Elton John: English singer and pianist

He started his music career immediately after leaving school. Elton John was the biggest music star of the 1970s.

Sir Elton John CH CBE
John at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	Reginald Kenneth Dwight (1947-03-25) 25 March 1947 (age 77) Pinner, Middlesex, England
Occupations	Singer songwriter pianist composer
Years active	1962–present
Spouse(s)	Renate Blauel (m. 1984; div. 1988) David Furnish (m. 2014)
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop rock glam rock soft rock pop R&B rhythm and blues gospel
Instruments	Vocals piano keyboards
Labels	Philips Congress DJM Uni Paramount MCA Geffen Rocket Island Mercury Island Def Jam
Website	eltonjohn.com

Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born at 55 Pinner Hill Road, Pinner, Middlesex. He is the eldest child of Stanley Dwight and Sheila Eileen. 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.^[source?]

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:

Academy Awards

• 1995: Best Original Song for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King
• 2020: Best Original Song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman

Grammy Awards

• 1987: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "That's What Friends Are For", performed by Dionne Warwick & Friends (award shared with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)
• 1991: Best Instrumental Composition for "Basque", performed by James Galway
• 1995: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
• 1997: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Candle in the Wind 1997"
• 1999: Grammy Legend Award
• 2001: Best Musical Show Album for Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida (award shared with Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev & Chris Montan (producers), Tim Rice (lyricist) and the original Broadway cast with Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, and Sherie Rene Scott)

Tony Awards

• 2000: Best Original Musical Score for Aida

John has had treatment for alcoholism, drug abuse and bulimia nervosa. 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. 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.

Studio albums