Rene Angelil remembered as ‘great Quebecer,’ ‘the king’

It was Celine Dion’s husband, René Angélil, who encouraged the singer to resurrect her Las Vegas concert series past year, but in light of Angélil’s death yesterday (January 14), Dion has canceled at least two upcoming dates. Rene had fought a long battle against cancer, having been diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rene Angelil was a former singer-turned-manager when he received an audiotape of a 12-year-old singer from her mother.

A longtime friend and collaborator of the late Rene Angelil says he felt a strong bond with Celine Dion’s husband from the moment they met. Angelil, twice divorced and with three children (Patrick, Jean-Pierre and Anne-Marie), began dating Dion when she was 19, and she broke the news of their five-year romance in the liner notes of her third English-language studio album, 1993’s “The Colour of My Love'”. The coroner also confirmed that Angelil’s death from natural causes and there would be no investigation into his death.

The singer was Celine Dion, and in time her voice would become one of the most popular in the world, recalling big-voiced singers such as Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. Dion said he supported her later return to the stage.

The announcement was made in a post on Dion’s Facebook page.

René also has a son and daughter from two previous marriages.

Angelil was born in Montreal to a Canadian mother and a Syrian father. In December of 2015, Celine Dion was reported to be spending what she knew would be her last Christmas with her husband, and spent the final days at Rene’s side.

In 2000, Rene Angelil’s cancer went into remission, and he was given the all-clear from doctors, and Celine Dion’s life returned to normal. They married in 1994 and had three children together.

In a soft voice, she recalled: “I’ll say, ‘You’re scared?”

Success came quickly and Angelil won Quebec’s Felix Award as manager of the year in 1987 and 1988.

In that same interview, she admitted that her husband’s dying wish was to pass on while wrapped in his wife’s arms.