BIOGRAPHY  Elton John

Birth Place

Sir Elton Hercules John, (Knighted 1998.) Born Pinner, Middlesex, England, March 25, 1947, Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

Family Life

Son of late Stanley Dwight and of Sheila (now Farebrother), changed name to Elton Hercules John.

 Private Life       

. Elton John was introduced to Bernie Taupin in 1967 by Ray Williams at Liberty Records.

. Elton and Bernie's prolific nature was established early in his career. 

.  In the period between 1970-76, with producer Gus Dudgeon at the helm, they made an astonishing fourteen albums

.  Since the mid-’70s, he had been addicted to cocaine and alcohol, and the situation only worsened during the ’80s.

. he married engineer Renate Blauel in 1984; the couple stayed married for four years, although John later admitted he realized he was homosexual before his marriage.

.  In 1986, he underwent throat surgery while on tour, but even after he successfully recovered, he continued to abuse cocaine and alcohol.

. Over the next two years, John battled both his drug addiction and bulimia, undergoing hair replacement surgery at the same time. By 1991, he was sober, and the following year, he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation; he also announced that he would donate all royalties from his single sales to AIDS research.

. The late 1990s were a time of personal tragedy for Elton, with the loss of his good friends, fashion designer Gianni Versace, and Diana, Princess of Wales.

03 Top Hits And Discography 

“Your song”, “Rocket man”, “Crocodile rock”

Composer: (Broadway musical) The Lion King, 1998 (6 Tony Awards); Aida, 2000 (Tony Award for Best Original Score); Lestat, 2006. (West End Musical) Billy Elliot the Musical, 2005 (Olivier Award for Best Musical).

Discografia: Elton John
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Curiosity    

·   In 1998 Elton received a knighthood from HM Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services."

·   Composer music (film): The Lion King 1994 (Best Original Song Acad. Award for Can You Feel the Love Tonight?) The Road to El Dorado, 2000.

·   Chairman of Watford Football Club, 1976-90, president, 1990-.

·   Established Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992.

·   Patron - IAVI (International AIDS Vaccine Initiative), Patron - Terrence Higgins Trust, Patron - The Globe Theatre, Patron - Amnesty International, Scholarship Fund - Royal Academy of Music, Chairman - Old Vic Trust.

·   Awards include Best British Male Artist Brit Award 1991, inducted into Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, 1994, 5 Grammy Award 1986-2000, Grammy Legend Award, 2001, Kennedy Center Honor, 2004, 11 Ivor Novello Awards, 1973 - 2000.

·   Achievements include: first popular Western singer to perform in USSR, 1979; playing to over 2 million people across 4 continents, 1984-86. Made Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1996; received knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, February 24, 1998. Released biggest selling single of all time, Candle In The Wind 1997 (over 33,000,000 copies sold), 1997. Received Honorary Doctorate, Royal Academy of Music, 2002, became Fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters and Composers, 2004

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