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Elton John is a famous English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Elton John is also recognized internationally for his work on behalf of the LGBT community and against AIDS.
Early life and childhood
Elton John was born on March 25, 1947 and he is currently 76 years. He comes from Pinner, Middlesex, England, and his zodiac sign is Aries. Likewise, his birth name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
Currently, his full name is Sir Elton Hercules John (CH CBE), as he has received the highest honors bestowed by the Queen of the United Kingdom.
Talking about his family, Elton is the eldest son. His parents were his father Stanley Dwight and his mother Sheila Eileen (née Harris). Likewise, Elton’s father served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.
Stanley rose to the rank of sergeant and was then commissioned in May 1945.
Elton’s father served in RAF Basrah in Iraq in 1949. Additionally, Elton’s father was a trumpeter with the Bob Millar Band. It was a semi-professional big band that played at military balls. Additionally, Elton grew up with his maternal grandparents in a council house in Pinner.
When Elton was 14 years old, his parents divorced. Elton’s mother later married a local painter named Fred Farebrother. Fred was a loving and understanding stepfather to Elton. He often called his stepfather “Derf” (Fred is spelled backwards).
Elton moved into apartment number 3A in an eight-unit building called Frome Court with his mother and stepfather. At Frome Court, Elton wrote the songs that helped him become a rock star. Elton lived there until he had 4 albums in the American Top 40.
Caption: Elton posing for a photo with his award. Source: Instagram
Education and early career
Elton attended Reddiford School; Pinner Wood High School; and Pinner County High School. Then, at the young age of 17, Elton left school before his A-Level exams. He was to dedicate himself to music.
Likewise, Elton John performed at parties and family gatherings from an early age. At the young age of 7, Elton began taking formal piano lessons. Then, at age 11, Elton won a youth scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music.
For 5 years, Elton attended the Royal Academy of Music in London. Later, he also attended Saturday classes at the Academy in central London. However, Elton left the Academy before taking his final exams.
Caption: Elton John posing for a photo with his longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin. Source: Instagram
Elton John – Net worth 2024
Likewise, the singer created his YouTube channel on February 25, 2006. So far, this channel has earned more than 1.6 billion views and 2.3 million subscribers. Additionally, the English singer is active on Tiktok as @eltonjohn.
He has earned 783.2 thousand followers and 3.6 million likes on this platform. Moving on, Elton has an estimated net worth of around £360 million.
Awards and honors
Additionally, Elton has received 5 Grammy Awards; 5 British awards; 2 Academy Awards, 2 Golden Globes, a Tony Award, a Disney Legends Award, as well as the Kennedy Center Honor.
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Elton John 49th on his list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era.
Likewise, in 2013, Billboard ranked Elton John as the most successful male solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists. He also listed it at #3 overall behind the Beatles and Madonna.
Furthermore, Elton was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame” in 1992. The singer was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Furthermore, Elton is also a member of the British Academy of Composers, Composers and Authors. Queen Elizabeth II knighted Elton John for his services to music and his charitable services in 1998.
Subtitle: Elton shaking hands with British Queen Elizabeth II. Source: Adventures in History
Royal Performances and Elton John AIDS Foundation
Additionally, the singer has performed at numerous royal events. This also includes Princess Diana’s funeral at Westminster Abbey in 1997; the Palace Party in 2002; and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace in 2012.
Elton was then awarded France’s highest civilian award in 2019. France’s President Emmanuel Macron himself awarded him the Legion of Honor. The French president also praised the singer for his work in favor of the LGBT community.
Likewise, Elton has been involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. In 1992, the singer created the “Elton AIDS Foundation.”
After a year, the singer began hosting his annual Academy Awards party. Since its founding, the Elton Foundation has raised more than £300 million.
Caption: Elton was captured during his campaign to fight AIDS. Source: Instagram
Career and professional life
Professionally, Elton is a famous singer-songwriter. Elton is also a well-known composer and pianist. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967.
The duo has collaborated on more than 30 albums. With more than 300 million records under his belt, Elton is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Likewise, the simple tribute to Elton Candle in the wind 1997 It was rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales. This tribute single is the biggest selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts.
The singer also owned Watford FC from 1976 to 1987. He became owner again from 1997 to 2002.
In 1962, Elton formed Bluesology. They are an R&B band and Elton played with the band until 1967. Singer Bernie met Taupin in 1967. For two years, the duo wrote songs for various artists, including Lulu.
Likewise, Elton also worked as a session musician for artists such as the Hollies and Scaffold.
Then in 1969, Elton released his debut album, empty sky. 1970 to 1976 was Elton’s most commercially successful period.
During this time, the singer released several albums such as Honky Château, don’t shoot me, I’m just the pianist, and goodbye yellow brick road among others.
In addition to singing, Elton also has a successful career in musical films and theater. Elton composed for The Lion King as well as its stage adaptation, Aida and Billy Elliot the musical.
Caption: Elton performing during the Elton AIDS Foundation Oscars with Taron Egerton. Source: Instagram
civil status
Elton is an openly gay person. He publicly came out as bisexual in an interview with Rolling Stone in 1976. Then, in another interview with the same magazine in 1992, Elton admitted to being comfortable being gay since 1988.
Before coming out, Elton was engaged to Linda Woodrow in the late 1960s. However, they broke up two weeks before their planned wedding.
Despite having had no contact with Linda for the past 50 years, Elton helped pay her medical fees when she requested it in 2020.
In 1970, Elton lost his virginity and began his first gay relationship with John Reid. They ended their relationship five years later, but maintained their professional relationship as Elton’s manager until 1998.
Elton then married Renate Blauel on February 14, 1984. It was an extravagant wedding ceremony in Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia.
However, this marriage ended in divorce in 1988. Renate sued Elton in 2020. It was for writing about their relationship in Elton’s 2019 book, Me: Elton’s Official Autobiography. Renate claimed that Elton violated the terms of their divorce agreement.
Marriage to David Furnish
In 1993, Elton began a relationship with David Furnish. On 21 December 2005, Elton and David were among the first couples to form a civil partnership in the United Kingdom, held at Windsor Guildhall. That was the day the Civil Companies Law came into force.
After same-sex marriage was legalized in the United Kingdom in March 2014, the couple married in Windsor, Berkshire. Their wedding was on December 21, 2014.
This was also the ninth anniversary of Elton and David’s civil union. The couple also has two sons: Zachary Jackson Levon and Elijah Joseph Daniel.
They welcomed Zachary on December 25, 2010 in California via surrogacy. Likewise, the family received Elijah on January 11, 2013 through the same surrogate mother.
Additionally, Elton has 10 godchildren. Some of them are David and Victoria Beckham’s children, Brooklyn and Romeo; Sean Lennon; Seymour Stein’s daughter and Elizabeth Hurley’s son, Damian Hurley.
Caption: Elton posing for a photo with his husband David Furnish at the Brit Awards 2021. Source: Instagram
Social media
Elton created his Twitter account @eltonofficial in August 2010 and has over 960.6 thousand followers as of May 2021. The singer goes by @eltonjohn on Instagram and has over 3.4 million followers. He also has more than 7.7 million followers on Facebook.
Elton John – Body Measurements
Elton’s height is 5 feet 7 inches or 1.72 meters and his weight is 87 kg or 191 pounds. Likewise, Elton has blonde hair and blue eyes.
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