Candice Night is a vocalist from Hauppauge, New York who began singing early through choral and theater work. She met guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, formerly of Deep Purple, who invited her to join his new band Blackmore's Night when it formed in 1997.
With Blackmore's Night, she became known for a sound that mixed rock, folk, and Renaissance music. The band released albums like "Shadow of the Moon" in 1997 and "Under a Violet Moon" in 1999, with Night's voice often described as ethereal against the medieval and Celtic textures.
Her solo work includes songs like "Dangerous Smile" and "Black Roses," which carry some of the same atmospheric quality. While some critics have questioned the band's stylistic blend, Blackmore's Night maintained a following through the early 2000s with records like "Ghost of a Rose."
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