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Céline Dion’s Husband René Angélil Dies at 73 following Battle with Throat Cancer

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DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 22: Celine Dion and Rene Angelil attend the 'BAMBI Awards 2012'  at the Stadthalle Duesseldorf on November 22, 2012 in Duesseldorf, Germany.   (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images)

DUESSELDORF, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 22: Celine Dion and Rene Angelil attend the ‘BAMBI Awards 2012’ at the Stadthalle Duesseldorf on November 22, 2012 in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images)

Celine Dion’s husband Rene Angelil has died at 73 after a long and courageous battle against cancer, his reps explained exclusively to People Magazine on Thursday 14th of January.

According to his reps, Rene Angelil passed away at his home in Las Vegas and his family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment.

Rene was a music manager who discovered Celine Dion when she was 12. The two later got married in 1994 and have three children René-Charles, 14, and 5-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy.

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