Famous Canadian songstress, Celine Dion has lost her husband, René Angélil to cancer.
The 73-year-old, who also mentored and managed the iconic singer’s career, passed away in his Las Vegas home Thursday.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that René Angélil, aged 73, died this morning at his residence in Las Vegas after a long and courageous fight against cancer,” Dion’s camp said through a statement on her Facebook page.
“The family wishes to live the mourning in privacy. Other information you will be provided in the next few days.”
He is survived by their children René-Charles, 14, and 5-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy, and his adult children from a previous relationship, Anne-Marie, Patrick and Jean-Pierre.
