15 Facts About Robert Lange

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Robert John "Mutt" Lange was born on 11 November 1948 and is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music.

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2.

Robert Lange wrote and produced songs with his then-wife, Canadian singer Shania Twain.

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3.

Robert John Lange was born in Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia, and raised in Durban, South Africa.

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4.

Robert Lange's German mother came from a prosperous family, and his South African father was a mining engineer.

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5.

In 1978, Robert Lange wrote and produced Ipswich Town's FA Cup final single "Ipswich Get That Goal", his connection with the club being due to their South Africa-born player Colin Viljoen.

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6.

Robert Lange produced a total of five albums for UK band City Boy from 1976 to 1979.

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7.

Robert Lange worked with rock group Foreigner with 4, and with Def Leppard on their hit albums, High 'n' Dry, Pyromania, Hysteria and Adrenalize co-writing most of the songs.

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8.

Robert Lange produced the single "Make You" from the album Great Escape by Irish singer Tara Blaise which was released in May 2008.

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9.

Robert Lange is a strict vegetarian and a follower of the egalitarian teachings of Sant Mat.

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10.

Robert Lange has not given an interview for decades and prefers to live a secluded life, primarily in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland.

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11.

Robert Lange met Stevie Vann when the two attended the same school in Northern Rhodesia in the early 1960s, and the two reconnected a few years later while attending Belfast High School in South Africa.

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12.

Robert Lange is a teetotaler and, as a result, they had non-alcoholic champagne at their wedding.

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13.

Robert Lange had the song " I Do It for You" performed as a sign of his dedication to Twain.

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14.

On 15 May 2008, a spokesman for his employer Mercury Nashville announced that Twain and Robert Lange were separating, after Robert Lange had an affair with Twain's best friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud, with whom he reportedly later began a relationship.

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15.

In 2011, Robert Lange bought Coronet Peak Station located on the mountain and ski field of the same name in Queenstown, New Zealand.

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