81905-8 }}
* {{cite book | author=Germain, George-Hébert| title=Céline: The Authorized Biography| publisher=Dundurn Press| year=1998 | id=ISBN 1-55002-318-7 }}
* {{cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion: For Keeps| publisher=Becker & Mayer Ltd| year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-7407-5559-5 }}
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CunnCo20.htm Football statistics]
{{Wikiquote|Céline Dion}}
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* [http://www.celinedion.com CelineDion.com] – Official website, managed by Sony BMG Music Canada (English, French).
* [http://www.celinetakingchances.com CelineTakingChances.com] – Official UK website.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/CelineDionTV?ob=1 Celine Dion YouTube Channel]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?JSESSIONID=Gd3v91yY0Zv2CLJLy0d5klgb2v1FgXnCspwqJ7vJj179TpKTt9B2!563335813&pid=4468 Celine Dion] at Billboard.com
* {{imdb name|id=0001144|name=Céline Dion}}

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Howard Brewer "Cookie" Cunningham (February 4, 1905 - November 3, 1995) was a professional American football player, basketball player, and basketball coach.

A two-sport athlete at Ohio State University, he started playing both football and basketball on the professional level in 1926. He started his professional football career by playing end for the Cleveland Panthers of the first American Football League. After the folding of the AFL, he played the same position for the Cleveland Bulldogs (1927), Chicago Bears (1929), and the Staten Island Stapletons (1931) of the National Football League. In the same five year span, Cunningham also played center for the Cleveland Rosenblums (American Basketball League) and the Toledo Red Hens (National Basketball League).

Subsequently he became a baseball coach, first on the collegiate level before becoming a player-coach in the National Basketball League (Columbus Athletic Supply, 1937-1938). He subsequently returned to the college ranks, coaching for the University of North Dakota (1946-1948).

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