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送老蛇该JJ的英文介绍资料
When big-voiced French-Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion burst onto the international music scene in 1991, it was apparent that the female counterpart to Michael Bolton had emerged. Whether that was a necessary or desirable development is a matter of some debate, but the fact remains that Dion has joined the equally operatic Bolton as a fixture in the upper reaches of the charts.
The youngest of 14 children, Quebec native Dion recorded her first demo at age 12, which caught the ear of local Svengali Rene Angelil. By the time Dion was 22, she had recorded four pop albums in French under Angelil's guidance, all of which went platinum in Canada. In 1991 Dion signed with Epic U.S., delivering Unison, her first album in English, later that year. The overblown ballad "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" gave a taste of what was to come from Dion musically, and hit number four on the American charts. The following year, Dion dueted with Peabo Bryson on the top-10 theme to Disney's animated Beauty And The Beast; she also undertook her first U.S. tour, opening for Bolton. A cover of Patti LaBelle's "If You Asked Me To" from Dion's second album (partly produced by master of bombast David Foster), reached number four later in 1992. Dion racked up her first U.S. number one in 1994 with a cover of Jennifer Rush's "The Power Of Love." Her third English album, The Colour Of My Love, became her most successful worldwide and in America, reaching number four. Late in 1994, Dion married the 52-year old Angelil.
In 1996, Dion enjoyed her second U.S. number one with "Because You Loved Me" from the movie Up Close And Personal, by song-doctor Dianne Warren. An album, Falling Into You, followed; it included a memorably histrionic version of the Eric Carmen's already histrionic "All By Myself." Dion picked up a Grammy for the album in early 1997, further cementing her place as one of the most successful pop acts today.
All that would pale to the titanic heights Dion would reach the following year. Dion's maudlin "My Heart Will Go On" not only topped the singles chart, it helped the Titanic soundtrack become the best-selling album of 1998. The song was also included on the year's number two seller, Dion's own Let's Talk About Love.
If the commercial success wasn't enough, Dion added to her trophy shelf when the James Horner-penned tune won an Academy Award for best original song from a motion picture, the second Dion-sung song to score the honor, following her recording of "Beauty And The Beast."
Later in 1998, Dion returned to her roots with the release of S'il Suffisait D'aimer, recorded entirely in French. The holiday album These Are Special Times followed.
In 1999, Dion issued All The Way. . .A Decade Of Song, a greatest hits collection that featured seven new songs. However, all things must come to an end, or at least go on hiatus, and that's what Dion did following a 1999 New Year's Eve performance.
During her time off, Dion gave birth to a son sired by her manager/husband Angelil. Following a two-year break, in which her rare public performances included her singing "God Bless America" at the America: A Tribute To Heroes telethon honoring victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Dion re-emerged with A New Day Has Come. Naturally, the album debuted at Number One, becoming Dion's first chart-topping debut, and fourth Number One album.
Dion returned in March 2003 with another new studio effort, One Heart. However, the singer won't tour to support the album in the traditional sense. Instead, she's taking up residency at Caesars Palace Coliseum in Las Vegas, where she'll appear five nights a week through 2006.
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