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Celine Dion Marks 10 Years Since René Angélil’s Death With Family Tribute

The family’s note remembers the music manager’s 2016 death from throat cancer.

Overview

  • Celine Dion shared an Instagram message on January 14 honoring René Angélil a decade after his passing, writing that ten years without him feels like a day yet each day like a decade.
  • The tribute was issued as a family statement from Dion with their three sons—René-Charles, Nelson, and Eddy—expressing love and resilience learned from him.
  • The post featured a sunlit portrait of Angélil placed on a piano and included lines about still feeling his touch despite the years.
  • Angélil, Dion’s husband and longtime manager, died on January 14, 2016 at age 73 after throat cancer; a public funeral followed on January 22 at Notre-Dame de Montréal.
  • Coverage notes Dion has regularly commemorated him, including tributes in 2025 for his birthday and their wedding anniversary, and reports recount her year of caregiving before returning to Las Vegas at his request in 2015.