Celine Dion, the youngest of 14 children, was born on March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. Charlemagne is located on the north bank of the St. Lawrence River, at the eastern end of the island of Montreal. She has hazel eyes and is 5 feet 7.5 inches tall. His qualities are self-determination, professionalism and discipline. She is so disciplined that she went three weeks without making a sound to rest her vocal cords. However it has its flaws. Sometimes he is impatient, especially in the morning. His lucky number is five. He also keeps a five-cent coin minted in 1968, which he found on the ground. Her favorite perfume is Channel #5 and her favorite colors are black, white and red. Celine collects miniature cups and crystal objects. He also collects shoes, he has over 400 pairs! She likes snow, water skiing and roller skating. Her second career choice would be to become a professional model and her favorite musical instrument is a piano. Celine's favorite female singers are Natalie Cole, Barbara Streisand and Ginette Reno, while her favorite male singers are Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. Micheal Jackson also sent her a signed photo with the inscription "To Celine with love."; (http://www.celineonline.com/bio1.html.) and the hat he wore in the Billy Jean clip, also signed. Her name comes from a song (Céline, sung by Hugues Aufray and written in 1966 by Vline Buggy) that her mother sang while she was pregnant. Celine has a large family. His mother is Therese Tanguay Dion and his father is Adhemar Dion. He also has eight sisters: Denise, Claudette, Liette, Louise, Ghislaine, Linda, Manon and Pauline. His five brothers are Clement, Michel, Jacques, Daniel and Paul. Paul and Pauline are twins. Celine's family is very musical. Claudette and Michel have both recorded albums and Michel is in a band called Le Show. Celine's parents own Le vieux Baril (The Old Barrel), a piano-bar restaurant in their hometown. The children were waiters and sang for the customers. Adhemar played the accordion and Therese the violin, while the children sang. Celine first stood on a table and sang a Ginette Reno song when she was just five years old! He also sang a song at his brother Michel's wedding. The people of the town called her "la p'tite Quebecoise", or "the little Quebecer". When Celine was 12 years old, she and her mother wrote the song Ce n'etait qu'un reve (It Was Only a Dream).