Coroner John Fudenberg said Angelil died under the care of a doctor of natural causes.
No further invesigation is expected.
Angeli was born in 1942 in Montreal, Canada to a Syrian father and Canadian mother.
Angélil married Dion, who was 26 years his junior, in 1994 in a lavish ceremony in Montreal. They have three children together. René-Charles, 14, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 5. Angélil has three adult children from two previous marriages, Anne-Marie, Jean-Pierre and Patrick.
C'est avec une profonde tristesse que nous vous annonçons que René Angélil, 73 ans, est décédé ce matin à sa résidence...
Posted by Céline Dion on Thursday, January 14, 2016
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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