René Angélil - Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges - Montréal,Qc
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N 45° 29.953 W 073° 36.337
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René Angélil fût l'époux et célèbre impresario de Céline Dion.
Waymark Code: WM13H38
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 12/14/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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René Angélil, né le 16 janvier 1942 à Montréal et mort le 14 janvier 2016 à Las Vegas, est un chanteur et agent artistique canadien.

Il est notamment connu pour avoir découvert Céline Dion, dont il est devenu le manager avant de l'épouser en 1994 et d'avoir trois fils avec elle.

Il commence sa carrière musicale dans les années 1960 dans le groupe Les Baronets, avec son ami d'enfance Pierre Labelle. Le groupe obtient du succès avec des chansons comme C'est fou, mais c'est tout, traduisant en français les succès des Beatles.

Après la dissolution de son groupe, Angélil devient impresario. Il gère la carrière de Ginette Reno. Malgré les succès qui s'enchaînent pour Reno, cette dernière le remercie après quelques années. Il envisage de quitter ce métier, mais il découvre Céline Dion peu après, en écoutant en 1981 une démo de la chanson Ce n'était qu'un rêve, écrite par la mère et le frère de Céline. Ébloui, il décide de s'occuper exclusivement de la carrière de Céline Dion. En 1987 et en 1988, il gagne le prix Félix comme gérant de l'année.

Il meurt des suites de son cancer le 14 janvier 2016, deux jours avant ses 74 ans. Le jour suivant, le Premier ministre du Québec Philippe Couillard annonce qu'il aura droit à des funérailles nationales. Ses obsèques sont célébrées le 22 janvier suivant en la basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, lieu de son mariage avec Céline Dion en décembre 1994. René Angélil avait, avant son décès, élaboré une ébauche serrée de l'échéancier de ses obsèques. Dans celui-ci, l’imprésario souhaitait voir la cérémonie débuter à 15 h 20, avec la pièce musicale de son épouse Trois heures vingt rendue populaire par l'album Mélanie, sorti en 1984. Il avait également demandé à être enterré dans son costume de mariage. La cérémonie funèbre est retransmise en simultané sur tous les réseaux d'information en continu du Québec.
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René Angélil was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager (1981–2014) and husband (1994–2016; his death) of singer Céline Dion.

Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of Syrian descent and a mother of Lebanese origin. His father, Joseph Angélil, was born in Montreal to parents from Damascus, Syria, and his mother, Alice Sara, was born in Montreal to Lebanese parents. He was the older of two children, he had a brother, André (born 1945). Both of his parents were members of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Angélil studied at College Saint-Viateur (high school), in Outremont and at College André-Grasset (post secondary), in Montreal.

Career
Angélil started out in 1961 as a pop singer in Montreal. He formed a pop rock group, Les Baronets (fr), with childhood friends Pierre Labelle and Jean Beaulne. Les Baronets had some hits during the 1960s, mostly translations of English-language pop hits from the United Kingdom or the United States, such as "C'est fou, mais c'est tout" in 1964 (a translation of The Beatles' song "Hold Me Tight"). After the dissolution of the group in 1972, Angélil and best friend Guy Cloutier began managing artists.

Together they managed the career of two successful Québec entertainers René Simard and Ginette Reno, among many other pop stars at the time. They parted ways in 1981 to each become solo managers. In 1981 (not long after being terminated as Ginette's manager and considering leaving the music business to pursue law school) René heard Céline Dion's demo tape when he was considered as a potential producer for her album. He soon took over as her agent. He continued as her manager until June 2014, when he stepped down because he had cancer.

Angélil became one of several co-owners of Montreal's iconic Schwartz's Deli in 2012.

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René Angélil was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager (1981–2014) and husband (1994–2016; his death) of singer Céline Dion.


Date of birth: 01/16/1942

Date of death: 01/14/2016

Area of notoriety: Entertainment

Marker Type: Monument

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Monday to Saturday 9 to 5

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