Rene Angelil, the husband and manager of Celine Dion, has died after battling cancer. He was 73 and had battled throat cancer.
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“It is with deep sadness that we announce that Rene Angelil, aged 73, died this morning at her residence in Las Vegas after a long and courageous fight against cancer”, the post said. He had been married to Dion since 1994.
Angelil is survived by Dion and their three children, Rene-Charles, who was born in 2001 and twins Nelson and Eddy, who arrived in 2010.
Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk.
He also has a son and daughter from two previous marriages.
His protegee and future wife went on to become one of pop’s music’s best-known voices, winning five Grammy awards including for the “Titanic” theme song “My Heart Will Go On”, and collaborating with stars from Stevie Wonder to Barbra Streisand.
Celine chose to take a hiatus from her residency in Las Vegas in August 2014.
Angelil is credited with discovering Dion.
“I want to devote every ounce of my strength and energy to my husband’s healing, and to do so, it’s important for me to dedicate this time to him and to our children”, Dion said then.
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In a soft voice, she recalled: “I’ll say, ‘You’re scared?”
