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British musician (born 1947) the musician|Elton John (album)!''Elton John'' (album)|other uses pp-move pp-blp|small=yes EngvarB October 2024 October 2024 Infobox person | honorific-prefix = Sir | name = Elton John | honorific_suffix = postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CH|CBE | image = EltonDocBFILFF101024 (4 of 17) (cropped).jpg | caption = John at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival | other_names = | birth_name = Reginald Kenneth Dwight | birth_date = Birth date and age|es|1947/3/25 | birth_place = Pinner, Middlesex, England | signature = | occupation = hlist|Singer|songwriter|composer|pianist | alma_mater = Royal Academy of Music | years_active = 1962–present | spouse = ubl|marriage|Renate Blauel|1984|1988|end=divorced|marriage|David Furnish|2014 | children = 2 | module = Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = flatlist| * Rock music|Rock * pop rock * glam rock * soft rock * blues | instrument = flatlist| * Vocals * piano * keyboards | discography = hlist|Elton John albums discography Albums|Elton John singles discography singles | label = flatlist| * Philips Records|Philips * Congress Records|Congress * DJM Records|DJM * Uni Records|Uni * Paramount Records (1969)|Paramount * MCA Records|MCA * Geffen Records|Geffen * The Rocket Record Company|Rocket * Island Records|Island * Mercury Records|Mercury * Island Def Jam * Interscope * Virgin EMI * EMI Records|EMI | current_member_of = Elton John Band | past_member_of = Bluesology | website = URL|eltonjohn.com ''Sir Elton Hercules John'' postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CH|CBE (born ''Reginald Kenneth Dwight''; 25 March 1947)cite web Erlewine Stephen Thomas Artist Biography [Elton John] https://www.allmusic.com/artist/elton-john-mn0000796734/biography live https://web.archive.org/web/20201128200032/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/elton-john-mn0000796734/biography 28 November 2020 31 March 2014 |work=AllMusic is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. Acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his work during the 1970s, his music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry.cite web https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/elton-johns-best-25-songs-ranked-from-daniel-to-your-song-kl27tg7vt Elton John's best 25 songs ranked — from Daniel to Your Song |work=The Times Jonathan Dean 26 June 2023 | access-date=18 July 2023 | archive-date=18 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718224456/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/elton-johns-best-25-songs-ranked-from-daniel-to-your-song-kl27tg7vt | url-status=live His songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history.Cite web Elton John and Bernie Taupin ! Songwriters Hall of Fame https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/elton_john_and_bernie_taupin 22 March 2022 www.songhall.org 24 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024184254/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/elton_john_and_bernie_taupin live John was raised in Pinner and learned to play piano at an early age, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied for five years. He formed the blues band Bluesology in 1962, but left in 1967 to embark on a solo career and met Taupin that same year. For two years, they wrote songs for other artists, and John worked as a session musician. In 1969, John released his debut album ''Empty Sky'', and a year later formed the Elton John Band, also releasing his first hit single, "Your Song".Cite web The Sixties https://www.eltonjohn.com/1960s 26 January 2022 Elton John |language=English 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126033208/https://www.eltonjohn.com/1960s John's critical and commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a string of chart-topping albums both in the US and UK, which began with ''Honky Château'' (1972) and culminated with ''Rock of the Westies'' (1975)''.''Cite web The Seventies https://www.eltonjohn.com/1970s 26 January 2022 Elton John |language=English 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126013929/https://www.eltonjohn.com/1970s His success continued in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit singles and albums in both decades,Cite web 1990s https://www.eltonjohn.com/1990s 26 January 2022 Elton John |language=English 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126004632/https://www.eltonjohn.com/1990s Cite web The Eighties https://www.eltonjohn.com/1980s 26 January 2022 Elton John |language=English 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126021652/https://www.eltonjohn.com/1980s and he has continued to record new music since.Cite web 2000s https://www.eltonjohn.com/2000s 26 January 2022 Elton John |language=English 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126004634/https://www.eltonjohn.com/2000s Cite web 2010s https://www.eltonjohn.com/2010s 26 January 2022 Elton John |language=English 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126014644/https://www.eltonjohn.com/2010s John has also had success in musical films and theatre, composing music for ''The Lion King'' (1994, ''Aida (musical)|Aida'' (2000, and ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' (2005). John's final tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018–2023, became the List of highest-grossing concert tours|highest-grossing tour ever at the time.Cite magazine https://www.billboard.com/lists/billboard-boxscore-top-10-tours-all-time-elton-john-harry-styles/roger-waters-the-wall-live-2010-13/ Billboard Boxscore's Top 10 Tours of All Time: Harry Styles Cracks the List |magazine=Billboard 27 May 2023 23 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230523024053/https://www.billboard.com/lists/billboard-boxscore-top-10-tours-all-time-elton-john-harry-styles/roger-waters-the-wall-live-2010-13/live His life and career were dramatised in the 2019 biopic ''Rocketman (film)|Rocketman''. John is an HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser and has been involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s.cite web Elton John AIDS Foundation http://www.ejaf.