Céline Dion penned a heartfelt tribute to her late husband René Angélil on the 10th anniversary of his death.
Angélil, who discovered Dion and managed her music career for decades, passed away on January 14, 2016 at the age of 73 after a years-long battle with throat cancer.
Dion and Angélil were married for 21 years and share three children: son René-Charles, 24, and 15-year-old twin sons Nelson and Eddy.
On Wednesday, the 57-year-old music icon remembered her spouse in an Instagram post shared with her nearly 10 million followers.
‘Mon amour, ten years without you feels like just a day, and yet each day feels like a decade…’ Dion began.
‘Ten years without your caress, and yet every day I feel your touch…We miss you more than we can bear, but you taught us to be strong.
Céline Dion penned a heartfelt tribute to her late husband René Angélil on the 10th anniversary of his death; the couple seen in 2013
‘We love you more, every day and every year,’ the statement concluded. It was signed by Dion and the couple’s three sons.
The My Heart Will Go On singer included a stunning photo of Angélil’s portrait displayed on a black piano with the sun shining on her late husband’s face.
Dion publicly honors Angélil’s memory every year on both his birthday and the anniversary of his death.
In December 2024, Dion marked what would’ve been their 30th wedding anniversary by sharing a photo of the two from their ceremony on December 17, 1994, which was held in Montreal, Canada
In her photo, the lovebirds gazed into each other’s eyes while Dion caressed her husband’s face.
She was dressed in a stunning white lace and satin dress with plunging neckline, and she added a touch of opulence with a sparkling headpiece covering her forehead, along with a traditional white veil.
‘You still fill our hearts, every day. You are everything for us. We miss you so much,’ read her heartbreaking caption.
‘Happy 30th anniversary, mon amour!’ she added, before signing off for herself and the couple’s three sons.
On Wednesday, the 57-year-old music icon remembered her spouse in a post shared with her nearly 10 million Instagram followers
The My Heart Will Go On singer included a stunning photo of Angélil’s portrait displayed on a black piano with the sun shining on her late husband’s face
Angélil, who discovered Dion and managed her career for decades, passed away on January 14, 2016 at the age of 73 after a years-long battle with throat cancer; the couple seen in 2007
Dion’s first came into Angélil’s orbit when she performed for him in 1980 when she was just 12 years old. The audition was a success, and he agreed to become the budding singer’s manager.
But their relationship became romantic by 1987, when Dion was 19, and the two tied the knot seven years later in 1994.
Dion reportedly feared that the public would assume their relationship began before she was of age, so she kept details of the relationship close to the vest for years.
‘I was afraid of what people would think,’ she admitted in a 1994 interview with People.
But their connection was simply too strong for her to keep it to herself.
‘When you’re in love, you want to scream it to the world,’ she added.
It wasn’t until the couple got engaged in 1993 that Dion was finally comfortable letting the world know about their relationship.
‘When I was at the age to be able to say to people [we were together] … It was like bang! Love! Love always wins,’ she wrote in her memoir, via People.
Dion and Angelil were married for 21 years; seen at their Montreal wedding on December 17, 1994
The couple share three sons: René-Charles, 24, and 15-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy
Angélil later died in 2016 from throat cancer just two days before he would have turned 74.
A representative for the couple issued a statement at the time confirming Angélil’s passing.
“René Angélil, 73, passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer. The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment,’ a statement read, according to People.
The couple’s eldest son René-Charles later delivered the eulogy at his father’s funeral just three days shy of his 15th birthday.
Angélil’s death preceded a second tragedy for the My Heart Will Go On singer, as her brother Daniel died of cancer two days later at age 59, on what would have been her husband’s birthday.
Dion was hit by another devastating blow in 2022 when she revealed that December that she had been diagnosed with a neurological condition called Stiff Person Syndrome.
The rare disorder has side effects including muscle spasms, which have severely impacted her ability to perform and hit notes she used to effortlessly belt throughout her illustrious career.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the disease affects one to three people per million and eventually leaves those who suffer from it as ‘human statues.’
The condition progressively locks the body into rigid positions, leaving sufferers unable to walk or talk.
Dion previously described the condition to NBC News as feeling like ‘someone is strangling you.’
Dion’s Prime Video documentary I Am: Celine Dion, released in 2024, depicts her harrowing day-to-day life with SPS.
