She is one of the few artist who have kept their real name. Her full name is Celine Marie Claudette Dion and she was born today, March 30th. Celine is from Quebec, Canada. Twelve was not enough as she is the last child of 13 siblings. Out of this family unit came a singing group and a piano bar. She would sometimes perform in the bar as a treat to the customers, but more than likely, for her parents, Adhemar and Therese.
When she was about 12 years old, Celine recorded a demo. She had written this song with her mom and decided to send it to a producer. Rene Angelil heard it and wanted a personal performance. After hearing her voice, he knew that he had to have her and signed Celine on the spot. This, however, was a conditional contract as he wanted full custody of Celine's professional career. Angelil took out a mortgage on
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It was called Unison featuring the hit single, Where Does My Heart Beat Now. That project sold over a million copies. The year 1992 was the year for her fortune. The music in the "Beauty and the Beast" rose to the top of the charts... #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. She received an Academy Award and a Grammy for her contributions to the Disney song. Her second album went international. She was winning. Celine Dion went gold selling over 12 million copies. Dion's place in the entertainment industry was further noted in her acclaimed performance of The Power of the Dream, at the Olympic Games (1996) in Atlanta, Georgia. Later that year, her album Falling Into You, won her a Grammy for Best Pop Album of the Year. It included the No. 1 hit Because You Loved Me. Following was the theme song for the movie “Titanic,” My Heart Will Go On. Celine had record numbers for Oscar nominations. She had become the second best selling artist in the US. Let's Talk About Love (1997) was phenomenal. Collectively, it sold over 50 million
“In 1994, at eleven years old Rimes recorded her first album All That” (“LeAnn Rimes”). Rimes signed with Curb records to record her album Blue in 1996. Her album Blue sold more than 123,000 copies withing the first week. “Rimes made a big motion picturing action debut in the film Coyote Ugly” (“LeAnn Rimes”). Rimes says one of her greatest accomplishments was the song, This Woman. “Rimes got 1996 Best New Artist Grammy that a country musician has never achieved before” (“LeAnn Rimes”). LeAnn also won five Billboard awards. LeAnn Rimes song, Blue, was named song of the year by the Academy of Country Music. In 1997, Rimes starred in a television movie called Holiday in Your Heart. When LeAnn Rimes released the song, You Light Up My Life, this helped her to be the biggest- selling recording artist.
Selena started her career in 1984 by recording two records for a small independent label. One of the albums was released and later re-released in 1995. The other album was
Named the most successful female music artist ever by the Guinness Book of World Records, Diana Ross has been one of the top RnB singers since the beginning of her career in 1959. Between her work with The Supremes and as a solo artist, she has released 53 studio albums and 70 singles. Ross continues to record and tour to this
It’s no question that Janet Jackson is one of the most iconic and influential artists of all time. She has sold over 100 million albums; her tours have had some of the highest selling debuts of all time, not to mention the chart topping hits she has created over the past 30 years. Janet’s presence alone is iconic. She has left an unforgettable impression on the music industry as a whole. Her music has affected fans and music lovers all around the world.
From a young age, Lohan was constantly starring in ads such as Gap and Pizza Hut, and modeling for Magazines like Vogue and Elle. She continued to go on, securing a role in Another World, an opera that previously starred Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. Later, she earned roles in big movies, such as Freaky Friday, Herbie Fully Loaded and Just my Luck. She got her first breakthrough in the movie, The Parent Trap, which earned 84 million worldwide. The hit movie, Mean Girls, marked the peak of Lohan’s career. The film earned 129 million and earned her multiple awards from places like MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards. For a limited amount of time, she became the highest paid actress of her generation. Lohan then began to launch a singing career, releasing an album calling, Speak, which generated loads of money due to her high celebrity
Aaliyah's song "Try Again" earned her a Grammy nomination for best female R&B vocalist. She made her feature acting debut in the film "Romeo Must Die." She also had signed on to appear in two sequels to the high-tech thriller "The Matrix."
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is very influential when it comes to the music industry. To this day, people have doubts about us young people going into the field of music. They feel like making a career out of rapping, singing, or acting is one in a million. Especially, being born and raised in Detroit. Diana has given us hope. She is an idol that many of us look up to. Ross is a woman of great achievement and one day someone with just as much potential as her, will follow in her footsteps.
In terms of music, Demi Lovato has made an impact in the music industry. In 2017, she was ranked the #8 Top Female Artist (“Top Artists Female...”). She has released six albums, including her self-titled album which hit #1 on ITunes in over 50 countries during 2013. In 2016, her album Confident received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album (GRAMMY.com). Her song “Cool for the Summer” ranked #1 on ITunes in 37 countries within hours of its release. “Neon Lights” and
In 1980, Whitney Houston was 16 years old and discovered by a New York modeling management. Her fashion photos appeared in the magazines Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Young Miss, and Mademoiselle. While Whitney was struggling with many different things, she continued to further her career in acting. She starred in many famous films such as “The Bodyguard”, which uncovered her signature song “I Will Always Love You” at the end of the movie. Whitney also starred in,“Waiting to Exhale”, “The Preacher’s Wife”, “Cinderella”, and “Sparkle”.
1955 is the year Etta’s solo career finally began. The first song of her solo career was a song called “Good Rocking Daddy” Etta began working for Chess Records in 1960. Not long after that, in 1961 she produced one of her most famous tunes, labeled "The X-Men". The “At Last” video.... ... middle of paper ...
singing career as a backing vocalist for other artists. Her rapping skill caught Lil Wayne's
She quickly hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, and sold 25 million copies of her album (“Britney Spears”). Spears received four awards at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards (“Britney Spears”). Next, she released her single, “Oops!... I Did It Again” in 2000, which was a huge hit (“Britney Spears”). She reached No. 1 insanely quick, and sold 1 million copies in one week (“Britney Spears”). Spears was beginning the path to an amazing career.
for her to record a couple of titles with Benny Goodman in 1933. Although those were not all
Then George, N. (2014) says The pop star, then 25, would take home eight Grammys for the album in February and break a Hot 10 o record for the most top 10 singles from the same album -- seven -- when the title track, buoyed by its groundbreaking John Landis-directed video, peaked at No. 4 on March 3.
In just 9 years of being in the music industry, Rihanna has achieved 12 billboard music awards, 8 Grammy awards, sold 210 million songs and 54 million albums worldwide. You think that’s all? No! She’s the fastest solo artist to hit the no.1 singles on billboard hot 100, thirteen times; that too as the youngest in the scene!