Céline Dion is in mourning. Her husband succumbed to cancer – Daily News – Lisbon

René Angélil succumbed “after a long and courageous fight” against the disease

The husband of Canadian singer Céline Dion died on the morning of Thursday, victim of a cancer in the throat. René Angélil, 73, was the man who catapulted the Titanic movie theme interpreter to fame, taking as his manager and taking charge of his career.

“Angélil, 73 , died of throat cancer in his home in Henderson [Las Vegas], being under the care of a physician, “it read a statement from the Forensic Medicine department of Clark County quoted by People magazine. His death was thus seen as motivated by natural causes there is no reason to undertake any investigation, stressed the department.

The ad Angélil’s death yesterday also released a statement by the PR agency that represented, referring to his “long and courageous fight against cancer” and advancing that “the family asks that their privacy be respected at this time.”

This was the third time that René Angélil was stricken with cancer. Last August, Céline Dion said on American TV USA Today program: “Since we asked [the doctors] often how long you have left three weeks, three months René wonder But they say they do not know.?.”. After all Angélil endured over five months and have died as wanted:. In the arms of his wife, Céline, who promised him that it would be like to own released that same program

Syrian and Lebanese mother of son , Angélil had a short career as a pop singer in the 1960s, belonging to the band The Baronets who graduated with his childhood friends Pierre Labelle and Jean Beaulne. Shortly after, along with Guy Coultier, Angélil was dedicated to the management of careers of other artists, an activity that no longer abandoned.

In 1981, Angélil heard a demo of Céline Dion and was surrendered to his powerful voice , while not resting failed to become their manager. The 26 years between the two did not prevent their marriage in 1994. René and Céline had three children, Rene-Charles, 15, and Nelson and Eddy twins, 5. Angélil also has three children, already adults , from his first marriage, Anne-Marie, Patrick and Jean-Pierre.