Sir Elton JohnCBE ,Hon DMus ,Hon RAM Background information Birth name Reginald Kenneth Dwight Born (1947-03-25 ) 25 Mairch 1947 (age 78) Pinner ,Middlesex , InglandGenres Rock ,pop rock ,glam rock ,soft rock ,R&B Thrift Muisicker, sangster-sangwriter, record producer, componer Instruments Vocals, piano,keybuirds , guitar Years active 1964–present Labels DJM ,Uni ,MCA ,Geffen ,The Rocket Record Company /Island ,Universal ,Interscope ,Mercury ,UMG Associate acts Bernie Taupin ,Tim Rice ,John Lennon ,Yoko Ono ,Kiki Dee ,Billy Joel ,George Michael ,Joe Cocker ,Eminem ,Gladys Knight ,Stevie Wonder ,Anastacia ,Dionne Warwick ,Neil Sedaka Wabsteid eltonjohn.com
Sir Elton Hercules John ,CBE (bornReginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 Mairch 1947), is an Inglisrock sangster-sangwriter, componer, pianist an occasional actor. He haes wirked wi lyricistBernie Taupin as his sangwriter pairtner syne 1967; thay hae collaboratit on mair nor 30 albums tae date.
In his fower-decade career John haes sauld mair nor 250 million records, makin him ane o the maistsuccessfu airtists o aw time .[ 1] Candle in the Wind 1997 " haes sauld ower 33 million copies warldwide, an is the best sellin single in the history o theUK Singles Chart an the USBillboard Het 100[ 2] [ 3] Tap 40 hits, includin seiven consecutive No. 1 US albums,56 Tap 40 singles , 16 Tap 10, fower No. 2 hits, an nine No. 1 hits. He heas wan saxGrammy Awairds , fowerBrit Awairds , anAcademy Awaird , aGolden Globe Awaird an aTony Awaird . In 2004,Rolling Stone rankit him Nummer 49 on its leet o the 100 greatest airtists o aw time.[ 4]
John wis inductit intae theRock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.[ 5] Commander o the Order o the Breetish Empire in 1996, John received aknichtheid frae QueenElizabeth II for "services tae muisic an charitable services" in 1998.[ 6] funeral o Princess Diana atWestminster Abbey in 1997, an the Queen'sDiamond Jubilee Concert ootsideBuckingham Palace in 2012.[ 7] [ 8]
He haes been hivily involvit in the fecht againstAIDS syne the late 1980s.[ 9] Elton John AIDS Foundation an a year later began hostin the annualAcademy Awaird Pairty , which haes syne acome ane o the heichest-profile Oscar pairties in the Hollywood film industrie. Syne its inception, the foundation haes raised ower $200 million.[ 10]
John entered intae aceevil partnership wiDavid Furnish on 21 Dizember 2005 an continues tae be a champion forLGBT social muivements . In 2008,Billboard magazine rankit him as the maist successfu male solo airtist on "TheBillboard Het 100 Tap Aw-Time Airtists " (third oweraw, ahint anerlyThe Beatles anMadonna ).[ 11]
