A hero is not just someone that has done some amazing thing in his or her life, but someone you can look up to; someone that brings out the very best in what you do and in keeping this definition of hero, I am going to write about my hero, Celine Dion. Celine is my hero because even with all her fame, she has kept innocent from drinking, drugs and cheating on her husband. Listening to her music, is not only an inspiration, but it speaks of her life; a hero's life. "In an age when a good role model is hard to find, Dion is doing her best not to tarnish her "squeaky clean" image or disappoint her fans. She doesn't smoke or drink. And unlike other celebrities who surround themselves with an entourage for protection from adoring fans, Dion goes out of her way to press the flesh and sign autographs." (letstalk)
Céline Dion was born March 30, 1968 at 12:30 A.M. in Charlemagne, a small town thirty miles away from Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec. The youngest of fourteen siblings, Dion came from parents of a musical background whom owned and operated a small nightclub from which she entertained on weekends with her brothers and sisters, starting at the tender age of five.
Meeting the man she would marry at the age of twelve in January of 1981, René Angélil (he was twice divorced with three children), a French-Canadian personal manager, received her demo tape and was floored by the twelve year olds voice. He believed in her so deeply that he mortgaged his house and financed the recording of Céline's debut album, "It Was Only A Dream." Céline Dion was thirteen when her album became the number one hit in the French-speaking Canada.
School was placed on the back burner to music in the Dion home. In fact, because of Céline's disinterest in school studies, her teachers thought she was 'disturbed' or even 'abused'. Upon a visit to the Dion home, the teachers witnessed all of th
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