Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; ; born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer . Born into a large family from Charlemagne , Quebec , she emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s . She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest , where she represented Switzerland . After learning to speak English , she signed on to Epic Records in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English-language album , '' Unison '' , establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world
1988 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Celine Dion