In 1998 she was honored by two governments in two days: on April 30 her home province awarded her the Ordre national du Québec, and on May 1 she became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Her husband is her manager.
Youngest of 14 brothers and sisters.
Renewed wedding vows with husband Rene Angelil at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. [5 January 2000]
Mother, with Rene Angelil, of a son, Rene Charles Angelil (b. 25 January 2001).
Because of her "sharp-looking" smile, Celine was known as "Vampire Queen" in high school.
She and her siblings sit on the board of Fondation Achille-Tanguay, an organization/clearinghouse founded by her mother which helps poor Québec families toward self-sufficiency.
Appeared at the benefit concert "A Tribute To Heroes" singing the song "God Bless America" in dedication to the families, friends, victims, & heroes of the World Trade Center tragedy. [September 2001]
She first met her future husband Rene Angelil when she was 12 and he was 38.
She is three months younger than her step-son, Patrick Angelil.
She has her own magazine, Celine Dion Magazine.
She endorses a line of eyewear sold in Canada and Europe.
Her son's baptism on 25 July 2001 was broadcast live throughout Canada.
February 23, 2001: awarded the rights to the Internet domain name www.celinedion.com by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization from "cybersquatter" Jeff Burgar. Burgar had also registered www.juliebrown.com and www.brucespringsteen.com, which were transferred to Brown and Springsteen, respectively, that day.
Celine's eighth English-language album "A New Day Has Come" is released. [26 March 2002]
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