She marked the fifth anniversary of the death of her husband Rene Angelil earlier this month.
But on Thursday, Celine Dion was looking to the future as she celebrated the talents of her eldest son Rene-Charles.
The superstar singer, 52, posted a link to new music recorded by the 20-year-old and gushed about him her Instagram Story.
Proud mom: Celine Dion posted a link to new music recorded by her 20-year-old son Rene-Charles Angelil on Thursday and gushed about him on her Instagram Story
‘I’m so proud of my son,’ she wrote.
‘My love for him is so strong, and it touches me deeply that one of his passions is also one of mine.’
She signed off with ‘Mom xx…’
In addition to Rene-Charles, the French-Canadian hitmaker is also mom to 10-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy from her marriage to Angelil.
Good genes: Rene-Charles is the eldest of three sons Dion had with her late husband and manager Rene Angelil who passed away five years ago. The couple are pictured in 2012
Milestone: Earlier this week, Dion marked Rene-Charles’ 20th birthday by sharing a photo of the two of them together in which she’s seen tenderly touching his bearded face
Earlier this week, Dion marked Rene-Charles’ 20th birthday by sharing a photo of the two of them together in which she’s seen tenderly touching his bearded face.
She reflected on how his birth had made her dreams of being a mother come true and how fast two decades have passed.
In her post, she told her first born: ‘Go out there and embrace life, and remember to never stop believing in yourself, because I believe in you.
‘Remember also that your father is always watching over you and guiding you. We love you so much….’
Devoted: In her post on his birthday, the singer told her first born: ‘Go out there and embrace life, and remember to never stop believing in yourself, because I believe in you’ (pictured 2016)
Missed: On January 14, Dion had posted a heartfelt tribute to her late husband and manager on the fifth anniversary of his death, declaring: ‘There’s not one day we don’t think about you’
Dion was married to Angelil, her manager, from 1995 to his death from cancer at the age of 73.
On January 14, she posted a heartfelt tribute to him alongside a close-up photo of the two of them holding hands.
‘René, it’s been 5 years already… There’s not one day that we don’t think about you,’ she wrote.
‘We’re reaching out to you now more than ever, to guide us, protect us, and continue to watch over us. And we pray that you’ll shine your love on the entire world, to all those at this very moment, who are facing incredibly difficult times.’
She concluded: ‘You are in our hearts and in our lives forever. We love you, Celine, René-Charles, Nelson and Eddy xx…’
Family: The French-Canadian hitmaker has three sons with Angelil – René-Charles and twins Nelson and Eddy, now 10. They’re pictured in a Christmas Instagram photo
Dion and Angelil, both from Quebec, first met when she was just 13.
He was a 39-year-old music manager still married to his second wife when he decided to devote himself to making her a star.
They started a relationship in 1988, three years after his divorce, but waited another six years before marrying due to sensitivity about how their romance would be publicly perceived.
Angelil succumbed to throat cancer on January 14, 2016, two days before his 74th birthday.
He was honored by the government of Quebec with a ‘national funeral’ at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.
Devoted: Dion and Angelil, both from Quebec, first met when she was just 13 and he became her manager. Dion became his third wife in 1994 (pictured in 2007)
Public farewell: Angelil succumbed to throat cancer on January 14, 2016. He was honored by the government of Quebec with a ‘national funeral’ at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal