Another tragedy has hit popular American Singer, Celine Dion as her brother, Daniel Dion, 59 reportedly died few days after her hubby, Rene Angelil, 73 died of cancer.
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Their sister Claudette told Le Journal de Montréal that Daniel was surrounded by loved ones as he approached the end, with their mother and many other family members by his bedside.
Angelil died after a long fight against throat cancer. “It’s very painful. It’s a matter of days or hours”, she commented.
According to TMZ, he had been fighting brain, tongue and throat cancer.
The singer’s husband, Rene Angelil, who discovered the Canadian pop diva and managed her career, died on Thursday at the age of 73 at the couple’s home in Las Vegas.
Daniel is one of Dion’s 13 siblings.
Celine cancelled her shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino following her husband’s death, with her residency return tentatively scheduled for February 23.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Celine and the rest of her family as they endure this hard time in their lives.
Daniel will be honored at a funeral later in January at St-Simon-et-Jude in Charlemagne Quebec, where the family was raised.
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The couple, who were 26 years apart in age, got married in an elaborate ceremony in 1994 at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal. TheWrap did not immediately hear back from Celine Dion’s reps.
