Celine Dion is the youngest in a highly musical family of 14 and has performed since the age of five. Her career took off when she won the gold medal at the Yamaha World Song Festival in Tokyo as well as the coveted Musician's Award for Top Performer.

In 1991 Celine Dion signed with Epic U.S., delivering Unison, her first album in English, later that year. The dramatic ballad "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" gave a taste of what was to come from Dion musically, and hit number four on the American charts. The following year, Dion dueted with Peabo Bryson on the top-10 theme to Disney's animated Beauty And The Beast; she also undertook her first U.S. tour, opening for Michael Bolton. A cover of Patti LaBelle's "If You Asked Me To" from Dion's second album (partly produced by David Foster), reached number four later in 1992. Dion racked up her first U.S. number one in 1994 with a cover of Jennifer Rush's "The Power Of Love." Her third English album, The Colour Of My Love, became her most successful worldwide and in America, reaching number four. Late in 1994, Dion married her manager, 52-year old Ren Angelil.