Rene Angelil, musician and husband of worldwide singing sensation Celine Dion, died on Thursday, January 14, after battling throat cancer, his rep confirms to Us Weekly. He was 73.

“Rene Angelil, 73, passed away this morning as his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer,” the statement to Usread. “The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment; more details will be provided at a later time.”

The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner also released a separate statement to Us Weekly regarding Angelil’s death. “Mr. Angelil, 73, died of throat cancer at his home in Henderson while under that care of a physician,” Clark County coroner John Fudenberg said in a statement. “We have determined Mr. Angelil’s death was due to natural causes. No further investigation into his death is expected. Our condolences go out to Mr. Angelil’s family and friends during this difficult time for them.”

Dion, who took a hiatus from her residency in Las Vegas in August 2014. detailed her husband’s health battle in an interview with Us Weekly last August. The songstress and her husband share three kids, eldest son Rene-Charles, 14, and their twin boys Nelson andEddy, 5.

She added: “Unfortunately there a lot of people struggling with battles. When you have family around I think it helps tremendously.”

Dion told Us in that same interview that she was proud of her husband. “He doesn’t stop amazing me,” she said of his strength. I’m being heard through my interviews, through my songs. This is his time to be heard. This is his way. It’s going to be his way and it’s going to be the way he wants it to be.”