Often referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads," Canadian singer Céline Dion
was born Céline Marie Claudette Dion on March 30, 1968, in Charlemagne, Quebec.
She was the youngest of 14 children in a musical family. Raised in a Roman
Catholic household, her early life was marked by financial struggles but was
filled with music and domestic bliss. Céline Dion's career began in earnest at
age 12 when she, her mother, and her brother Jacques composed her first song,
"Ce n'était qu'un rêve." Her brother Michel sent the recording to music manager
René Angélil, who was so moved by her ...