Celine Dion’s husband René Angélil has died at the age of 73.
René, who acted as a mentor and manager to Celine, had been battling throat cancer since 2013 but lost the fight on Thursday morning.
“Rene Angelil, 73, passed away this morning as his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer. The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment; more details will be provided at a later time," his representative told People in a statement.
René had been undergoing treatment for the disease, but his struggle was very difficult on Celine as well as the pair’s three children - 14-year-old son, Rene, and five-year-old fraternal twins Eddy and Nelson.