Céline Dion remembers late husband René Angélil on the fifth anniversary of his death By Zach Harper Céline Dion's husband, passed away after a long battle with cancer. The producer, who also managed Céline's career, died on Jan. 14, 2016, just two days before his 74th birthday. Céline took to Instagram to pay tribute to the love of her life on the anniversary and share how much she and their children – René-Charles, 19, and twins Eddy, 10 – still miss him. "René, it's been five years already..." she wrote, posting a photo that appeared to show them both holding hands. "There's not one day that we don't think about you. We're reaching out to you now more than ever, to guide us, protect us, and to continue to watch over us.