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Billy Joel plans a wedding this weekend with girlfriend Katie Lee.
He has been dating cookery student Katie, 26, since last year. The two moved in together earlier this year.
Joel's daughter, Alexa, will be Matron of Honour. His model ex-wife Christie Brinkley (from his Uptown Girl video), will reportedly not be attending.
According to ananova.com, the crooner proposed this January, during a romantic getaway, with a five-carat diamond ring.
Joel has been married twice before -- in 1973 to his business manager Elizabeth Weber; they divorced in 1982.
In 1985, he married Christie, but they split in 1994.
The news follows a rough patch in Joel's life.
Two years ago, he checked into rehab, having lost more than 15kg after consuming nothing but red wine for almost two months.
A friend also revealed that a source for the singer's depression was ex-girlfriend newscaster Trish Bergin's wedding. Not too long before rehab, Joel survived a near-fatal accident when he crashed his Mercedes.
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