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The Man Who Sold the World - The music world mourned the death of rock ‘n roll icon David Bowie, who passed away after a long fight with cancer on January 10. He was 69. The Brixton, London-born singer/songwriter’s career spanned five decades, many of which spent with his supermodel wife, Iman, by his side. Click ahead for a retrospective of their loving moments together. By Britt Middleton (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Modern Love - Bowie was introduced to the Somali-born supermodel by mutual friends in 1990. He was never shy to spill his feelings about her, and of that first night he has said, "I was naming the children the night we met ... it was absolutely immediate.”(Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

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Absolute Beginners - Before there was Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, there was David and Iman. Equally superstars in their own right, they made each other shine. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

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Oh! You Pretty Things - They married in April 1992, Bowie's second marriage. “You would think that a rock star being married to a supermodel would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is,” he once said. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Starman - Bowie was a master of evolution, constantly switching up his music styles and taking on eccentric stage personas to match. His most infamous include Ziggy Stardust, a rock star who communicates with extraterrestrial beings, and the Thin White Duke, a tortured aristocrat. Nonetheless, both icons knew how to rock a bold look. (Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

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Golden Years - Being among the very first Black supermodels, Iman surely had her pick of the litter. She admitted in a June 2014 interview with The Independent that she was “overwhelmed” by the idea of linking up with a rock star.  “But as I always said: I fell in love with David Jones. I did not fall in love with David Bowie. Bowie is just a persona. He's a singer, an entertainer. David Jones is a man I met.” (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Fame - Bowie sold an estimated 140 million records over the course of his career. He released his 26th and final album, Blackstar, on January 8, 2016, two days before his death. Iman was by his side through many milestones, including when he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997. (Photo: Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fantastic Voyage - On how they kept their relationship strong despite being in the public eye, Iman told Wendy Williams, “Understanding the difference between the personal and the public. We never have photographs taken in our apartment, we don’t do fashion shoots together. Home is private.”(Photo: Getty Images)

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Changes - They welcomed a daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones, on August 15, 2002. On fatherhood, an elated Bowie told the New York Daily News  that he had “stumbled onto bliss. And I have no intention of finding my way back out. I'm frighteningly happy. I don't see ever wanting to change things in my personal life. Iman and I are very happy, and we have the most fabulous baby." (Photo: Gregory Pace/FilmMagic)

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Moonage Daydream - It was always an event when the two stepped out in public. Here they are looking as regal as ever at the Met Gala in 2008. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Let’s Dance - On knowing Iman was “the one,” he told OK Magazine, “My attraction to her was immediate and all-encompassing. I couldn't sleep for the excitement of our first date. That she would be my wife, in my head, was a done deal. I'd never gone after anything with such passion in all my life. I just knew she was the one.”(Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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Where Are We Now? - The beloved couple celebrated 20 years of marriage in 2012. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that same year, she revealed what attracted her to him. “My father taught me how to be a parent and gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentlemen. And that’s what attracted me to David. He is a gentle soul.” (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for DKMS)

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Wild Is the Wind - “We have fun with each other. He’s very English in a way that he’s a gentleman,” she told Interview magazine in 2013. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Heroes - Iman has not publicly commented on her husband’s passing, but on the day of his death she re-posted a powerful message on Instagram about perseverance. “The struggle is real, but so is God,” it read. In a way, it lines up with one of Bowie’s most memorable quotes: “I don’t know where I’m going from here but I promise it won’t be boring."(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)