Rene Angelil Age, Height, Net Worth, Married, Wife & Death

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Quick Facts of Rene Angelil

Full NameRene Angelil
Net Worth$400 million
Date of Birth1942 /01 /16
BirthplaceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
EthnicityMixed
ProfessionSinger, Musical producer
NationalityCanadian
Active Year1961-2014
Eye colourBlack
Hair colourWhite
BuildAverage
SpouseDenyse Duquette (m. 1966; div. 1972) Anne Renée (m. 1974; div. 1986) Céline Dion (m. 1994)
Online PresenceTwitter
Children6

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Whatever you want to do, do it now, there are only so many tomorrows. The proverb touches the life of Canadian singer Rene Angelil who passed away at the age of 74 after a long battle against cancer. Although he is far from this world, Rene was a renowned Canadian musical producer, talent manager, and a singer. Moreover, he became one of several co-owners of Montreal’s iconic Schwartz’s Deli in 2012.

There is no doubt that Rene definitely had enjoyed a lavish lifestyle throughout his successful career. His estimated net worth till he was alive was $400 million. In today’s topic, we will be talking about Angelil’s Death cause, Relationships, Net Worth and Bio. So, if you guys are interested to know all of the above details then read this article till the end.

Who Is Rene Angelil? Know His Bio & Wiki

Rene Angelil was born on January 16, 1942, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As per his nationality, he is Canadian and belongs to mixed ethnicity. Similarly, his father Joseph Angelil was of Syrian descent and a Candian mother of Lebanese origin. He was raised in Canada along with his brother Andre.

Rene obtained his high school education from College Saint-Viateur in Outremont. The more about his educational background is still unknown.

Moving into Andelil’s career, he started out in 1961 as a pop singer in Montreal. In addition, he established a pop rock, Les Baronets with his childhood friends Pierre Labelle and Jean Beaulne. Some of his hits songs include, “C’est fou mais c’est tout” in 1964 which was the translation of The Beatles song “Hold Me Tight“.

Check out Angelil and Celine’s interview.

In the year 1972, the group was split-up, then Angelil and his friend Guy Cloutier began managing artists. Similarly, they managed the career of two successful Quebec entertainers Rene Simard and Ginette Reno. Apart, he became the co-owners of Montreal’s iconic Schwartz’s Deli in the year 2012.

Rene Angelil’s Net Worth & Salary

Canadian Singer, Rene Angelil had earned a good amount from his long professional journey. His estimated net worth till he was alive was $400 million. Additionally, the only source of his net worth, income and salary was a Singing career. Besides, Rene commences his professional career as part of a pop group in the 60s.

Alongside singing, he had also directed the television show “Star Academie” and is a professional poker player. Apart, Angelil reportedly gambled upwards $1 million that week at Caesars Place. He had enjoyed a lavish lifestyle with a million dollars mansion in Canada.

Rene Angelil’s Sexual Assault

In 2000, Angelil was inculpated by Yun Kyeong Kwon Sung of sexual assault in 2007. Similarly, the incident took place in the Las Vegas hotel which was investigated by police. Moreover, he had to pay $2 million to settle the case, although he never claimed that he did wrong with Yun.

In addition, he told that all those payments he did were just to avoid negative publicity that might upset Dion. There is one saying, the truth is never hidden which later, made Yun and her husband claimed that they were trying to extort money from Angeli over a false insist of rape.

Rene Angelil’s Personal life(Married & Wife)

Fans are very curious to know so much about Rene Angelil’s personal life. Firstly, he had a romantic relationship with Denyse Duquette. They began dating for several years and later they exchanged their wedding vows in a private ceremony. They had a son Patric who was born in 1968. However, their married life couldn’t last so long. In the year 1972, the duo filed divorce and chose to separate from each other.

After separating from his first wife, Rene married singer Anne Renee in 1974. Moreover, the couple’s shares two children Jean-Pierre(born 1974) and Anne-Marie Angelil (born 1977). Sadly, his second marriage ended with divorce in 1986.

Lastly, he began in a relationship with a Canadian singer Celine Dion in 1988. Apart, Rene was 46 when Dion was 20 years old. The duo exchanged her wedding vows on December 17, 1994, in a lavish wedding ceremony at Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica. Besides, the pair welcomed their son Rene Charles Angelil on January 25, 2001. In the year 2009, Dion suffered a miscarriage. She then gave birth to twin boys Eddy and Nelson Angelil on October 23, 2010.

Rene Angelil’s Death, Age & Height

Rene Angelil was a victim of heart attack since the age of 49. Moreover, he was diagnosed with throat cancer which was later recovered after treatment. Apart, he made his appearance in the video for Simple Plan’s song”Save You” as a survivor of cancer. He had surgery in December 2013 for throat cancer.

Unfortunately, Angelil died January 14, 2016, after a long battle against cancer. On Jan 15, 2016, Rene’s wife Celine has posted a news related to his death in her official twitter. He died just before his 74th birthday. He had an average height.


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