Celine Dion: Poor childhood, the pain of infertility, relatives died one after another, now suffering from a strange disease

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Referring to Celine Dion, many people will know that she is the best-selling French singer in history. However, behind the glory and adoration of millions of fans, Celine Dion's life faced many disasters and tragedies.

Celine Dion was born in 1968, is a Canadian singer. She is ranked The Vocal Trinity - one of the three most influential divas in the world, next to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. She has released several albums in English and French with hits such as The Power of Love, Because You Loved Me, Where Does My Heart Beat Now?... She also performed two classics My Heart Will Go. On - the soundtrack of Titanic (1997) and Beauty and the Beast.

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Possessing one of the most wonderful voices in the world, but Celine Dion's life is faced with many disasters and tragedies. From her poor childhood, suffering from infertility, health problems that almost cost her her career, to the death of her beloved husband and many other family members. The challenges in the life of the female singer can make any fan cry.

Material poverty in childhood

Celine Dion is the youngest of a large family of 14 children. They live together in a small house, lacking in money and living space.

Celine once told Vanity Fair magazine in 2012: "My mother was very clever, she put a pillow in the drawer to make a sleeping place for the new baby. We had to cram 3-4 people into one bed. .

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I don't have my own bedroom. At the top of the stairs there is a small ramp leading to the bedrooms. My bed was placed right there. Therefore, anyone who walks into the bedroom will pass by me, I can wave goodbye and wish them good night."

Despite the lack of material things, Celine is proud of her childhood full of family affection: "My brothers and sisters are safe and cared for by their parents. 3-4 people sleeping in the same bed is normal. with us.

Although we have no money, we are not "poor". We love and help each other. What else do we need?"

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Tragedy of life

In 1993, the singer witnessed the last breaths of her 16-year-old granddaughter Karine, who died in her arms, from cystic fibrosis. Elisabeth Raynaud - who was once hired by Dion to write a biography - said that the singer always considered her grandson as her own son. After the incident, the Canadian vocalist approached musician Jean-Jacques Goldman to order the song Vole - released on the album D'eux (1995) - in memory of Karine.

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Over the years, Celine Dion has spent a lot of money on patients and scientific projects on cystic fibrosis. In November 2020, the singer posted a call for charity on her personal page: "From a very young age, I understood that investing in medicine can bring future and hope. Nearly 30 years ago, I I lost my granddaughter at the age of 16 to cystic fibrosis. I can't see the future. But I'm sure modern medicine makes a very positive change. Thank you for your support. protect children's health, both today and tomorrow".

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At the end of 2003, the voice of My Heart Will Go On continued to receive sad news when his father - Mr. Adhemar Dion - passed away after a period of cancer. Dion, then 35 years old, didn't get to see him one last time because he was on tour in Las Vegas. She then had to cancel two shows in a multi-million dollar contract, according to People.

Celine Dion and her husband, René Angélil, had a difficult time giving birth. When René Angélil was diagnosed with cancer in 1999, he decided to take steps to prevent his children from being affected.

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The couple had their first son, René-Charles, through artificial insemination. After that, Celine tried several more times and still didn't get pregnant. In 2009, she even lost her baby just a few weeks after hearing the good news from the doctor. The sixth time of artificial insemination at the age of 42, the singer became pregnant with three babies. However, one of them could not be born. She gave birth early at 33 weeks of pregnancy and welcomed twins Nelson - Eddy in October 2010.

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2016 was the darkest period of Celine Dion's life. In early January, her husband passed away after a long battle with throat cancer. A few days after René's death, Celine's brother - Daniel Dion - also died of cancer.

After her husband died, she spent a lot of time with her three children. "I see René's silhouette in their eyes. It makes me happy," she told the Today channel. Celine decorated the house with family photos, so that mother and daughter always felt that René was still with them.

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Many times when her husband died, Celine had a stable life and career, but said she always felt lonely. On CBS's This Morning program in November 2019, the singer said, "I'm lucky to have many people around to make me happy. But I miss the feeling of being stroked, hugged, complimented on being beautiful... Things that Only husbands and boyfriends can do it."

The only man near Celine was dancer Pepe Munoz (37 years old). The two were repeatedly questioned about dating when they went to many places, but the singer denied it and said he was gay.

Entering her fifties, Celine wanted to explore the limits. She is passionate about fashion, loves herself when she is well dressed. The singer loves shoes, has more than 10,000 pairs and keeps them in a private warehouse near her house. Advised by dancer Pepe, she experimented with many fashion styles. In addition, she also thought about trying out in the movie capital Hollywood.

Having a strange disease, being "rejected"

Thought that the life of the female diva would be peaceful after a series of events, recently, the singer announced on her personal page the postponement of all tours because of the "hard person" syndrome - the rate of 1,000,000 people was only 1 person. , difficult to cure. The disease causes spasms that disrupt daily life, making it difficult for Dion to walk. She also affected her vocal cords, unable to sing as before.

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Not only having a strange disease, Celine Dion was also excluded from the list of "200 greatest singers of all time".

Specifically, Rolling Stone recently announced the list of 100 greatest singers from 2008 and 200 greatest singers of all time new generation. Due to a change in criteria, the list of the greatest artists of all time appeared many young singers. However, according to TMZ, what made the audience angry was that Celine Dion was removed from the list.

Even the Canadian diva is considered one of the most successful vocalists in pop music history with a series of awards, including 5 Grammy Awards, 6 AMAs, 7 Billboard Awards...

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Many people think that the female singer should not only appear on the list, but she should be the artist at the top of this list. Immediately after the list was posted, fans were extremely indignant and thought that Rolling Stone was evaluating unfairly.

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