What is Celine Dion’s net worth? What happened to Celine Dion’s husband?
Celine Dion is a French Canadian pop singer, often referred to as the Queen of Power Ballads, who is best known for hits like Because You Loved Me, The Power of Love, It’s All Coming Back to Me Now, To Love You More, Think Twice, and The Power of Love.
Biography
She was born on March 30, 1968, in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, as Céline Marie Claudette Dion.
She was the 14th child of Adhémar Dion and Thérèse Tanguay.
At the age of 12, she composed a French song and delivered a demo tape to her future husband, René Angelil.
Dion began performing in the 1980s when she was still in high school.
In 1981, her debut album, La voix du bon Dieu, was released.
In 1988, Celine gained international recognition by winning the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Switzerland.
1988 – @Getty
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from “Titanic”)
In 1997, she released her 18th album, Let’s Talk About Love.
The song, My Heart Will Go On, is part of the album.
The single sold more than 18 million copies worldwide.
The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 album chart for 16 weeks. It is the second-best-selling single by a woman in music history.
Celine Dion attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles – @Getty
Let’s Talk About Love won the Academy Award for Best Original Song
In 1990, she issued her first English-language album, Unison.
In 1992, Dion recorded the theme to Disney’s animated feature — “Beauty and the Beast.”
“I don’t regret having lost my adolescence,” Dion said in an interview in 1994. “I had one dream: I wanted to be a singer.”
In October 2003, she dropped an album titled 1 fille & 4 types via Sony Music.
On August 26, 2016, Dion released her 26th album Encore un soir via Columbia Records.
In 2018, Dion released the single Ashes from the film Deadpool 2.
Céline Dion attends the “I Am: Celine Dion” New York special screening at Alice Tully Hall on June 17, 2024 in New York City – @Getty
In December 2022, the singer was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a disease that affects muscles and coordination. It’s a very rare disease, affecting about one in one million people.
In May 2023, she cancelled her world tour due to her ill health.
Husband
On December 17, 1994, Celine Dion married Canadian musical producer René Angélil in a lavish wedding ceremony at Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica.
Celine Dion hugs her husband Rene Angelil during The 22nd Annual American Music Awards – @Getty
The two had a 26-year age gap.
Dion and Angélil’s romance began when she was 19.
They began working together professionally when Dion was 12 years old.
“I fell in love with him immediately,” she revealed in 2018. “Not in the romance way, I was 12 years old.”
In 2000, Dion and Angélil renewed their vows at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
On January 25, 2001, the pair welcomed son René-Charles Angélil.
In 2010, their twin boys, Nelson and Eddy, were born.
In August 2014, she canceled all of her shows to focus on her family.
Celine Dion & Rene Angelil during The 25th Annual People’s Choice Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena – @Getty
On January 14, 2016, René Angélil passed away at his home in Las Vegas of throat cancer. He was 73, two days before his 74th birthday.
He was initially diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999.
“I never kissed another man in my life,” Dion conffesed in an interview with CBS in Octomber 2016. “So the man of my life was my partner, and we were one.”
Height
Celine Dion is 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) tall.
Celine Dion – Net Worth
So, how much is Celine Dion worth?
The 79th Annual Academy Awards – @Getty
Dion earned most of her wealth from her singing career.
She has sold over 250 million albums worldwide.
Seven of her albums have sold at least 10 million copies worldwide.
During her career, she made over $1.35 billion from ticket sales to her concerts.
In 2001, Dion inked a contract to perform five nights a week at Caesars Palace hotel-casino. The contract was worth $45 million.
She invested in the nightclub Pure, which is located at Caesars Palace.
In 2004, the Canadian singer performed for Air Canada employees in Toronto.
In 2003, she released her first fragrance line, Celine Dion Parfums.
L’Oreal Paris celebrates Celine Dion as the brand’s newest global spokesperson on March 18, 2019 in Las Vegas – @Getty
In 2017, Dion, with the Bugatti Group, launched an accessories line, Céline Dion Collection.
In 2019, she became L’Oréal’s global spokesperson.
“I’m at a stage in my life where I’m excited to use my voice to empower others to feel beautiful,” she said in a press release at the time.
The superstar used to own Le Mirage Golf Club in Quebec. She sold to Messier, Savard & Associés Inc. in 2020. Therefore, Celine Dion has an estimated net worth of $800 million.
In 2024, Forbes reported that her net worth was $550 million.
Real estate
Celine Dion attends the RVDK Ronald Van Der Kemp Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week – @Getty
In 2010, Dion and René Angélil built an oceanfront mansion that has 13 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms on Jupiter Island, Florida. The main house has a 10,000-square-foot.
In 2013, she listed her Florida compound for $72 million. The singer sold the property for $38.5 million.
In 2017, Celine listed an 8,000-square-foot Parisian home for $9.5 million. The home is located in Villa Montmorency in the 16th arrondissement, and it has a view of the Eiffel Tower.
Also in 2017, Dion bought a 31,000-square-foot home in the Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas for $9.2 million. In 2020, she sold her estate for $30 million.
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