Celine Dion is a Canadian singer, actress, songwriter, and entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of 260 million dollars. Dion is known for her powerful, technically skilled vocals. As a child Dion had dreamed of being a performer, emerging as a teen star in the French-speaking world after Rene Angelil, her manager and future husband, mortgaged his home in order to finance her first record. In the 1990s Dion achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history. Dion’s international breakthrough began in 1991 with Disney’s animated film Beauty and the Beast when she duetted with Peabo Bryson on the title track of the film.

By the mid-1990s, Dion established herself as one of the best-selling musical artists in the world. Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love album (1997) reached major success featuring the movie Titanic’s theme My Heart Will Go On, becaming Dion’s signature song. My Heart Will Go On won the 1997 Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song for Dion, as well as winning Dion two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and the coveted Record of the Year award. Dion’s music has been influenced by genres ranging from R&B to gospel to rock and classical, often receiving mixed critical reaction. According to Sony Music, Celine Dion has sold over 200 million albums, worldwide.