Céline Dion

Céline Dion reveals diagnosis of rare neurological disorder

The 54-year-old singer is rescheduling tour due to stiff person syndrome, which causes her difficulties singing and moving

Shaad D'Souza

08, Dec, 2022 @3:38 PM

‘Lots of great actors are not exactly oil paintings’: Valérie Lemercier on her ‘horrifying’ Céline Dion biopic

The French actor has made a career out of being kooky. But, at 58, did she really think she could play Dion as a newborn baby as well as a middle-aged superstar?

Kim Willsher

23, Mar, 2022 @12:00 PM

Aline review – think twice before you watch this scary Céline Dion biopic

Valérie Lemercier directs and plays both old and young versions of the Canadian singer in a bizarre film that digitally superimposes her face on to the head of a young girl

Peter Bradshaw

01, Mar, 2022 @4:00 PM

Céline Dion cancels concerts due to ‘severe and persistent muscle spasms’

Canadian singer ‘heartbroken’ after being unable to rehearse for new concert residency in Las Vegas

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

19, Oct, 2021 @3:23 PM

‘I’m a one in a billion’ – how Diane Warren penned windswept power ballads for Cher, Gaga and Dion

She’s the queen of the power ballad mega hit – and has even written songs for Biden, Harris and Ringo Starr. Now the world’s most successful female songwriter is finally releasing her own album

Dorian Lynskey

26, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM

Jim Steinman obituary

Composer and songwriter who masterminded Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell, one of the biggest-selling albums of all time

Adam Sweeting

22, Apr, 2021 @5:27 PM

Jim Steinman, master of the power ballad, gave pop an operatic energy

The brilliant songwriter for Meat Loaf, Céline Dion and Bonnie Tyler, who has died aged 73, reminded us that pop music should involve fantasy and a sense of the ridiculous

Alexis Petridis

21, Apr, 2021 @1:47 PM

Phil Spector defined the toxic music svengali – a figure that persists today

Spector, who has died aged 81, created a culture of cruelty that was seen by the music industry as a symptom of genius. It’s a scenario that has played out again and again

Laura Snapes

18, Jan, 2021 @4:03 PM

Céline Dion loses $13m dispute with concert agent

Singer had argued Rob Prinz is being overpaid for a contract he negotiated, that will earn her $489m by 2026

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

20, Nov, 2020 @9:34 AM

'It reminded me I should not go quietly': readers' favourite UK No 1s

Guardian readers fill in the blanks in our countdown of the greatest UK No 1s of all time, with entries from Dusty Springfield to Desmond Dekker, Jimi Hendrix to Joe Dolce

Guardian readers

10, Jun, 2020 @9:00 AM

Céline Dion: Courage review – a quirky catharsis

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Michael Cragg

17, Nov, 2019 @3:00 PM

Céline Dion: Courage review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

A team of young, hip producers signals Dion’s newfound cult status, but it’s the wobbly-lipped ballads, not EDM, that she does like no one else