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Elton John
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Born
| Reginald Kenneth Dwight
(
1947-03-25
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25 March 1947
(age 77)
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Occupations
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- Singer
- songwriter
- pianist
- composer
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Years active
| 1962?present
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Spouse(s)
| Renate Blauel
(
m.
1984;
div.
1988)
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Children
| 2
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Musical career
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Website
| eltonjohn
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Sir Elton Hercules John
CH
CBE
[1]
[2]
(birth name
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
, born 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and composer. He started his music career immediately after leaving school.
[3]
Elton John was the biggest music star of the 1970s.
[4]
Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born at 55 Pinner Hill Road,
Pinner
,
Middlesex
. He is the eldest child of Stanley Dwight and Sheila Eileen.
[5]
He was educated in Pinner.
John became famous in the early 1970s when he and lyricist
Bernie Taupin
wrote several songs which he performed and recorded. John became a huge star, not only for his musical abilities, but for his
flamboyant
stage personality. He composed several musicals. He also composed the music for the animated movies
The Lion King
(1994) and
The Road to El Dorado
(2000). He is active in charity work. In 1997, in honor of
Diana, Princess of Wales
, John co-wrote and released a version of his hit
Candle in the Wind
. That became the world's best-selling single of all time. It sold 37 million copies within two months.
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source?
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Outside of music, John has raised millions of pounds for people living with
HIV
and AIDS through the
Elton John AIDS Foundation
.
John has received the following awards:
- 2000: Best Original Musical Score for
Aida
John has had treatment for
alcoholism
,
drug abuse
and
bulimia nervosa
.
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In 1984, he was married to Renate Blauel.
In 2005, John entered a
civil partnership
with David Furnish. They had been together for over 16 years.
[7]
On 21 December 2014, John and Furnish married. Guests at their wedding included English former
footballer
David Beckham
along with his wife
Victoria Beckham
and their younger sons and their daughter. Their eldest son, who is also John's godson, was not present.
[8]
- Studio albums