Though it took several days to make an announcement, Celine Dion and husband Rene Angelil have finally revealed the names of their twin sons.
In a Canadian TV interview conducted days before she gave birth, the singer announced that the couple will call their baby boys Nelson and Eddy.
Baby Nelson is named after Nelson Mandela, the South African leader whom Dion met in 2008. "Ren said that in just the few minutes they were able to spend with him, they were impressed by the human being he is," Dion's rep told People.com.
The name Eddy pays homage to Eddy Marnay, a French songwriter who helped the singer launch her music career and produced her first five records. "He was like a father to her," said the rep. "Eddy is a major influence in both Cline and Ren's lives."
"Cline and Ren want their children to be inspired by their names, because they were so inspired by these men," the rep added.
Dion, 42, and Angelil, 68, welcomed their fraternal twins on Saturday at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Nelson and Eddy, who were born via C-section, were conceived after five failed IVF attempts. The couple also has a 9-year-old son, Rene-Charles.
"When Saturday at 11:11 came, and they showed us the first baby that was crying, we were crying," Angelil told Canadian TV show “etalk” earlier this week. "It was a very emotional moment, and even though we didn't speak to each other, we were both thinking about the time it took. We are very lucky, very privileged and very fortunate to have these boys."
The happy family left the Florida hospital Thursday and returned home, where the proud parents will have extra help from three of Dion's sisters and her mother.
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