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20191208120655/http://ejaf.org/ 8 December 2019 6 August 2010 Ejaf.orgCite web 25 July 2010 Elton John: About: All About Elton: Charities http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/charities.jsp 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20100725061300/http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/charities.jsp 25 July 2010 Cite web Our mission https://www.eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org/about-us/our-mission/ 26 January 2022 Elton John AIDS Foundation |language=en-GB 13 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211213204329/https://www.eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org/about-us/our-mission/live He established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, which has raised over £300 million since its inception, and a year later he began hosting Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party|his annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Party, which has since become one of the biggest high-profile Oscar parties in the Cinema of the United States|Hollywood film industry.cite news Butterworth Benjamin 22 June 2019 Sir Elton John emotional as he is awarded France's Legion d'Honneur for HIV Aids work |work=i (newspaper)|i News https://inews.co.uk/news/world/elton-john-aids-foundation-france-emmanuel-macron-award/ live 8 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190708205216/https://inews.co.uk/news/world/elton-john-aids-foundation-france-emmanuel-macron-award/ 8 July 2019 John was the chairman and director of Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987, and again from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club.Cite web Ownership https://www.watfordfc.com/club/ownership live https://web.archive.org/web/20210509041352/https://www.watfordfc.com/club/ownership 9 May 2021 6 May 2021 Watford F.C.Cite web Yellow Brick Road: The Story Of Elton John & Watford FC https://www.watfordfc.com/news/yellow-brick-road-the-story-of-elton-john-watford-fc 26 January 2022 Watford F.C. 26 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126002318/https://www.watfordfc.com/news/yellow-brick-road-the-story-of-elton-john-watford-fc live From the late 1970s to the late 1980s, John developed a severe addiction to drugs and alcohol, but has been clean and sober since 1990.Cite web 9 June 2020 Elton John Celebrates 30 Years of Sobriety https://venturarecoverycenter.com/elton-john-sobriety/ 20 November 2022 Ventura Recovery Center |language=en-US 20 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221120163851/https://venturarecoverycenter.com/elton-john-sobriety/ live In 2005, he entered a Civil partnership in the United Kingdom|civil partnership with his long-term partner, the Canadian filmmaker David Furnish. They married in 2014, when Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom|same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales.Cite web Corey Irwin The Day Elton John Married David Furnish https://ultimateclassicrock.com/elton-john-david-furnish/ 26 January 2022 Ultimate Classic Rock 21 December 2020 15 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231215115642/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/elton-john-david-furnish/ live John has had more than fifty top-40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100, including nine number ones in both countries, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US.cite news Elton John Official Charts Company https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21478/elton-john/ live 5 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309012348/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21478/ELTON-JOHN 9 March 2015cite magazine Elton John on Being the Top Male Solo Artist of All Time https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8543407/elton-john-top-male-solo-artist-interview live |magazine=Billboard https://web.archive.org/web/20200920235134/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8543407/elton-john-top-male-solo-artist-interview 20 September 2020 5 February 2020 He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists of all time.Cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Mark 24 January 2018 BBC: Elton John to make statement on future |work=BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42804061 live 15 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190811070900/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42804061 11 August 2019 He is the most successful solo artist in the history of the US Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts.cite magazine Greatest of All Time Artists https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=21 March 2023 28 