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John married German recording engineer Renate Blauel on 14 February 1984, in an extravagant wedding ceremony at St Mark's Church, Darling Point, Sydney, Australia. [236] [237] Blauel said she attempted suicide during their honeymoon in St-Tropez after John told her that he wanted to end the union. [238] Their marriage ended in divorce in 1988.
Celinde Schoenmaker (born 15 January 1989) is a Dutch actress and singer. [1]She is known for appearing as Renate Blauel in Rocketman, Fantine in the West End production of the musical Les Misérables, and Christine Daae in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera during their 30th anniversary.
John did meet Renate Blauel while she was working as a sound engineer on one of his albums, but it was actually on 1983's Too Low for Zero, not 1979's Victim of Love. He proposed to her on 10 February 1984 in Australia, and they married in Sydney on Valentine's Day of the same year. [90] They officially announced their divorce on 18 November 1988.
Elton John's ex-wife, Renate Blauel, is suing the singer over writing about her in his 2019 memoir, Me, Elton John, as well as including their marriage in his biographical musical film, Rocketman.
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David Furnish was born in Toronto, Ontario at Women's College Hospital, the son of Gladys and Jack Furnish, a director at the Bristol-Myers pharmaceutical company. [3] He has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Peter.
The song is believed to have been written about the failed marriage between John and his ex-wife Renate Blauel (The second song about their marriage after "Blue Avenue" on his 1989 album Sleeping with the Past).