Renate Blauel
| Renate Blauel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Renate Ruth Margot Blauel 1 March 1953 (age 58)[1] Berlin, Germany |
| Spouse | Elton John (m. 1984–1988) (divorced) |
Renate Ruth Margot John (née Blauel; born 1 March 1953) is a German music engineer.
[edit] Career
Already a sound engineer, she had engineered albums including Hysteria for the Human League and Croatia Records.[2] She met Elton John whilst she was working as a recording engineer on his 1983 album Too Low for Zero in Sydney, Australia. John admitted that his bisexuality was a "compromise". They were married on Valentine's Day, 1984, in Sydney, after he had proposed to her four days earlier in a restaurant. Attendees included Olivia Newton-John. A second service was held for John's family members in the United Kingdom a few days later. She also worked as a recording engineer on John's 1984 album Breaking Hearts. Their marriage was dissolved on 18 November 1988, when both Blauel and John could no longer deny his true sexuality.
[edit] References
- ^ "Reseacha". http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=9245574&c=uk. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ Human League, The - Hysteria
