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Elton John

Sir Elton John is a celebrated British singer, pianist, and songwriter with a career spanning decades. Elton John was born on 25 March 1947.

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Who is Elton John?

Elton John is best known for Iconic British musician and songwriter known for his flamboyant performances and enduring partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin. Elton John is a British public figure. Elton John was born on 25 March 1947, which places Elton John among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. On Dead or Alive, Elton John is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Elton John is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Iconic British musician and songwriter known for his flamboyant performances and enduring partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin.
Nationality: British
Born: 25 March 1947
Listed under: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

About Elton John

An EGOT winner, John's accolades include five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and the Kennedy Center Honors. John learnt to play piano at an early age, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. In the 1960s he formed the blues band Bluesology, wrote songs for other artists alongside Taupin, and worked as a session musician, before releasing his debut album, Empty Sky (1969). Throughout the next six decades, John cemented his status as a cultural icon with 32 studio albums, including Honky Château (1972), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Rock of the Westies (1975), Sleeping with the Past (1989), The One (1992), Songs from the West Coast (2001), The Diving Board (2013) and The Lockdown Sessions (2021). His life and career were dramatised in the 2019 biographical film Rocketman. In 2005 he entered a civil partnership with his long-term partner, the Canadian filmmaker David Furnish. They married in 2014, when same-sex marriage was legalised in England and Wales. He was appointed Knight Bachelor for services to music and charity in 1998 and was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2020. Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists, greatest singers and greatest songwriters of all time.

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What is Elton John known for?

Elton John is known for Iconic British musician and songwriter known for his flamboyant performances and enduring partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin.

When was Elton John born?

Elton John was born on 25 March 1947.

What nationality is Elton John?

Elton John's nationality is British.

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Elton John appears in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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