Céline’s mother was her biggest promoter
Tanguay Dion was the 1st to recognise Céline’s singing talent and promise as a great singer. After hearing her daughter perform, she felt her good looks, sweet attitude, and amazing voice would lead to a successful singing career. She never encouraged Céline to study or work since she knew she’d be a successful singer. Thérèse emailed René Angélil a demo of Céline’s voice and said, “This is a 12-year-old with a great voice.” Please listen. We want her to be like Ginette.” Unfortunately, this didn’t grab the talent manager’s attention. Any American Idol viewer can understand how many demos a successful song producer receives from delusional parents whose kids are poor singers. Céline’s brother observed that things weren’t going well with René, so he encouraged the manager to listen to her demo. Once he did, she was scheduled for an audition with him.
Before conquering the world, Céline learned English
Céline Dion was clever to learn how to speak and sing appropriate English early in her career. This was crucial because the U.S. is one of the world’s largest and most influential countries, and English is the dominant entertainment language. Many talented and charismatic European vocalists never achieve worldwide fame. Fans were thrilled to see a more confident, intellectual, and English-proficient Céline when she returned as a global pop star. Incognito, her comeback album, sold over 500,000 copies. This was the moment she was signed to CBS, her biggest record label at the time.