High Stakes Gambler
To produce Celine’s first album, Rene took a huge personal risk by taking out a loan and using his house as collateral! It sounds crazy now, but it seems his risk paid off big time.
All their sacrifices were met with success as Celine’s song became number one in Canada. Rene was an avid gambler, but this might have been the biggest risk he had ever taken.
The Pope Loved Her
In 1984, Quebec was one of the places that Pope John II visited. At 16 years old, Celine sang the national anthem at the event in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, in front of the Pope and thousands of fans.
After the event and being very successful on Canadian charts, Celine was clearly on her way to stardom. She was really pleased to have sung for the Pope and he also enjoyed her performance.