Celine Dion, who gave birth to twin boys last week, told a Canadian news outlet she was originally pregnant with triplets but lost one of the babies, RadarOnline.com has learned.

"He chose to let go to give space to his brothers to grow," the My Heart Will Go On singer told Quebec TV.

The five-time Grammy-winning singer her husband René Angélil welcomed their twin boys, Eddy and Nelson, into the world Saturday at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.