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His first son, Patrick, was born in January of , two months before the birth of his future third wife, Ms. By the s, the Baronets had disbanded and Mr. CBS Records expressed some interest in their young singer but walked away after Mr. Cloutier asked for a million dollars.
Cloutier parted ways after a dispute over revenue shares. He made the popular singer even more successful, helping her put out an award-winning album. He also tried to get her a contract in France.
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But in September, , Ms. With no artist to represent, he considered going back to university. According to an affidavit he filed in court, Mr. Dion when he was contacted by one of Mr. Dion's demo tape, he was so impressed that he asked to meet her as soon as possible. Celine, then a shy year-old, visited his office with her mother. He asked her to sing. She wasn't used to performing without a microphone so he handed her a pen to hold.
He was in tears when she finished.
He booked her first television appearance, in June , on Quebec's most popular talk show, arranged for her to sing at baseball games and engineered the production of her first two albums. The following spring, having gained the trust of the Dions, he told Mr. From then on, he mentored her, to success in Quebec and ultimately worldwide fame. He arranged for cosmetic dentistry.
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He found her a vocal coach and enrolled her in Berlitz English classes. He scripted her stage patter. He set her up with a songwriter, Mr.
For a while, his finances kept getting worse. He was unable to pay the mortgage on his house from August to October of He had to declare bankruptcy in The following year, Mr. In , year-old Ms. Dion released the album Incognito , shifting her image to a more adult look. Six years later, she publicly professed her love in the liner notes of her latest album.
They married the following year, with hundreds of fans pressed outside Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica.
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The couple later said that their romance began in in Dublin on the night she won the Eurovision Song Contest. That was when she told him she was in love with him. Dion to keep their romance secret. She said her mother tried to talk her out of the relationship, pointing at Mr. It was very difficult," Ms. Dion told Access Hollywood. Music critics could sneer about her saccharine songs but her earnest, emotive singing sold records and packed concert venues.
The song was nominated for best pop collaboration with vocals, so they wanted to get it right. Then reality set in.
Illness had taken her. Of course, the bigger the moment, the more nervous I am. Live up to the challenge she did. Dressed in a shimmering, era-appropriate one-shouldered gown, Dion sang the first verse of the now well-known ballad as she stood atop a dual staircase in front of a full orchestra. She hit every note, astonishingly, and the audience rewarded her with a rousing ovation.
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