Music NewsCéline Dion to Release First Album Since Husband René Angélil’s Death

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Jul 19, 2016 11:59 am·

By Julia Birkinbine

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Get excited, Céline Dion fans!

The 48-year-old singer is gearing up to release her first album since her beloved husband René Angélil‘s tragic death last January, Céline’s team announced via Twitter on Monday, July 18.

Céline and René in June 2013.

“Mark your calendars! The new album, #EncoreUnSoir, will be available on August 26th,” a spokesperson for the “My Heart Will Go On” songstress wrote on the micro-blogging site.

Céline — who is a mom to three sons, René-Charles, 15, and twins Eddy and Nelson, both 5 — sadly lost René to throat cancer at age 73 on Jan. 14, 2016.

Click through the gallery below to see Céline and René’s sweetest moments together.

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March 2003

Celine and René first met in 1980 when she was 12 years old and he was 38.

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January 2003

Celine's brother Michael sent René a demonstration recording of one of her songs and the manager loved it.

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January 2004

The couple later began dating in 1987 when Celine was 19 and René was 45.

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February 2002

A few years later, René popped the question to Celine in 1991 — and she said, "yes!"

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February 2011

In December 1994, Celine and René married at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec.

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September 2006

In January 2000, the pair renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas.

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June 2013

After enduring years of IVF, the couple welcomed their first child, son René-Charles Angelil, in January 2001.

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November 2012

In May 2010, René announced he and Celine were expecting twins!

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March 2003

Their sons Eddy and Nelson Angelil were born in October 2010.

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June 2004

After 21 years of marriage, René tragically died at age 73 in January 2016 after battling throat cancer.

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