Candice Night
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| Candice Night | |
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 Live in Heidelberg, Germany, July 24, 2002
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Candice Lauren Isralow |
| Born | 8 May 1971 Hauppauge, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | folk rock, neo-medieval |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Label(s) | BMG, Pony Canyon, Yamaha Music, SPV |
| Associated acts | Rainbow, Blackmore's Night |
| Website | http://candicenight.com/ |
Candice Night (born May 8 1971) is an American vocalist/lyricist and the wife of former Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore. She 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 is now the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist and lyricist for Blackmore's renaissance-influenced project, Blackmore's Night since 1997.
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[edit] Biography
She was born as Candice Isralow in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York.[1] At 12 years old Candice began modeling. She did everything from commercials to print ads, promotions to trade shows until her 20's.[2]
She met Ritchie Blackmore on a soccer field in 1989, and was later asked to write lyrics for some songs for the last Rainbow album Stranger in Us All.
Since then, she has been awarded several gold albums for the music of Blackmore's Night, and has charted internationally with her music. She continues to widen her musical horizons, performing both on CDs and live in concert, not only writing lyrics and singing, but playing medieval instruments: shawm, cornamuse, rauschpfeife, pennywhistle, and chanters.
Candice Night also sang in Helloween's "Light the Universe" song from their "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" album. As well as the part of Oria in the rock opera Story of Aina with Sass Jordan, Sascha Paeth and Glenn Hughes. She also sang 3 songs on the Beto Vázquez album "Infinity" with Tarja Turunen from Nightwish and Sabine Edelsbacher from Edenbridge.
She got married to Ritchie Blackmore in October 2008,[3] to whom she was engaged since 1994.[4]
She was due to be featured in the film "House of Eternity" with Geoff Tate in Spring of 2008.
[edit] Blackmore's Night Discography
Albums:
- Shadow of the Moon (1997)
- Under a Violet Moon (1999)
- Fires at Midnight (2001)
- Ghost of a Rose (2003)
- The Village Lanterne (2006)
- Winter Carols (2006)
- Secret Voyage (2008)
Live Albums:
- Past Times with Good Company (2002)
- Castles and Dreams (2005)
- Paris Moon (2007)
Compilation Albums:
- Minstrels and Ballads (1999)
- Beyond the Sunset: The Romantic Collection (2004)
Live DVDs:
- Castles and Dreams (2005)
- Paris Moon (2007)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631444/bio
- ^ http://candicenight.com/history.htm
- ^ www.blackmoresnight.com
- ^ Candice Night
[edit] External links
- 2008 Candice Night Interview
- Candice Night Web Site
- Candice Night Russian Fan Club Pages
- www.myspace.com/candicenight
- The Candice Night Fanlisting
- Blackmore's Night Official Website
- A Dutch fansite
- The Official Dutch Fanclub
- Candice Night FanSite
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- Genealogy of Candice Night
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