Céline Dion's dream to expand her family has come true.
The singer, 42, is pregnant with twins after undergoing her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt and turning to acupuncture to improve her chances of a pregnancy, her rep Kim Jakwerth confirms.
Dion, mom to 9-year-old son René-Charles, is 14 weeks along. She will find out the gender of the twins next month.
"We're ecstatic," her husband/manager René Angelil tells PEOPLE. "Celine is just hoping for a healthy pregnancy. She was hoping for one baby and the news that we are having two is a double blessing." !"
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD STATED
Celine Dion: Twins On The Way!
Access Hollywood - May 31, 2010 1:55 AM PDT
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Story photo: Celine Dion: Twins On The Way!Celine Dion with husband Rene and son Rene-Charles at the premiere of 'Celine - Through The Eyes Of The World' in Miami, Fla., on February 16, 2010Getty PremiumAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Celine Dion is pregnant with twins, a rep for the star confirmed to Access Hollywood.
The singer's husband and manager, Rene Angelil, announced the baby news to People on Sunday.
"We're ecstatic," he told the mag. "Celine is just hoping for a healthy pregnancy. She was hoping for one baby and the news that we are having two is a double blessing."
The 42-year-old mom-to-be is 14 weeks along.
Celine welcomed son Rene-Charles in 2001, and has made no secret of her quest to expand her family since.
In February, the Canadian star told Access that she had passed on performing at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver to focus on becoming pregnant.
"I'm going through some in vitro treatments - so that was my choice," Celine said at the time. "I'm trying to [grow] my family, be with my son and maybe be a mom for a second child, hopefully. That would be my biggest dream right now."
And last December, the star opened up to Access about her struggles to conceive.
"We were [pregnant]," she said of August 2009 reports that she was expecting once again. "About 4, 5 days after, they found out that it was not staying."
MUSIC
April 5, 2010
CELINE: THROUGH THE EYES OF THE WORLD, AN EXPANDED DVD EDITION OF THE ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY & TAKING CHANCES WORLD TOUR: THE CONCERT, A NEW LIVE DVD/CD, AVAILABLE IN MAY
Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, a home edition of the acclaimed feature film, newly expanded for its DVD release, and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert, a DVD/CD of live performances from Celine's record-breaking world tour, will be released on Tuesday, May 4 in Canada and on May 11 in the USA.
Lensed during the Canadian superstar's 2008-2009 Taking Chances World Tour (the second highest-grossing ever for a solo artist), Celine: Through the Eyes of the World opens a window into the real life, both on-stage and off, of the best-selling female recording artist of all time.
Director Stéphane Laporte and team enjoyed unprecedented access to the decade's top performer as she played concerts in five continents, 25 countries and 93 cities, selling more than three million tickets during her first major tour in nine years.
"This was an amazing world tour, but there's a lot more than just concert footage on this film," said Celine. "I let the cameras follow me everywhere. There are a lot of ups and downs, and it's very personal.... It's definitely the most intimate journey that I've ever shared with my fans."
Clocking in at three hours, the home version of Celine: Through the Eyes of the World includes an additional hour's worth of footage not seen in the film's limited theatrical run in February 2010. A Blu-ray version will also be available on May 18.
Working with choreographer/director Jamie King, Celine Dion created a multi-media state-of-the-art production for the two-hour concerts on her monumental Taking Chances World Tour, the eleventh of her career. Running from February 2008 through February 2009, featuring both Anglophone and Francophone setlists, Celine's Taking Chances Tour broke attendance and box office records at venues around the world.
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert, a DVD/CD souvenir combination set chronicling the event, will be available in both French and English. Both versions were recorded in Montreal and Boston.
A special limited edition deluxe two-DVD set -- featuring both Celine: Through the Eyes of the World and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and a 52 page booklet and fold-out souvenir postcards -- will be available direct-to-consumer through www.celinedion.com and via retail outlets on May 18.
The movie "... does more than highlight her performances during her last world tour, it also allows fans rare glimpses of her offstage life. The documentary shows Dion as a goofy jokester, a doting mother, a tender wife, a wide-eyed tourist, a devoted daughter and more. The cameras tag along for intimate moments the superstar is happy to share with fans." - MSNBC
"...whether frolicking with admirers in Johannesburg or accepting France's Legion of Honor metal in Paris, wowing throngs or greeting a sick child backstage, she (Celine) emerges as a paragon of greatness and goodness...Celine's film tour de force" - USA Today
"Celine is the James Brown of her generation -- the hardest working woman in show business." - Globe & Mail
"The film succeeds because it lets us in on Celine the person as much as Celine the performer." - Boston Herald
"... you can't help but be impressed by this fascinating portrait of a superstar trying very hard to keep her feet on earth while her career keeps soaring ever upward." - The Toronto Star
"Celine: Through the Eyes of the World a must-see... Dion's goal was for her world to remain human, real and authentic. Mission accomplished." - Le Journal de Montreal
"it also shows the behindthescenes action that an ordinary ticket holder would never get to see [...] fascinating." - The Sunday Telegraph
"A Celine we rarely see." - La Presse "You have the best seat in the house..." Chicago Tribune
Having sold more than 200 million albums around the world, Celine Dion is one of the most immediately recognized, widely respected and successful performers in pop music history. During her spectacular career Celine has been honored with over 1000 awards. She is a five time Grammy Award winner, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Album for Falling Into You (1996); and Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "My Heart Will Go On" (1998). Her recordings have won two Academy Awards®: Best Original Song in 1992 for the title song of Beauty and the Beast (with Peabo Bryson), and Best Original Song in 1998 for "My Heart Will Go On" (From Titanic). She has earned seven American Music Awards, 20 Juno Awards (Canada) and an astonishing 40 Felix Awards (Quebec). In 2004, Celine received the Diamond award at the World Music Awards recognizing her status as the best-selling female artist of all time. In 2007 she was honored with the Legend Award at World Music Awards in recognition of her global success and outstanding contribution to the music industry.
