Latest news about Celine Dion

The latest news from the life of the famous Canadian singer Celine Dion was very tragic. With an interval of two days, she lost two very dear and intimate people in her life.

Death of husband and brother

News about the disappointing health of her husband Céline Dion Rene Angelila began to come from the very beginning of 2016. The spouse and producer of the singer, who was much older than Celine, again fell ill with laryngeal cancer, an operation to remove the tumor on which he already experienced in 2000. Let's remind, that then the singer for some time interrupted her concert activity to constantly be near to the ill spouse. At that time the terrible disease was defeated, the operation was successful, and the doctors gave Renee a positive prognosis for recovery. He really recovered and even managed to become a father three times, although for this Celine Dion and Rene Angelila had to resort to the procedure of in vitro fertilization . For the first time, Rene Charles's son was born, it happened in 2001, and in 2010 the twins Nelson and Eddie were born.

In 2013, the disease returned. At the time the relapse was very serious, and the doctors made a disappointing prognosis for Renee. Celine Dion interrupted her performances to be with her husband all the time, take care of him and support him. According to the singer, Rene wanted to die on her hands. Angela's condition worsened, and on January 14, 2016, just a little before her 74th birthday, husband Celine Dion passed away.

But this was not the last tragedy in the singer's family. Just two days later, when Celine was still in mourning for a departed spouse, it became known that her brother Daniel Dion had also died. The cause was again the cancer of the larynx , as well as the language and brain that doctors found in the man.

The funeral of the spouse Celine Dion took place on February 21. Farewell to Rene Angelil was held in Montreal, in the church, where once Celine and Renee gave their marriage vows. The singer attended the ceremony together with her children (sons Renee Charles, Eddie and Nelson). This ceremony was open and broadcast on three TV channels, everyone could come and say goodbye. At the same time, Celine published on the page in the social network a request to respect her personal life and the lives of her children and not to bother them for no reason.

At the funeral of her brother, Celine could not come, because she was too heartbroken and worried about the loss of her husband.

Latest news about Celine Dion

After the funeral of the spouse about Celine Dion for a while there was nothing to be heard. Obviously, the singer experienced a loss and did not want to communicate with strangers. Her concert performances were also canceled, including a permanent show with her participation, going to Las Vegas.

However, at the end of January, a statement was written on the personal website of the singer with words of gratitude to all those who expressed their love and respect for her deceased spouse and supported her at this difficult time for the family. Celine Dion warmly thanks her fans, as well as the Government of Quebec, who helped with the organization of the funeral and allowed an open farewell ceremony in the church of the Monastery of Our Lady of Montreal.

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The same statement said that Celine Dion will return to the performances and give the first concert in the framework of the permanent show in Las Vegas on February 23, that is, just one month after the death of her husband. The singer will also return to recording a new album, which she already worked on last year. The songs for this album were selected from those that the fans sent to the star on her big request. Then more than 4,000 entries were sent to Celine Dion's post office.