Born to a large impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she released the anglophone album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.
Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.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. However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a temporary retirement from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer.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, Las Vegas.
After performing in 25 countries during the Taking Chances World Tour which ended in February 2009 (one year after it began) she took another 2 year hiatus, focusing on expanding her family. After 6 in-vitro tries she gave birth to twin boys Nelson and Eddy in October 2010. In the meantime she announced her return to Vegas, her new show simply named "Céline" premièred on March 15th 2011 to spectacular reviews by media and audience.
Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical. While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals. Dion is the best selling Canadian artist of all time; and her album D'eux is the best selling francophone album of all time. Dion is regarded as one of pop music's most influential voices. Linda Lister describes Dion as a reigning Queen of Pop for her influence over the record industry during the 1990s. On a cultural level, Dion is credited for introducing francophone music to many non-francophone countries around the globe. Dion is also credited for both revitalizing and revolutionizing the entertainment scene in Las Vegas with the gargantuan successes of her residencies there. She managed to re-popularize the Las Vegas "residency" as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. Over the years, fellow established icons such as Britney Spears, Elton John, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Cher and Shania Twain followed suit.
Mon Homme
Céline Dion Lyrics
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Il a le verbe rare, ça me plaît
Il aime le chant des colombes et l'odeur du café
Et ces petites choses qu'on fait sans y penser
C'est mon homme, mon drapeau
Mon homme, celui qu'il me faut
Je frissonne, je prends l'eau
Il ne saurait pas comment briller
Ou comme un phare banal, oublié
Dans sa mer ordinaire
Il brise les vagues sans voir
Ces milliers de lumières
Qu'il m'offre sans le vouloir
C'est mon homme, mon drapeau
Mon homme, celui qu'il me faut
Je frissonne, je prends l'eau
C'est mon homme, mon feu, mon repos
C'est mon homme, mon ami
Qui pardonne, celui qu'on choisit
Je tâtonne, je faillis
C'est mon homme qui fait ce qu'il dit
C'est mon homme je l'admire
Mon ozone, l'air que je respire
Mon opium, mon jour
Oh mon homme, mon toit, mon chemin, mon amour
In Céline Dion's song "Mon Homme," the singer describes her love and admiration for her partner. She notes that he has a reserved demeanor and doesn't speak often, but she finds it endearing. He enjoys simple pleasures like the sound of doves and the smell of coffee. She appreciates the small things that he does unconsciously that make her happy.
The singer refers to her partner as her flag and her hero. She feels emotionally overwhelmed by him, shaking and feeling waterlogged. She sees that he is not one to stand out or shine like a lighthouse among the sea. Instead, he is steady and consistent, like an ocean that is always there. He doesn't realize that he gives her thousands of little moments of joy each day.
The chorus repeats that he is her man, her needed man. He makes her feel safe and gives her respite. He is the one she chooses and forgives her mistakes. She looks up to him and values his presence in her life. He is everything she needs and more.
Overall, "Mon Homme" is a beautiful declaration of love that cherishes the mundane and ordinary in a relationship. It is a reminder that it is the little things that matter most in life and love.
Line by Line Meaning
Il a le regard économe
His gaze is frugal
Il a le verbe rare, ça me plaît
He speaks scarcely, and I like it
Il aime le chant des colombes et l'odeur du café
He loves the song of doves and the smell of coffee
Et ces petites choses qu'on fait sans y penser
And those little things we do without even realizing
C'est mon homme, mon drapeau
He's my man, my flag
Mon homme, celui qu'il me faut
My man, the one I need
Je frissonne, je prends l'eau
I shiver, I take water
C'est mon homme, mon abri, mon lit, mon héros
He's my man, my shelter, my bed, my hero
Il ne saurait pas comment briller
He wouldn't know how to shine
Ou comme un phare banal, oublié
Or like a lighthouse, average and forgotten
Dans sa mer ordinaire
In his ordinary sea
Il brise les vagues sans voir
He breaks the waves without even seeing
Ces milliers de lumières
These thousands of lights
Qu'il m'offre sans le vouloir
He offers me without even wanting to
C'est mon homme, mon drapeau
He's my man, my flag
Mon homme, celui qu'il me faut
My man, the one I need
Je frissonne, je prends l'eau
I shiver, I take water
C'est mon homme, mon feu, mon repos
He's my man, my fire, my rest
C'est mon homme, mon ami
He's my man, my friend
Qui pardonne, celui qu'on choisit
He's forgiving, the one we choose
Je tâtonne, je faillis
I stumble, I fail
C'est mon homme qui fait ce qu'il dit
He's my man and does what he says
C'est mon homme je l'admire
He's my man, I admire him
Mon ozone, l'air que je respire
He's my ozone, the air I breathe
Mon opium, mon jour
He's my opium, my day
Oh mon homme, mon toit, mon chemin, mon amour
Oh my man, my roof, my way, my love
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Erick Benzi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Herman Marcelle
Céline, tu n'est pas la meilleure chanteuse au monde pour rien et si ont pouvait te donner un titre encore plus grand cela serait mérité. Tu est la plus grande voix du monde. On t'aime
Beatriz Jackson Dion
amo tanto ♥️
guillet michele
Merveilleuse chanson. Que j'envoie à '' mon homme'', mon pillier la haut dans les étoiles.
Jules Mbaya
Vraiment
Louve Daemon
J'adore cette chanson c'est juste elle est magnifique juste pour mon homme
Elias Mota Ferreira
I love this song so much ❤
Nora Barki
Celine Dion has been and will remain the love of my life, still listening to this piece of art in June 2020 ( the year of covid 19)
MayCeline
I’m listening Celine!!! You are awesome as always. Get well soon and God bless.
Jim Van
Sublime 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Rosa’s patisserie
Celine moi je t’adore depuis mon enfance 💐💐💐💐aujourd’hui demain et pour toujours 💕💕💕🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹cette musique 🎵 est wow 🤩