Celine Dion's Life

Biography

2000

On January 5, Céline Dion and René Angélil remarry in Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas.
On June 9, Céline announces in the whole world that she is pregnant.
On October 24, the compilation album The Collector's Series Vol. 1 is released in North America.
On October 31, the same album releases in Europe under the title of Tout En Amour.

2001

On January 25, Céline delivers to her first boy, René-Charles in West Palm Beach, Florida.
On July 25, René-Charles is baptized in the Basilica Notre-Dame of Montreal.
On September 21, Céline sings God bless America at the American telethon 'To Tribute To Heroes' in New York.
September 28, Céline sings L'amour existe encore at the french canadian telethon 'Un show pour la vie' in Montreal.
On October 16, a studio version of God bless America is released in North America.
On October 28, Céline makes an surprise appearance in the gala of the ADISQ and sings Sous le vent with Garou.
On October 30, the single Sous le vent (duet with Garou) releases in France.

2002

On January 23, Céline grants an interview with Barbra Walters at her house in Jupiter Island, Florida, aired on February 01.
On February 27, she takes part at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles to give an award.
On March 03, the singer comes back on stage with a concert at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, aired on CBS on April 07.
On March 20, Céline grants a press conference in Paris, France, for her new album A New Day Has Come. She makes a surprise appearance in Bercy, Paris, at Garou's concert. She sings Sous le vent with Garou and Ten days with Gérald De Palmas.
On March 21, Céline receives in Londres the most expensive disc in the world, offered for her 15 millions albums and singles sold in United-Kingdom.
On March 25, Céline releases a new album, A New Day Has Come. It includes the song I'm alive, the theme song from the movie 'Stuart Little II'.
On April 03, Céline grants a press conference in Montréal, Québec, for her new album A New Day Has Come.
On May 22, Céline comes in Las Vegas, USA, to see the Colosseum where she will offer her show.
On May 23, she takes part at the Divas Las Vegas.
On September 26, Céline had a star in her name revealed in front of the Forum Pepsi in Montreal.
On October 12 & 13, she records in Paris the videoclip Goodbye's the saddest word.
On October 15, Céline Dion seattles in La Louvière, Belgique, to start the rehearsals for her show in Las Vegas.
On October 21, Céline Dion grants a press conference in La Louvière for her show in Las Vegas.

2003

On January 26, Celine sings God bless America at the Super Bowl in San Diego, California.
On March 24, Celine releases a new album, One Heart.
On March 25 is the premiere of Celine Dion's show in Las Vegas, USA, A New Day... at the Colosseum.
On May 22, she performs Have you ever been in love at VH1 benefit concert Divas Duets.
On July 09, she takes part at the gala Simplement Marnay to honour one of her key-writter in her early career, Eddy Marnay, died on January 03 earlier in the year. Eddy Marnay wrote more than seventy songs for Celine Dion.
On July 10, Celine participates at the Today Show at the Rockefeller Center in New York.
On October 13, Celine Dion releases a second album for the year, this time in french, 1 Fille & 4 Types, in a somewhat expected association with Jean-Jacques Goldman, however with Gildas Arzel, Erick Benzi & Jacques Veneruso's help, to form "a kind of a band", according to their conception for this album.
On November 30, Celine Dion's father dies after a long bone cancer. His funeral services take place the following December 04 in Charlemagne.
On December 10, Celine participates to the Billboard Music Awards to present an award.
The year 2003 was thrilling for Celine with several key-moments in her life : in the first hand, she released two new albums in the two languages she loves, the french with 1 Fille & 4 Types and the english with One Heart. Moreover, she started her 3-years extravaganza-show A New Day... in Las Vegas, selling in only nine months US$80,5 million worth of tickets, so hitting the 2nd place in the top-grossing live act for 2003 in USA, proof of a tremendous success. At last, she lost two of her most dears: her writter Eddy Marnay and her father Adhemar Dion.

2004

On January 6, Celine Dion received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
On January 24, Nevada Ballet Theatre honoured her as the 2004 Woman of the Year, in Las Vegas.
On February 8, she took part to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
On June 14, Celine released a live album from her show A New Day....
On September 15, she participated to the World Music Awards in Las Vegas and she received the Diamond Award, for her 175 millions albums sold all around the world.
On October 12, Celine released Miracle, a collection of songs and pictures shot by Anne Geddes, celebrating new life.
The year 2004 confirmed Celine Dion's place on the international musical stage. She has become truly a live legend. She got all the greatest honours and she appeared in all the greatest ceremony. The Worlds Music Awards ceremony confirmed her rank of the female singer having sold the most albums of all times, even surpassing Mariah Carey or Madonna. Her show "A New Day..." remained on the 2nd place of the top moneymakers concerts according to Pollstar with $80.4 million in 2004.

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