by Jessica Merturi

Thanks to the success of a tiny little film called Titanic, the already uberpopular Celine Dion's career exploded in the '90s. Finding herself the subject of many tabloid stories, she withdrew from her busy public life and focused on having and raising her son, Rene-Charles, with her husband, René Angélil. In 2003, she returned to the spotlight, setting up shop in Las Vegas, where she performed in the popular stage show A New Day at Caesars Palace. Now that her gig is up, she's pulling up stakes and moving on... to a world tour promoting her newest album, Taking Chances. Minutes before rubbing elbows with Prince Albert of Monaco, Celine spoke to iVillage.com about taking chances, fame, her husband and the little boy who makes her smile "all the time."

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