Celine to celebrate 40th here

Celine Dion will celebrate her 40th birthday in Sydney this weekend with an intimate gathering of family and friends including her husband Rene Angelil and seven-year-old son Rene-Charles.

 

Dion, who is scheduled to perform in Sydney on Friday and Saturday nights, is hoping for a low-key birthday celebration in the midst of her Australian tour.

 

"It's her birthday on Sunday, the day after her second Sydney show," a source involved in Dion's Australian visit says. "That's one of the reasons why her husband and son are coming out here with her, so they can be here together on the day."

 

Dion and her family flew into Australia last week for a relaxing holiday break ahead of her concerts. The megastar Canadian performer travelled to Australia with a small-ish entourage (in other words, she is a diva on stage, but not in real life) although she has hired an array of touring staff and production managers for her big-budget show.

 

Dion spent five years in Las Vegas performing her one-woman extravaganza (which grossed more than $430 million), so it has been a long time between concerts for Australian fans.

 

Like her or loathe her, Dion is the biggest-selling female artist of all time, and fans from across Australia and parts of Asia will travel to Sydney to see her performances.

 

It is 12 years since the singer last toured here. Of course, the Dion experience doesn't come cheap - premium tickets for her show cost up to $399 each, although there were a number of seats available at $99 (despite strong demand initially, Dion's shows are yet to sell out, with tickets available for each performance in Sydney).

 

The singer's first show is in Brisbane on Wednesday night. She will travel to Sydney later in the week for her two planned concerts before enjoying private birthday festivities on Sunday.

 

Souce: The Sydney Morning Herald

Hope she does have a great day, why aren't we invited? :lol: :P

:lol: She still has time. No worries ;)

 

Will be fab to celebrate her b'day in Oz. I wanna go also :lol:

I have a friend in Perth but I've never been to seen her.

Well, still waiting for the invitations :lol:

hope she has a great birthday :D