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 rêve de toujours
Céline Dion Lyrics
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Je courais, je courais
Et j'entendais crier
Le vent, la mer et les orages
Tout autour de moi
Contre les vagues, contre mes larmes
Je courais, je courais
Rencontrer la chose magique
Et tu étais là
C'est mon rêve de toujours
Au goût des plus mauvais jours
Tu es là, tu es là
Et je vois briller le monde
C'est le rêve que je fais
Aujourd'hui plus que jamais
Tu es là, tu es là
Et ma vie change avec toi
Dans une ville étrange et vide
Je suis seule, je suis seule
Des ombres me font peur
Je vais me perdre ou me noyer
Mais tu viens me sauver
C'est mon rêve de toujours
Au goût des plus mauvais jours
Tu es là, tu es là
Et je vois briller le monde
C'est le rêve que je fais
Aujourd'hui plus que jamais
Tu es là, tu es là
Et ma vie change avec toi
C'est mon rêve de toujours
Au goût des plus mauvais jours
Tu es là, tu es là
Et je vois briller le monde
C'est le rêve que je fais
Aujourd'hui plus que jamais
Tu es là, tu es là
Et ma vie change avec toi
The lyrics of Celine Dion's "Mon rêve de toujours" depict a dream-like state, where the singer runs on a beach surrounded by clouds, hearing the sounds of the wind, sea, and storms. The lyrics create a sense of urgency, with the singer running against waves and tears, but with the faith that she is going to encounter something magical. The second stanza portrays a different setting, a strange and empty city, where shadows scare her and she feels lost and drowning. However, the singer is saved by someone, possibly the same person she encountered in her previous dream state.
The song itself speaks of the power of love, how it transforms a person's life, and how the presence of the loved one can make even the bleakest moments meaningful. The lyrics speak of a dream and how in that dream, the loved one is present, making everything okay. It talks about how love saves and how it gives the individual the strength to navigate through life's uncertainties.
Overall, "Mon rêve de toujours" is a celebration of love, its transformative power, and how it gives meaning to one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Sur une plage tout en nuages
I was on a cloudy beach
Je courais, je courais
I was running, I was running
Et j'entendais crier
And I heard screaming
Le vent, la mer et les orages
The wind, the sea, and the storms
Tout autour de moi
All around me
Contre les vagues, contre mes larmes
Against the waves, against my tears
Je savais que j'allais
I knew that I was going
Rencontrer la chose magique
To meet the magical thing
Et tu étais là
And you were there
C'est mon rêve de toujours
It's my lifelong dream
Au goût des plus mauvais jours
Even on the worst days
Tu es là, tu es là
You are there, you are there
Et je vois briller le monde
And I see the world shining
C'est le rêve que je fais
It's the dream that I have
Aujourd'hui plus que jamais
Today more than ever
Et ma vie change avec toi
And my life changes with you
Dans une ville étrange et vide
In a strange and empty city
Je suis seule, je suis seule
I am alone, I am alone
Des ombres me font peur
Shadows scare me
Je vais me perdre ou me noyer
I am going to get lost or drown
Mais tu viens me sauver
But you come to save me
Lyrics © BEUSCHER ARPEGE
Written by: Jean-Pierre Goussaud, Eddy Marnay
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
elia lalande
L'une des plus belle chansons de ma chanteuse préférée. 🥰❤😍
DRIP TOUR_fanpage
Nádherná skladba!!!! 👍👍😇
Martín Ava
I love this song. I can't stop listening to it. It is perfect, and the ending takes me to the moon and back to earth. Celine MUST record this song again. It is lovely, perfect, deep, beatiful, breath-taking. I totally love it. Celine Dion is perfect. She stole my heart. I love her. I love her music. Thank you God for this woman.
JS
i love the way you described this song. many years ago, i scoured the earth (more like the entire east coast of the US) for every french album of celine's until i found it, and when i did, it was a wrap. i played it on a loop. looping it now, in fact. i will love her forever for singing this song the way she does.
sebupulseGD
i agree with you :3
Celinerulz91
Celine is great no matter what she sings, and this is great!
Mademoiselle Darlène
j'adore cette chansons et j'arrete pas de l'ecouter en boucle
Fadel Ben Larbi
Moi aussi c étais la musique de mon ouverture de bal de mon mariage
Céline Robert
♥️
leblanc mzg
cool