Thérèse Dion
Thérèse Tanguay-Dion,, popularly known as Maman Dion, was a Canadian television personality and the mother of singer Céline Dion.
She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, as was her husband, Adhémar-Charles Dion. Her parents were Antoinette and Laureat Achille Tanguay.
Already well known in Quebec as a stage mother involved in her daughter's career, she later launched her own line of food products, Pâtés de Maman Dion, and became host of a cooking show for TVA in 1999. She was also a sponsor of the Fondation Maman Dion which was founded in 2006, an educational foundation which provides school supplies, clothing and eyewear to underprivileged children.
Children
Thérèse and Adhémar had 14 children:- Denise Dion
- Clément Dion
- Claudette Dion
- Liette Dion
- Michel Dion
- Louise Dion
- Jacques Dion
- Daniel Dion
- Ghislaine Dion
- Linda Dion
- Manon Dion
- Paul Dion
- Pauline Dion
- Céline Dion