Nelson Dion

ABOUT NELSON DION

Twin son of Canadian pop legends Rene Angelil and Celine Dion .

Though his father was his mother's manager, the two began dating when she was eighteen and were married in 1994.

His father died at 73 in 2016 after a battle with cancer just days before his uncle Daniel also passed away from cancer.

He and his twin brother Eddy have an older brother, Rene-Charles . They also have three much older half siblings through their father.

He was named after former South African president Nelson Mandela .