Cline Marie Claudette Dion Anglil (born March 30; 1968 in Charlemagne; Quebec) is a Canadian singer; and occasional songwriter and actress. Born to a large; impoverished family; Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren Anglil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990 she released the anglophone album Unison; establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.Dion-s music has been influenced by genres ranging from pop; soul; and rock to gospel and classical; and while her releases have often received mixed critical reception. "Beauty and the Beast" is the leading single from the Beauty and the Beast film and the first hit single from Cline Dion's eponymous album. It was performed in the movie by Angela Lansbury and sung over the movie's closing credits by Cline Dion and Peabo Bryson. The Dion-Bryson single was released on December 30, 1991 in the United States and the next year in the rest of the world.
The song is a ballad about the love developing between Belle and the Beast. It was written by composer Alan Menken and.