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220528224034/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists/ live His tribute single to Diana, Princess of Wales, "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of Candle in the Wind|his 1974 single, sold over 33nbspmillion copies worldwide and is the List of best-selling singles|best-selling chart single of all time.cite news Beech Mark 28 August 2017 Elton John's Diana Tribute Still Best-Selling Chart Single, 20 Years On |magazine=Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2017/08/28/diana-tribute-still-biggest-selling-chart-single-20-years-on/live 16 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210716192731/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2017/08/28/diana-tribute-still-biggest-selling-chart-single-20-years-on/ 16 July 2021 |quote=As the world remembers the tragic death of the Princess of Wales 20 years ago, data confirms that a tribute record to her remains the best-selling chart single of all time.cite web 10 November 1999 RIAA News Room – The American Recording Industry Announces its Artists of the Century https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?resultpage=2&id=3abf3ec8-ef5b-58f9-e949-3b57f5e313df https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091726/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?resultpage=2&id=3abf3ec8-ef5b-58f9-e949-3b57f5e313df 6 October 2014 8 February 2010 |work=Recording Industry Association of America website Recording Industry Association of America |quote='Candle in the Wind 1997' soon surpassed Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' to become the best-selling single of all time.cite book https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00crai_0 ''Guinness World Records'' 2009 states that "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the "best-selling single since charts began". John's 1997 song has sold the most copies when looking at copies sold since charts began, as verified in ''Guinness World Records'' Guinness World Records |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-904994-37-4 |url-access=registration See also: Guinness World Records, 2009 Edition, pp. 14, 15 & 169 [http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/4387/guinness2009.pdf] webarchive https://web.archive.org/web/20130226005314/http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/4387/guinness2009.pdf 26 February 2013. In 2021, he became the first solo artist with UK top 10 singles across six decades.Cite web Elton John sets new Official Chart record with Top 10s across six decades https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/elton-john-sets-new-official-uk-chart-record-as-the-first-artist-to-score-a-top-10-single-in-six-different-decades__34213/ 24 October 2021 Official Charts Company 21 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211021031010/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/elton-john-sets-new-official-uk-chart-record-as-the-first-artist-to-score-a-top-10-single-in-six-different-decades__34213/liveCite web Sexton Paul 13 October 2021 Elton John Becomes First Act To Have UK Top Ten Hits In Six Decades https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/elton-john-top-ten-uk-hits-six-decades/ 12 January 2022 uDiscover Music |language=en-US 20 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211020200132/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/elton-john-top-ten-uk-hits-six-decades/liveCite web 14 October 2021 Elton John sets new UK charts record with his latest single https://www.nme.com/news/music/elton-john-sets-new-uk-charts-record-with-his-latest-single-3070406 14 January 2022 NME |language=en-GB 14 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220114041432/https://www.nme.com/news/music/elton-john-sets-new-uk-charts-record-with-his-latest-single-3070406live Among John's List of awards and nominations received by Elton John|numerous awards, he is one of 19 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy Award, five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, and a Tony Award.Cite web Quirky history of Grammy-winning songs https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200123-14-facts-about-the-grammy-songs-of-the-year-award 25 November 2023 BBC 25 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231125091342/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200123-14-facts-about-the-grammy-songs-of-the-year-award livecite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack Elton John Is Now an EGOT Winner, Shares Heartfelt Reaction: 'I Am Incredibly Humbled' and 'Incredibly Grateful' https://variety.com/2024/music/news/elton-john-egot-winner-emmys-1235873146/ Variety (magazine)|Variety 15 January 2024 16 January 2024 16 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240116034522/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/elton-john-egot-winner-emmys-1235873146/ live He also won two Golden Globes, a Laurence Olivier Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and is a fellow of The Ivors Academy. He was appointed Knight Bachelor for services to music and charity in 1998 and was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2020.cite web About: All About Elton: Bio http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp https://web.archive.org/web/20100715143032/http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp 15 July 2010 6 August 2010 Elton John
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