Candice Night
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Candice Night is an American vocalist/songwriter and the musical partner of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore
. She is the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lyricist for the traditional folk rock
project, Blackmore's Night
since its origins in 1997.
, Long Island, New York, she began modeling as "Loren" at 12 years of age. She appeared in everything from commercials to print ads, and promoted products at trade shows until her 20s. Night also had a job of her own radio show at a rock music radio station on Long Island, and attended at New York Institute of Technology
where she studied communications.
She was once Rainbow
fan, so met Ritchie Blackmore
to ask him for an autograph in 1989. They became friends and lived together from 1991. She began by writing lyrics for four songs on Stranger in Us All
, the CD by Blackmore's solo band. Despite being inexperienced as a professional singer, Blackmore encouraged her to become his musical partner. She then wrote lyrics for most songs for the first Blackmore's Night
album, Shadow of the Moon
where she supplied lead vocals. Those songs were written with her voice in his mind.
Night also composed some songs: "Now and Then" in Under a Violet Moon
(1999); "3 Black Crows" and "Ivory Tower" in Ghost of a Rose
(2003).
Since then, she has been awarded some gold albums and other awards for the music of Blackmore's Night, and has charted internationally with his music. Their 2008 release, Secret Voyage
, entered at #1 on the New Age Billboard Charts and stayed there for four weeks, and then held on in the top 10 for an additional 14 weeks. 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 chanter
s.
Night also sang on Helloween
's "Light the Universe
" song from their Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy
album, And She also appeared In Helloween
's music video for that track. She played the part of Oria in the rock opera Story of Aina, with Sass Jordan
and Glenn Hughes. She sang three songs on the Beto Vázquez
album Infinity
with Tarja Turunen
from Nightwish
and Sabine Edelsbacher from Edenbridge
. The Blackmore's Night song "Old Mill Inn" was heard in Jim Carrey's December 2008 blockbuster film Yes Man
.
She also appears on interactive video screens throughout the USA and Japan in the theme park Magiquest
as both Princess Amora and Princess Candice. These parks now have a cooperation throughout the USA through Great Wolf Lodges as well as their home base in Myrtle Beach
, SC. She was also the Faerie Queen for Faerie Magazine
for two years, gracing the cover in Spring 2007, and making appearances and performing at the Faerie Festivals throughout the USA.
Night is also very well known for her charitable contributions towards animal welfare. Throughout the eleven years of the existence of Blackmore's Night, the duo has donated enough funds for the World Wide Fund for Nature
to plant 6,000 fruit trees in Borneo for the orangutan habitat; they have donated to the Save the Bats in Berlin; Save the Badgers in England; local animal charities throughout the USA including an annual invitation only charity show in which all proceeds go directly to Save A Pet, Little Shelter, Best Friends and North Shore Animal League. They have also donated portions of proceeds of CD sales to the Red Cross to aid the flood victims in Eastern Europe; donated to CO2OL to plant trees in Panama to undo the pollution which their concerts may generate; donated to UNICEF. Other charities with whom they have cooperated include People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
.
After being engaged for nearly fifteen years, Night and Blackmore married on October, 2008.
Her daughter, Autumn was born on May, 2010, and was the inspiration for Blackmore's Night's album, Autumn Sky
, which was released on September, 2010.
She made her first solo album Reflections, which was released on October, 2011.
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
. She is the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lyricist for the traditional folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
project, Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night is an English-American traditional folk rock duo led by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night .-Early:...
since its origins in 1997.
Biography
Born in HauppaugeHauppauge, New York
Hauppauge is a hamlet and CDP in the Town of Islip and the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 20,100 at the time of the 2000 census....
, Long Island, New York, she began modeling as "Loren" at 12 years of age. She appeared in everything from commercials to print ads, and promoted products at trade shows until her 20s. Night also had a job of her own radio show at a rock music radio station on Long Island, and attended at New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...
where she studied communications.
She was once Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
fan, so met Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
to ask him for an autograph in 1989. They became friends and lived together from 1991. She began by writing lyrics for four songs on Stranger in Us All
Stranger in Us All
Stranger in Us All is a 1995 album by the reformed Rainbow. Ritchie Blackmore put together a new version of Rainbow with little-known musicians in 1994. It was originally intended to be his solo album, but due to the label BMG pressures, the record was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow...
