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Celine Dion gained international recognition in the 1980s, winning prestigious music competitions and representing Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest. She achieved worldwide fame in the 1990s with the help of her husband and manager, releasing successful English and French albums. After a hiatus to start a family, she made a triumphant comeback in 2002 with a residency show in Las Vegas.
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. Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland.[8][9] Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canada in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records and releasing several English albums along with additional French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history.[10][11] However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer.[11][12] She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada.[13][14][15]