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Bryan Ferry Marries for Second Time

Roxy Music singer's wife previously dated his son

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January 10, 2012 5:50 PM ET
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Bryan Ferry and Amanda Sheppard attend the GQ Man of the Year party at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris.
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Bryan Ferry married his girlfriend, Amanda Sheppard, at a luxury beach resort in Turks and Caicos on January 4th. The former Roxy Music frontman, 66, wed the 30-year-old publicist in an intimate ceremony. Ferry originally met Sheppard while she was romantically involved with his son, Isaac.

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This is Ferry's second marriage. He was married to Lucy Henmore from 1982 to 2003, during which time they had four sons. Prior to that relationship, Ferry was involved with Jerry Hall, until she left him to be with Mick Jagger.

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