Celine Dion has made a name for herself as one of the greatest singers in history. While Dion
has enjoyed a remarkable career thus far, it's her family who brings her the most joy. In 2001,
she and her late husband, René Angélil, welcomed their first child, René-Charles. In 2010, the pair
added twins Nelson and Eddy, making them a family of five. However, six years later, René tragically
lost his battle with throat cancer at the age of 73. The couple's eldest son, René-Charles,
has become famous in his own right, and is following in his mom's very famous footsteps.
Celine Dion has never been shy about the hardships of getting pregnant. The singer
and her late husband used IVF to welcome their three children, but the journey was not always
easy. According to People, Dion and Angélil froze sperm in 1999 after he was diagnosed with cancer,
and there was concern over the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation hindering their chances
of conceiving. After just one IVF treatment at the age of 33, Dion found out that she
was pregnant with René-Charles. The second time around was not as successful, as Dion suffered a
miscarriage between the birth of René-Charles and the twins. It took six IVF treatments before Dion
found out that she was pregnant with Nelson and Eddy. Her husband shared at the time,
"She was hoping for one baby, and the news that we are having two is a double blessing."
Considering the fact that Dion is one of the most popular musical artists on the planet,
it's no surprise that her first son's birth was headline news.
In an interview during the "Carpool Karaoke" segment of The Late Late Show with James Corden,
Dion discussed the crazy way she welcomed René-Charles into the world and revealed,
"I'm delivering my first child, I don't even have him in my
arms yet. [...] I look to the left, and there's a TV there,
and the doctor is announcing, live on television, a beautiful healthy boy, 7 pounds 8 ounces."
"And I'm saying to myself, 'My baby is on television, and I didn't even hold him yet.'"
As an international celebrity, Dion has found some of the most intimate moments
of her life broadcast on television. For instance, when her husband passed away,
the family attended a televised funeral, at which a then 15-year-old René-Charles
was brave enough to stand at the podium and deliver a moving eulogy to honor his dad.
He used a mix of English and French as he thanked everyone who was watching, and said,
"Fifteen years is not a long time for a son to get to know his father [...] You had a busy life,
but we were communicating through golf, hockey, poker,
and smoked meat [...] and a lot of other wonderful food, bonding more and more as time went by."
René-Charles also made sure that his father knew he left him with many good memories to
share with his twin brothers, Nelson and Eddy. And as the older brother,
René-Charles is already carving out a career for himself that would make his father proud.
And it would seem that René-Charles has decided to follow in his mom's career path.
Early in 2021, People shared that Dion announced the release of René-Charles' EP,
and she was beaming with pride. The superstar shared on her Instagram Stories,
"I'm so proud of my son. My love for him is so strong,
and it touches me deeply that one of his passions is also one of mine."
According to The Montreal Gazette, René-Charles, who goes by the name "Big Tip," started streaming
his music on SoundCloud in 2017. However, he did not tell his mom until his songs
topped the Canadian SoundCloud R&B charts. In an interview with The Montreal Gazette, René-Charles
admitted that his mom was impressed when she found out about his music, as he explained,
"But she loved it. She was just kind of stunned at first, because she'd never heard anything from me.
It was kind of a weird conversation: 'Ma, I'm No. 1 and No. 2 on the charts right now.'
She was like: 'Why didn't you tell me first?' But she's very supportive of my passion for this."
Fans can follow the handsome 20-year-old on his Instagram page as the swoon-worthy
up-and-comer launches what's sure to be an impressive music career.
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