Celine Dion's longtime manager & husband, Rene' Angelil has passed away after a long struggle with cancer. He was a singing sensation across Canada in the 1960's with his pop group, The Baronets. After the group broke up, he went into artist management. Rene' first heard Celine Dion in the late 1980's. He became Celine's manager, and convinced her she needed to learn to sing in English to become a star outside Canada. They were  married in December, 1994. Rene' was plagued by health problems. He suffered a heart attack at the age of 51, in 1992. Rene' was diagnosed with  skin cancer in 1998. I had the good fortune to see  Celine perform at the Superdome in April, 1999. The remainder of her tour was cancelled so she could be with Rene'. He underwent a heart procedure in 2009, and surgery for throat cancer in 2013. Rene' passed away on Jan. 14th, 2016, 2 days before his birthday. Without Rene' Angelil, we might never have heard one of the greatest singers of our time. May he rest in peace.

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