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert (DVD)
1. I DROVE ALL NIGHT
2. THE POWER OF LOVE
3. TAKING CHANCES
4. HITS MEDLEY (IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW, BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME, TO LOVE YOU MORE)
5. EYES ON ME
6. ALL BY MYSELF
7. I'M ALIVE
8. SHADOW OF LOVE
9. FADE AWAY
10. ALONE
11. MY LOVE
12. THE PRAYER
13. POUR QUE TU M'AIMES ENCORE
14. TRIBUTE TO QUEEN MEDLEY (WE WILL ROCK YOU, THE SHOW MUST GO ON)
15. SOUL MEDLEY (SEX MACHINE, SOUL MAN, LADY MARMALADE, SIR DUKE, RESPECT, I GOT THE FEELIN', I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD), IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD)
16. LOVE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
17. RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH
18. MY HEART WILL GO ON
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert (CD)
1. OPENING
2. I DROVE ALL NIGHT
3. THE POWER OF LOVE
4. TAKING CHANCES
5. IT'S ALL COMING BACK ME NOW
6. BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME
7. TO LOVE YOU MORE
8. NEW MEGO'S FLAMENCO
9. EYES ON ME
10. ALL BY MYSELF
11. SHADOW OF LOVE
12. ALONE
13. MY LOVE
14. THE PRAYER (duet with Andrea Bocelli)
15. SOUL MEDLEY (SEX MACHINE, SOUL MAN, LADY MARMALADE, SIR DUKE, RESPECT, I GOT THE FEELIN', I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD))
16. IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD
17. LOVE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
18. RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH
19. MY HEART WILL GO ON
OLD NEWS 2003
CELINE DION SONG BANNED: 'TOO CHRISTIAN' FOR SCHOOL, FAITH UNDER FIRE
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | June 8, 2003 | staff
Posted on Sunday, June 08, 2003 7:41:08 PM by fight_truth_decay
Students' choice of music at graduation leads to legal scrap over 1st Amendment.
Celine Dion has been banned from a high school in Virginia for being too Christian – or at least one of her songs has.
Singer Celine Dion
Two students who wanted to sing an inspirational song at their graduation ceremony won't be hitting any high notes following a legal scuffle that erupted when school officials said their choice of music was too religious for a public school ceremony, reports the Hampton Roads Daily Press.
Anna Ashby and a friend volunteered to sing and chose ''The Prayer,'' a tune that's been recorded by Christian singers as well as mainstream artists like Celine Dion.
''The Prayer'' mentions God once and speaks of faith and the presence of a higher power. ''Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace. Give us faith so we'll be safe,'' the lyrics say.
Windsor High School in Windsor, Va.
The students showed the song to Windsor High School principal William Owen who gave the lyrics to Isle of Wight Superintendent Michael McPherson for a "second opinion."
McPherson then passed the lyrics along to the attorney for the school board who said allowing the song would violate the requirements for separation of church and state.
''That doesn't sit very well with me at all,'' said Ashby. ''The song isn't really like 'Holy God, praise you Jesus.' It was meant to be an inspiration for our classmates. It wasn't meant to say, 'Look at me, I'm a Christian,''' she told the newspaper.
WorldNetDaily discovered that in Windsor High's own statement of beliefs, the school says "a learning and teaching environment is most effective when it fosters the acceptance of cultural diversity and promotes positive interpersonal relations," and that "students are best prepared for the future when offered a variety of learning experiences."
Ashby and her father, a pastor, told school officials she had a First Amendment right to sing the song and then contacted the legal group the American Center for Law and Justice, which agreed denying the song did indeed step on Ashby's right to free speech.
When the ACLJ threatened school officials with federal litigation, the school responded by issuing a complete ban on singing at the ceremony, forcing the ACLJ to give up its fight.
''Students have no constitutional rights to have songs at their graduation,'' Stuart Roth, senior counsel for the ACLJ, which is affiliated with Pat Robertson's Regent University, told the newspaper.
Anna's father, Bishop James R. Ashby, says public displays of faith are important in rural communities like Isle of Wight.
''This is rural America,'' Ashby told the newspaper. ''This is not metropolitan USA. Religion is a vital part of the fabric of rural culture. I'm talking about where I live.''
The ACLJ's Roth says separation of church and state comes into play only when the school has a hand in choosing religious material. In this case, Roth said, Ashby volunteered to sing, chose the song and had a right to sing it.
''Is this really what the Founding Fathers intended?'' Roth told the paper. ''That a young lady could not get up and sing a song with a few references to God?''
MY THOUGHTS
Iam so glad Celine sticks up for her faith in God she is blessed in fact having the Twins is livin prof God still does do miracles
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