Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John born Reginald Kenneth Dwight 25 March 1947 is a British singer songwriter and pianist He has collaborated with the lyricist Bernie Taupin throughout his career John has released 32 studio albums including Empty Sky 1969 Honky Château 1972 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973 Rock of the Westies 1975 Sleeping with the Past 1989 The One 1992 Songs from the West Coast 2001 The Diving Board 2013 and The Lockdown Sessions 2021 His singles include Your Song Tiny Dancer Rocket Man Crocodile Rock Bennie and the Jets Dont Go Breaking My Heart Im Still Standing Sacrifice Can You Feel the Love Tonight and Cold Heart He has contributed music to The Lion King 1994 Aida 2000 and Billy Elliot the Musical 2005 Johns final tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road 20182023 set records for ticket sales His life and career were depicted in the biographical film Rocketman 2019 John established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992 which has raised over 300 million He has hosted annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Parties since 1993 He served as chairman and director of Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002 and is an honorary life president of the club John experienced addiction to drugs and alcohol from the late 1970s to the late 1980s and has been sober since 1990 He entered a civil partnership with Canadian filmmaker David Furnish in 2005 and married in 2014 following the legalization of samesex marriage in England and Wales John has had more than fifty top40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100 including nine numberone singles in both countries and seven consecutive numberone albums in the US His single Candle in the Wind 1997 a rewritten version of the 1974 release is among the bestselling singles worldwide In 2021 he became the first solo artist with UK top10 singles across six decades His awards include a Primetime Emmy Award five Grammy Awards two Academy Awards a Tony Award two Golden Globe Awards 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 is a fellow of The Ivors Academy was knighted in 1998 and appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2020