, the CD by Blackmore's solo band. Despite being inexperienced as a professional singer, Blackmore encouraged her to become his musical partner. She then wrote lyrics for most songs for the first Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night is an English-American traditional folk rock duo led by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night .-Early:...
album, Shadow of the Moon
Shadow of the Moon
Shadow of the Moon, released in 1997 on Edel Music, is the first album by musical group Blackmore's Night. It stayed on the German charts for 17 weeks.-Track listing:#"Shadow of the Moon" – 5:06...
where she supplied lead vocals. Those songs were written with her voice in his mind.
Night also composed some songs: "Now and Then" in Under a Violet Moon
Under a Violet Moon
Under a Violet Moon is a Blackmore's Night's second album released in May 25, 1999 through Edel Music. Under a Violet Moon won the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.-Track listing:...
(1999); "3 Black Crows" and "Ivory Tower" in Ghost of a Rose
Ghost of a Rose
Ghost of a Rose is an album released in 2003 by Blackmore's Night, released through SPV/Steamhammer Records.In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic.-Track listing:Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night, except where noted....
(2003).
Since then, she has been awarded some gold albums and other awards for the music of Blackmore's Night, and has charted internationally with his music. Their 2008 release, Secret Voyage
Secret Voyage
Secret Voyage is the seventh studio album by the band Blackmore's Night. According to a SPV press release, Secret Voyage is another kaleidoscopic musical journey through time and space, incorporating and rearranging traditional melodies from all over Europe, blending the "old" and contemporary...
, entered at #1 on the New Age Billboard Charts and stayed there for four weeks, and then held on in the top 10 for an additional 14 weeks. 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
Shawm
The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the 12th century until the 17th century. It was developed from the oriental zurna and is the predecessor of the modern oboe. The body of the shawm was usually turned from a single piece of wood,...
, cornamuse
Cornamuse
The cornamuse is a double reed instrument dating from the Renaissance period. It is similar in many ways to the crumhorn and rauschpfeife, although unlike those instruments, the bell of the cornamuse is closed, resulting in a much quieter sound...
, rauschpfeife
Rauschpfeife
The rauschpfeife is a musical instrument of the woodwind family, originally popular in Europe in the mid-16th Century. In common with the crumhorn and cornamuse, it is a wooden double-reed instrument with the reed enclosed in a windcap...
, pennywhistle, and chanter
Chanter
The chanter is the part of the bagpipe upon which the player creates the melody. It consists of a number of finger-holes, and in its simpler forms looks similar to a recorder...
s.
Night also sang on Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
's "Light the Universe
Light the Universe
Light the Universe is a song by the German power metal band Helloween from their album Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy.It features Candice Night from Blackmore's Night as co-vocalist...
" song from their Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy
Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy is the eleventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released October 31, 2005. The musicians, Andi Deris , Michael Weikath , Markus Grosskopf , Sascha Gerstner and new addition Dani Löble , see this recording in direct context with their 1987 and...
album, And She also appeared In Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
's music video for that track. She played the part of Oria in the rock opera Story of Aina, with Sass Jordan
Sass Jordan
Sarah "Sass" Jordan is a Canadian, Juno Award winning, rock singer/songwriter who grew up in Montreal.- Biography :...
and Glenn Hughes. She sang three songs on the Beto Vázquez
Beto Vázquez Infinity
Beto Vázquez Infinity is an Argentine metal band from Buenos Aires, formed in 2001.-Biography:After the split-up of Nepal, the Argentinean bass player and songwriter Beto Vazquez continued enlarging his musical horizons, always accumulating new ideas, and with the hope of finally making a group of...
album Infinity
Beto Vázquez Infinity (album)
Beto Vázquez Infinity is the first album by Beto Vázquez Infinity, released on 4 March 2001.-Track listing:# "Until Dawn " - 7:39 # "Wizard" - 5:09...
with Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....
from Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
and Sabine Edelsbacher from Edenbridge
Edenbridge (band)
Edenbridge is a symphonic metal band from Austria.-History:Edenbridge was formed in 1998 by guitarist and keyboardist Lanvall, his girlfriend - vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher - and bassist Kurt Bednarsky. The line-up was completed when drummer Roland Navratil joined the band...
. The Blackmore's Night song "Old Mill Inn" was heard in Jim Carrey's December 2008 blockbuster film Yes Man
Yes Man (film)
Yes Man is a 2008 comedy film directed by Peyton Reed, written by Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel and starring Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, Maile Flanagan, Danny Masterson, and Terence Stamp...
.
