Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 Mairch 1947), is an Inglis rock sangster-sangwriter, componer, pianist an occasional actor. He haes wirked wi lyricist Bernie Taupin as his sangwriter pairtner syne 1967; thay hae collaboratit on mair nor 30 albums tae date.
| Sir Elton John CBE, Hon DMus, Hon RAM | |
|---|---|
 Elton John attendin the premiere o The Union at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Reginald Kenneth Dwight |
| Born | 25 Mairch 1947 Pinner, Middlesex, Ingland |
| Genres | 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 |
In his fower-decade career John haes sauld mair nor 250 million records, makin him ane o the maist successfu airtists o aw time.[1] His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" haes sauld ower 33 million copies warldwide, an is the best sellin single in the history o the UK Singles Chart an the US Billboard Het 100.[2][3] He haes mair nor 50 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 sax Grammy Awairds, fower Brit Awairds, an Academy Awaird, a Golden Globe Awaird an a Tony 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 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.[5] Haein been namit a Commander o the Order o the Breetish Empire in 1996, John received a knichtheid frae Queen Elizabeth II for "services tae muisic an charitable services" in 1998.[6] John haes performed at a nummer o ryal events, sic as the funeral o Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey in 1997, an the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert ootside Buckingham Palace in 2012.[7][8]
He haes been hivily involvit in the fecht against AIDS syne the late 1980s.[9] In 1992, he establisht the Elton John AIDS Foundation an a year later began hostin the annual Academy 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 a ceevil partnership wi David Furnish on 21 Dizember 2005 an continues tae be a champion for LGBT social muivements. In 2008, Billboard magazine rankit him as the maist successfu male solo airtist on "The Billboard Het 100 Tap Aw-Time Airtists" (third oweraw, ahint anerly The Beatles an Madonna).[11]
Discografie
eedit- Solo studio albums
- Empty Sky (1969)
- Elton John (1970)
- Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
- Madman Across the Water (1971)
- Honky Château (1972)
- Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
- Caribou (1974)
- Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
- Rock of the Westies (1975)
- Blue Moves (1976)
- A Single Man (1978)
- Victim of Love (1979)
- 21 at 33 (1980)
- The Fox (1981)
- Jump Up! (1982)
- Too Low for Zero (1983)
- Breaking Hearts (1984)
- Ice on Fire (1985)
- Leather Jackets (1986)
- Reg Strikes Back (1988)
- Sleeping with the Past (1989)
- The One (1992)
- Duets (1993)
- Made in England (1995)
- The Big Picture (1997)
- Songs from the West Coast (2001)
- Peachtree Road (2004)
- The Captain & the Kid (2006)
- The Diving Board (2013)
- Wonderful Crazy Night (2016)
- Regimental Sgt. Zippo (2021)
- Collaborative albums
- The Union wi Leon Russell (2010)
- Good Morning to the Night wi Pnau (2012)
- Soondtracks, scores & theatre albums
- Friends (1971)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Aida (1998)
- The Muse (1999)
- The Road to El Dorado (2000)
- Billy Elliot (2005)
- Lestat (2005)
- Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
- Films
- Elton John: Me, Myself & I (2007) autobiografie as hissel
- The Country Bears, US (2002) as hissel
- Spice World, UK (1997) as hissel
- Tommy, UK (1975) as Pinball Wizard
- Born to Boogie, US (1972) as hissel wi Marc Bolan an Ringo Starr
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References
eedit- ↑ "Elton John News on Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! Music. Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2009. Retrieved 25 Februar 2009.
- ↑ BBC – Press Office: Elton John tops million sellers chart BBC Radio 2 The Official Charts Company
- ↑ "The American Recording Industry Announces its Artists of the Century". RIAA. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 Februar 2010.
- ↑ "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone Issue 946. Archived frae the original on 11 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2013.
- ↑ "Elton John: inducted in 1994 | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". Rockhall.com. 25 Mairch 1947. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ↑ "About: All About Elton: Bio". Elton John. Archived frae the original on 15 Julie 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ↑ 'Thanks for making us all so proud to be British': Prince Charles pays moving and personal tribute to 'Mummy' the Queen at spectacular Buckingham Palace Diamond Jubilee Concert. Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 June 2012
- ↑ "Elton John performs Candle in the Wind at Princess Diana's funeral". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2012
- ↑ "Elton John AIDS Foundation". Ejaf.org. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ↑ "Elton John on his idol, Leon Russell". Reuters. Retrieved 30 May 2012
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- Bibliografie
- Goodall, Nigel. Elton John: A Visual Documentary, Omnibus Press, 1993. ISBN 0-7119-3078-3/
- Rosenthal, Elizabeth. His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John, Billboard Books, 2001. ISBN 0-8230-8892-8/
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