Jean Beaunoyer, a journalist with the Montreal daily La Presse, has published several books, including the best seller Céline Dion, une femme au destin exceptionnel in 1997.

The author, Georges-Hébert Germain, travelled with Céline and her entourage for over a year. Germain is the author of a number of popular biographies, children's books, and books on Quebec history, including a biography of the renowned hockey player Guy Lafleur. Céline was translated into English by David Homel, who is an author and award-winning translator.

Jean Beaulne has himself produced a number of talented artists and knows the job of artists' manager inside out.

David Homel is Homel is the author of five previous novels, one of which, The Speaking Cure, won the the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Best Fiction from the Quebec Writer’s Federation. He has won two Governor General’s Literary Awards for translation. He lives in Montreal.