Stevie Vann - Did She Lose Her Husband To Shania Twain? Facts

The Zambian singer and vocal coach Stevie Vann is best known for her work as a backing vocalist and studio singer for quite a number of singers and music groups. Stevie Vann was the lead vocalist for the group Night.

Vann was previously married to Robert Mutt Lange. Their married ended and she continued her career as a solo artist and backup singer.

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Did Stevie Vann Lose Her Husband to Shania Twain?

Stevie Vann met Lange while they were both in Northern Rhodesia in the early 1960s. They later attended Belfast High school in South Africa together. Vann and Lange both played together in a short-lived band Hocus.

After they got married, they emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1970s. While they were still married, Lange started a relationship with Oonagh O’Reilly.

Vann’s marriage with Lange ended and the latter went ahead to marry Shania twain. Lange and Twain met after he got in touch with her and he wanted them to work together. Mutt Lange and Shania Twain got married on December 28, 1993. Their marriage would later end in 2010 and after it was discovered that Lange was having an affair with Twain’s best friend and assistant, Marie-Anne.

7 other facts about Stevie Vann

1. Stevie Vann’s early and background

The singer was born Stevie van Kerken on January 01, 1953. She was raised in Mufulira, Zambia. Her father worked as a copper miner while her mother was a physician.

She attended Belfast High School, South Africa.

2. Stevie Vann learned how to play piano at the age of six

Vann started showing interest in music at an early age. She started playing piano at the tender age of six. She was also singing in a dance band by the time she was 12 years.

Her father used to take her to gigs, hang around and perform until she was 16 was able to drive herself and take care of herself.

Since then she has worked as a backing vocalist and studio singer for several groups like Night.

2. She started her career after she starred in a television show

Stevie Vann started her own television variety show after which she released two solo albums. She worked as a radio and TV commercial jingle singer as a teenager.

She and her ex-husband played with Hocus before they moved back to the United Kingdom. She also found work as a studio singer while she was in a group called Bones.

Stevie Vann contributed vocals to Bijelo Dugme, Sweet, Colin Blunstone, Jim Capaldi, Trevor Rabin, and Rick Wakeman.

Vann was invited to be part of a band called Night by Chris Thompson. The band was signed to Planet Records and it has recorded two albums with producer Richard Perry. The band released their first self-titled in 1979 and it reached No.113 on the U.S Billboard album charts and later two Top Twenty U.S singles.

Night released their second single ‘If You Remember Me’ which was the theme song for the movie The Champ and it later reached No.18 in the United States. The second album Long distance was not quite successful. The band eventually broke up in 1982.

Vann focused on her solo career and appeared in adverts in the United Kingdom. She also worked as a backing vocal for acts like Wildhearts, Chaka Khan, Billy Ocean, Tears for Fears, Johnny Hates Jazz, Wham, Swing Out Sister, Nik Kershaw, and Ray Charles.

Stevie Vann still works in the music in the music industry. She occasionally performs as a backing singer. She now focuses on being a vocal coach.

3. She continued working with Lange after their divorce

After Stevie Vann and Mutt Lange divorced, the two continued to work together for years and remained good friends and musical collaborators. She recorded a self-titled solo album with Lange as the producer.

4. How old is Stevie Vann?

Stevie Vann is currently 71 years old. Her ex-husband on the other hand is currently 76 years old.

5. Net worth

The singer and vocal coach has not revealed her exact net worth yet. She might have earned quite a fortune in her career as a singer and now as a vocal coach. She has also been involved in different brand campaigns and jingles which might have increased her earnings as well.

Her ex-husband, Mutt Lange currently has a net worth of $225 million as of October 2020. He has been able to accumulate such wealth through his career as a producer and songwriter.

6. Is she married?

Stevie Vann has only been married once. Since her divorce, she has remained single and has focused on her career as a singer and vocal coaching.

Vann might have moved on with her life but has kept it private. She has not been linked to anybody since after Lange.

7. Where is she now?

Stevie Vann is still known as Stevie Lange. She currently has a website where she runs vocal coaching classes for beginners and intermediate singers. She engages her clients in a great vocal workout with breathing exercises.

According to her, she has coached some big names in the music business to perform at their absolute best in recording studios and live performances. She has clients who travel from far to visit her teaching studio in London.

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