C?line Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ ChLD, born on 30th March 1968, Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada is a singer. Born into a large family C?line emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She first received international recognition by winning the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival 1982 then the Eurovision Song Contest of 1988, where she represented Switzerland. After learning to speak English, Dion signed to Epic Records in the US, releasing her debut English-language L.P., Unison in 1990, establishing herself as a pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.