"Showbusiness is not a normal existence, it's fake stuff. When you are involved in it you don't realise how far away you are getting from the things that really count. This is especially true when you have been raised in a large family of 14 children with parents like I have, who are very down-to-earth people."

Children are a familiar presence in the Angelil household. Celine has 13 brothers and sisters, and 29 nieces and nephews. Each year, she sends them a toy catalogue and tells them to order what they want for Christmas.

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