Celine Dion cancels upcoming Las Vegas shows after husband René Angélil loses battle to cancer
The 73-year-old had been battling cancer.
A heartbroken Celine Dion has cancelled her upcoming shows in Las Vegas after her husband, René Angélil, died.
The 73-year-old, who was also her manager, died after a ‘fight with cancer’.
A spokesperson for Celine confirmed the news on Facebook, saying: "It is with deep sadness that we announce that Rene Angelil, aged 73, died this morning at her residence in Las Vegas after a long and courageous fight against cancer.
"The family wishes to live the mourning in privacy."
A message on the star's website said the shows this weekend at Caesar's Palace had been cancelled.
The music manager made a full recovery after being diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998 but contracted it again and underwent surgery for it in 2013.
Celine revealed last year that he was so ill he had to be fed through tubes, but that he wanted her to keep performing.
She then resumed her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in August, after taking a year off to care for her husband.
The couple married in 1994 and had three children together - Rene-Charles, born in 2001 and twins Nelson and Eddy, who were born in 2010.
René also has a son and daughter from two previous marriages.