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Ritchie Blackmore and Candace Night

Ritchie Blackmore and Candace Night

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Ritchie Blackmore and Candace Night  

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Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore have been married for 15 years. They were dating for 3 years after getting together in 1991. After 14 years of engagement they married on 5th Oct 2008.

They have 2 children, Autumn Esmerelda (13) and Rory Dartanyan (11).

About

Candice Night is a 52 year old American Vocalist. Born Candice Lauren Isralow on 8th May, 1971 in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York, USA, she is famous for Blackmore`s Night, Wife of Ritchie Blackmore. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.

Ritchie Blackmore is a 78 year old British Guitarist. Born Richard Hugh Blackmore on 16th April, 1945 in Weston Super Mare, England, he is famous for Deep Purple, Rainbow in a career that spans 1960–present. His zodiac sign is Aries.

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
Dating1991 - 19943 years
Engaged1994 - 5th Oct 200814 years, 9 months
Married5th Oct 2008 - present15 years, 5 months
Total1991 - present33 years, 2 months


Candice Night met Ritchie Blackmore on a soccer field in 1989, sang backing vocals for Deep Purple in 1993; and also did backing vocals on Stranger in Us All, the CD by Blackmore`s band Rainbow, as well as helping to write four other songs on the aforementioned album. She was later asked to write lyrics for most songs for the first Blackmore`s Night album Shadow of the Moon (1997). They were engaged since 1994 and got married on October 5th, 2008.

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