Celine Dion, 52, wishes a happy 10th birthday to twins Nelson and Eddy by late husband Rene Angelil: ‘Your dad is for sure watching over you’
Celine Dion wished a happy 10th birthday to her twin sons Nelson and Eddy on Instagram this Friday.
The 52-year-old singing sensation shares the twins and her 19-year-old son Rene-Charles with her late husband Rene Angelil.
‘Nelson and Eddy, you have been bringing so much joy, love and laughter into our lives every single day for the past 10 years,’ she wrote.
Babies of the family: Celine Dion wished a happy 10th birthday to her twin sons Nelson and Eddy on Instagram this Friday
‘You make me, your big brother and your Dad, who is for sure watching over you, so very proud. Happy birthday my beautiful boys! We love you so very much… – Mom, RC and Dad xx…,’ wrote the My Heart Will Go On singer.
The caption, which was in both English and Celine’s native French, was accompanied by throwback and current snaps of the twins playing in autumn leaves.
Although their names bring to mind the late singing star Nelson Eddy from the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals, they were not named after him.
Shortly after their birth Celine’s representative explained to People that Nelson was named after Nelson Mandela and Eddy was named after the French lyricist Eddy Marnay who worked with her on her first album.
So sweet: ‘Nelson and Eddy, you have been bringing so much joy, love and laughter into our lives every single day for the past 10 years,’ she wrote
Seasonal: The caption, which was written in both English and Celine’s native French, was accompanied by throwback snaps of the twins playing in autumn leaves
Celine met Rene in Canada when she was a 12-year-old aspiring singer and he was already 38, and he became her manager.
His dedication to nurturing her career reportedly drove him to mortgage his home so that he could provide funding for her 1981 debut album La Voix du bon Dieu.
Rene and Celine officially began dating in 1987 — when she was 19 years old and he 45 — and by 1991 they had gotten engaged.
The way they were: The singing sensation shares the twins and her 19-year-old son Rene-Charles with her late husband Rene Angelil; seen in 2011
Origin story: Celine met Rene in Canada when she was a 12-year-old aspiring singer and he was already 38, and he became her manager; seen in 2012
It was only in 1993, however, that she publicized their romance, slipping the announcement into the liner notes of her album The Colour of My Love.
In December 1994 they married in Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica, which became the venue for their eldest son Rene-Charles’ christening and Rene’s funeral.
Rene died at 73 of a heart attack while suffering from terminal throat cancer in January 2016 – and two days later, Celine lost her brother Daniel to throat cancer.
Before the lockdowns: Celine is pictured this past November while out in New York City