Candice Night

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Candice Night

Candice Night (born Candice Lauren Isralow on May 8, 1971 in Hauppauge, Long Island, NY, USA) is an American vocalist/lyricist and the partner of former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She sang backing vocals for Blackmore's band Rainbow and is now the lead singer for Blackmore's Renaissance-influenced project, Blackmore's Night.

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Candice began her singing career as backup vocalist during some Deep Purple shows, while on the road with Ritchie during the Battle Rages On tour. She met him on a soccer field in 1989, and she later was 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 latest "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" album.

She is not yet married to Ritchie Blackmore according to her reply to the question on her website www.candicenight.com - "Ritchie and I have been together since 1989 and have been living together since 1991 and engaged since 1994. As for marriage, well, we have yet to take that long trip down the aisle...But when we do, I promise, I will let everyone know..."