She also appears on interactive video screens throughout the USA and Japan in the theme park Magiquest
Magiquest
MagiQuest is a live action role-playing game in which players take the role of magic users. Players, called Magi in the game, use an infra-red emitting wand to interact with objects. These objects are usually scattered throughout the place. By waving and pointing the wand at an object, a player...
as both Princess Amora and Princess Candice. These parks now have a cooperation throughout the USA through Great Wolf Lodges as well as their home base in Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
, SC. She was also the Faerie Queen for Faerie Magazine
Faerie Magazine
Faerie Magazine is a quarterly fantasy magazine focusing on faeries and the subcultures and industry surrounding the fantasy genre.Based out of Maryland, Faerie Magazine first appeared in Spring 2005...
for two years, gracing the cover in Spring 2007, and making appearances and performing at the Faerie Festivals throughout the USA.
Night is also very well known for her charitable contributions towards animal welfare. Throughout the eleven years of the existence of Blackmore's Night, the duo has donated enough funds for the World Wide Fund for Nature
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
to plant 6,000 fruit trees in Borneo for the orangutan habitat; they have donated to the Save the Bats in Berlin; Save the Badgers in England; local animal charities throughout the USA including an annual invitation only charity show in which all proceeds go directly to Save A Pet, Little Shelter, Best Friends and North Shore Animal League. They have also donated portions of proceeds of CD sales to the Red Cross to aid the flood victims in Eastern Europe; donated to CO2OL to plant trees in Panama to undo the pollution which their concerts may generate; donated to UNICEF. Other charities with whom they have cooperated include People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two million members and supporters, it claims to be the largest animal rights...
and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a non-profit animal welfare organization originally founded in England in 1824 to pass laws protecting carriage horses from abuse. SPCA groups are now found in many nations, where they campaign for animal welfare, assist in cruelty to animals...
.
After being engaged for nearly fifteen years, Night and Blackmore married on October, 2008.
Her daughter, Autumn was born on May, 2010, and was the inspiration for Blackmore's Night's album, Autumn Sky
Autumn Sky
Autumn Sky is the eighth album by musical group Blackmore's Night and is dedicated to their daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore who was born on May 27, 2010. It was released on September 3, 2010 in Europe and on January 18, 2011 in USA...
, which was released on September, 2010.
She made her first solo album Reflections, which was released on October, 2011.
Blackmore's Night
- Shadow of the MoonShadow of the MoonShadow of the Moon, released in 1997 on Edel Music, is the first album by musical group Blackmore's Night. It stayed on the German charts for 17 weeks.-Track listing:#"Shadow of the Moon" – 5:06...
(1997) - Under a Violet MoonUnder a Violet MoonUnder a Violet Moon is a Blackmore's Night's second album released in May 25, 1999 through Edel Music. Under a Violet Moon won the New Age Voice award for the best vocal album of the year.-Track listing:...
(1999) - Fires at MidnightFires at MidnightFires at Midnight is a Blackmore's Night's third studio album released on July 10, 2001 through SPV/Steamhammer. In comparison with their previous two releases, there are more electric guitar parts on this album, whilst maintaining a folk rock direction...
(2001) - Ghost of a RoseGhost of a RoseGhost of a Rose is an album released in 2003 by Blackmore's Night, released through SPV/Steamhammer Records.In 2004 the album went Gold in the Czech Republic.-Track listing:Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night, except where noted....
(2003) - The Village LanterneThe Village LanterneThe Village Lanterne is a fifth studio album by the renaissance rock band Blackmore's Night, released on Steamhammer US on 4 April 2006. It featured the single "Just Call My Name ".In 2006 the album went Gold in Russia...
(2006) - Winter CarolsWinter CarolsWinter Carols is a studio album by the American & UK folk rock band Blackmore's Night. This Christmas-inspired album was released in the United Kingdom in October, 2006 and in the United States on November 7, 2006...
(2006) - Christmas-themed cover album - Secret VoyageSecret VoyageSecret Voyage is the seventh studio album by the band Blackmore's Night. According to a SPV press release, Secret Voyage is another kaleidoscopic musical journey through time and space, incorporating and rearranging traditional melodies from all over Europe, blending the "old" and contemporary...
(2008) - Autumn SkyAutumn SkyAutumn Sky is the eighth album by musical group Blackmore's Night and is dedicated to their daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore who was born on May 27, 2010. It was released on September 3, 2010 in Europe and on January 18, 2011 in USA...
(2010)