Rene Angelil-Gap Rating 5/10

He is the husband and manager of Canadian singer Celine Dion. He studied in the College Gasset and Les Clercs de Saint-Viateur in Outremont, Montreal.

He started out as a pop singer in the 1960s in Montréal, Angélil formed a pop rock group, "The Baronets", with childhood friend Pierre Labelle and Jean Beaulne, who were known as "Quebec's Beatles." This group had some hits in the 1960's as "C'est Fou, Mais c'est Tout" (a translation of the Beatle's "Hold Me Tight") catering to the short-lived Quebec market for translations of English language pop hits from the United Kingdom or the United States. After the dissolution of the group, René Angélil began managing artists. He managed the career of two successful Quebec entertainers Rene Simard and Ginette Reno.

Not long after being replaced as Ginette's manager, in 1981 he heard Celine Dion's demo tape. In 1987 and 1988, he won the Felix Award of manager of the year.

On December 17, 1994, he married Celine Dion, who is his third wife. Their son, René-Charles Angélil, was born on 25th January 2001.

He suffered from throat cancer, but has recovered. He is also a keen poker player, and qualified for the 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.