Rene Burst Into Tears
The audition had been an emotional affair for both of them. Celine said that when she started to sing, Rene could not help but cry! That was how she knew that she knocked it out of the park. Rene signed her right away. He knew that this girl would go on to be a big star. However, she still had to work hard.
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High Stakes Gambler
He had no doubts that Celine was going to be a superstar in the future. In fact, he was so sure about this that he got a mortgage on his house to have enough money for her first album. This might have been a huge risk, but he made the right call. In 1981, her first single topped the charts in the country!