Editing Celine Dion (section)

=== 1990–1992: ''Unison'', ''Dion chante Plamondon'', and ''Celine Dion'' ===
Two years after she learned English, Dion made her debut into the Anglophone market with ''[[Unison (Celine Dion album)|Unison]]'' (1990), the lead single having originally been recorded by English singer [[Junior Giscombe|Junior]] in 1983 and later [[Laura Branigan]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Unison by Junior - Track Info {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/unison-mt0011877249 |access-date=10 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410165841/https://www.allmusic.com/song/unison-mt0011877249 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jam" /> She incorporated the help of producers including [[Vito Luprano]] and [[David Foster]].<ref name="Time1" /> The album was largely influenced by 1980s [[soft rock]] music and quickly found a niche within the [[adult contemporary]] radio format. ''Unison'' also hit the right notes with critics: Jim Farber of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote her vocals were "tastefully unadorned", and she never attempted to "bring off styles that are beyond her".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=25 January 1991 |title=Review—Céline Dion Unison |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,313100_4_0_,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625165657/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C313100%2C00.html |archive-date=25 June 2009 |access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] declared it "a fine, sophisticated American debut".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allmusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5855 |access-date=18 November 2005 |website=Review—Céline Dion Unison |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404194926/https://www.allmusic.com/check-logged-in?1712260166675&_=1712260166567 |url-status=live }}</ref> Singles from the album included "[[(If There Was) Any Other Way]]", "[[The Last to Know]]", "[[Unison (song)#Celine Dion version|Unison]]", and "[[Where Does My Heart Beat Now]]", a mid-tempo soft-rock ballad made prominent use of the electric guitar. The latter became her first top-ten hit on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number four. In 1991, Dion was a featured soloist on "[[Voices That Care]]", a tribute to American troops fighting in [[Operation Desert Storm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patrin |first=Nate |date=12 March 2021 |title=We Are The War: 30 Years Ago "Voices That Care" Nearly Killed The All-Star Charity Single |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2119813/voices-that-care-desert-storm-song/columns/sounding-board/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204025604/https://www.stereogum.com/2119813/voices-that-care-desert-storm-song/columns/sounding-board/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrieta |first=Anthony |date=11 July 2023 |title=The Rise and Fall of the Charity Single |url=https://www.culturesonar.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-charity-single/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=CultureSonar |language=en-US |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608082746/https://www.culturesonar.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-charity-single/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Her real international breakthrough came when she [[duet]]ted with [[Peabo Bryson]] on the [[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|title track]] to [[Disney]]'s animated film ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991).<ref name= "autogenerated8">{{Cite news |last=Bliss |first=Karen |date=1 March 2004 |title=25 Years of Canadian Artists |page=34 |work=Canadian Musician |issn= 0708-9635}}</ref> It became her first top-ten hit in the UK and her second top-ten hit in the US. The song earned its songwriters an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]] and gave Dion her first [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]].<ref name="Time1" /> "Beauty and the Beast" served as the [[lead single]] from her 1992 [[Celine Dion (album)|self-titled album]], which, like her debut, had a strong pop rock influence combined with elements of soul and classical music. Owing to the success of the lead-off single and her collaborations with David Foster and [[Diane Warren]], the album was even more well-received commercially than ''Unison''; it was certified diamond in Canada and double platinum in the U.S. The album's second single "[[If You Asked Me To#Celine Dion version|If You Asked Me To]]" (a cover of [[Patti LaBelle]]'s song from the 1989 movie ''[[Licence to Kill]]'') became her first [[List of number-one singles of 1992 (Canada)|number-one single]] in Canada and peaked at number four on the [[U.S. Billboard Hot 100|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

Also during this time, Dion released the Francophone album ''[[Dion chante Plamondon]]''. The album consisted mostly of covers, but featured four new songs: "[[Des mots qui sonnent (song)|Des mots qui sonnent]]", "[[Je danse dans ma tête]]", "[[Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime]]", and "[[L'amour existe encore]]". It was originally released in Canada and France between 1991 and 1992, then later received an international release in 1994, the first French Celine Dion album to do so. "[[Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)]]" became a smash hit in France, reaching No. 2 and being certified gold. In Quebec, the album was certified [[Music recording certification|Gold]] the day it was released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-23.pdf |access-date=10 February 2024 |archive-date=21 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221090845/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-23.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 1992, ''Unison'', ''Celine Dion'', and numerous high-profile media appearances had propelled Dion to superstardom in North America. She had achieved one of her main objectives: wedging her way into the Anglophone market and achieving fame.<ref name= "autogenerated18">Alexander, Charles P. "The Arts & Media/Music: At Age Five She Belted Out French pop tunes standing atop tables". ''Time International''. 28 February 1994. pg 44.</ref> However, while she was experiencing rising success in the U.S., her French fans in Canada criticized her for neglecting them.<ref name="Time1" /><ref name="autogenerated21">"Celine Dion". ''Newsmakers 1995'', Issue 4. Gale Research, 1995.</ref> She would later rebuff these criticisms at the 1991 [[Félix Awards]] show, where, after winning "English Artist of the Year", she openly declined the award. She asserted she was—and would always be—a French, not an English, artist.<ref name="Enc" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Celine Dion |url= http://www.celinedionweb.com/celine-dion/en,biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118211922/http://www.celinedionweb.com/celine-dion/en,biography.html |archive-date=18 January 2012 |access-date=26 April 2006 |website=Biography}}</ref> Indeed, she speaks English with a noticeable [[Quebec French]] accent to this day. Apart from her commercial success, there were also changes in her personal life, as Angélil, who was 26 years her senior, transitioned from manager to lover. However, the relationship was kept a secret as they both feared the public would find it inappropriate.<ref name= "autogenerated22">"Celine Dion". ''Contemporary Musicians, Volume 25''. Gale Group, 1999.<!-- ISSN/ISBN, page(s) needed --></ref>