Elton John marries Renate Blauel at Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia in 1984; they divorce in 1988.

On 14 February 1984, John married German recording engineer Renate Blauel in a lavish wedding ceremony in Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia. Blauel said she attempted suicide during their honeymoon in St. Tropez after John told her he wanted to stop the relationship. In 1988, their marriage terminated in divorce.
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