Celine Dion sings.
`` Because You Loved Me '' is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her fourth English-language studio album , Falling into You ( 1996 ) . Céline Marie Claudette Dion , ( [ ˈdiːɒn ] [ seˈlɪn dziˈjɔ̃ ] ; born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer and businesswoman . Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland . Eurovision Song Contest 1988 . The winner was Switzerland with the song `` Ne partez pas sans moi '' , performed by future international superstar Celine Dion and composed by Atilla Şereftuğ with lyrics in French by Nella Martinetti .