Celine Dion Cries at N.Y.C Documentary Premiere: Dion Receives Standing Ovation, Thanks Her Children!

Céline Dion revealed the forthcoming documentary that would be centered on her life with tears in her eyes. She presented the film and thanked everyone involved, including her children, at the New York City premiere of I Am: Celine Dion, a forthcoming documentary that will be available on Prime Video. The documentary will take viewers inside the life of the iconic musician and her fight against stiff-person syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological illness. As soon as the “Queen of Power Ballads” made her way to the platform to give a short speech about the documentary, she was greeted with a resounding round of applause.

It was at the beginning of her address that she expressed her gratitude to her doctor, Dr. Amanda Piquet, as well as to the documentary director, Irene Taylor Brodsky. It was also the biggest crowd that Dion, who is 56 years old, has ever performed in front of in the years that she had been performing.

It goes without saying that I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the love and support that I get on a daily basis from my amazing children. René-Charles, who is 23 years old, and twins Nelson and Eddy, who are 13 years old, are the three boys that Dion had with her late husband, René Angélil. 

“I am grateful to you, René-Charles. It is my pleasure, Nelson. I appreciate it, Eddy. As the crowd continued to enthusiastically applaud, she expressed her gratitude by saying, “Thank you very much.”

She proceeded by saying, “And I would like to express my gratitude to you, my fans; your presence in my journey has been an unfathomable gift.” It is because of your unending love and support for all of the problems that I have arrived at this point in time.

“One of the tales that you will hear from me in this movie is about how I was reading about my illness and came to know about it. I made a comparison between myself and an apple, and I’m not saying this because we’re in New York; I found myself comparing myself to an apple. She made a joke about it, saying, “Oh, it sounds like we made it up, but I did, and I was going to Las Vegas.”

“When I said to myself that I compared myself to an apple from a tree, [I said], ‘I don’t want you [fans] to wait in line anymore if I don’t have any shiny apples for you,'” she said. “I compare myself to an apple from a tree.” It was a couple of days ago that I came across a note from a fan that said, “We’re not here for the apple but for the apple itself.” To tell you the truth, we are here.'” 

Who is Celine Dion?

Dion, whose full name is Céline Marie Claudette Dion, was born on March 30, 1968. She is a Canadian singer. It is widely acknowledged that she has vocals that are both strong and technically accomplished, earning her the title of “Queen of Power Ballads.” A variety of musical styles, including pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music, have been integrated into her songs. Although the majority of her recordings have been made in English and French, she has also sung in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese, and Chinese. Her records have been quite successful.

Dion was found by René Angélil, who would later become her manager and husband. She was born into a big family in Charlemagne, Quebec, and she rose to prominence as a teen star in her own country with a series of albums that were released in French between the years 1980 and 1990. She became well-known on a global scale when she triumphed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988, where she sang “Ne partez pas sans moi” as Switzerland’s representative.

Celine Dion’s Personal Life

René Angélil, Dion’s manager, who was 26 years older, became her groom in 1991. Dion became engaged to him. The wedding took place in the Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal in the year 1994. The year 2000 marked Celine’s sabbatical, during which she attempted to produce a child with the use of in vitro fertilization. Rene-Charles was the name of the baby boy that she delivered in January 2001. In 2010, when Dion was 42 years old, the couple became parents to identical twin boys named Eddy and Nelson.

As a result of throat cancer, Angélil passed away on January 14, 2016. A burial service for him was performed at the same site where they had their wedding. Celine’s brother Daniel, who was 59 years old at the time of his death, also passed away from cancer two days after Angélil’s passing.

Dion has contributed to a broad variety of charitable organizations all across the globe. From 1982 to the present day, she has been actively associated with the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The victims of Hurricane Katrina received a donation of one million dollars, and she also held a fundraising event that collected one million dollars for the victims of the Asian tsunami that occurred in 2004. The year 2004 was a year in which she, together with Angélil, provided financial assistance to the Quebec homosexual community to promote the publishing of health and HIV prevention content in “Gay Globe Magazine.”

Celine Dion’s Net Worth

Celine Dion is a Canadian singer, actress, composer, and businesswoman worth $800 million. Celine Dion is well-known for her strong and technically proficient voice. She is also well known for her tremendous earnings potential. Celine has made $40-50 million in recent years from her numerous efforts, with the bulk of that coming from a lucrative Las Vegas residency arrangement.

Dion has sold more than 220 million records worldwide. Her “Courage World Tour,” which began in September 2019, sold out all 52 North American dates. The European leg of the tour was expected to sell as well, however, it was canceled owing to COVID. Celine canceled her tour in 2022 because of “severe and persistent muscle spasms,” and she subsequently disclosed that she suffers from stiff-person syndrome.

She rose to prominence after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 as Switzerland’s representative. Her English-language album “Unison” was released in 1990, and it marked her worldwide breakthrough. Dion’s career took off with the publication of her smash single “My Heart Will Go On,” the title song for the film “Titanic” in 1997. The song became a worldwide sensation, earning multiple accolades, including two Grammys.