Elton John

Elton John

Elton John

  • Profession: Musician
  • Place/Date of Birth: Pinner, England, 25 March 2020
  • Associated with: David Furnish

The 58-year-old said: "Jordan and Peter Andre’s were the most fabulously, spectacularly awful wedding photographs ever. Madonna got it spot on." Elton, who has been with Furnish for 11 years, added to gay magazine Attitude: "The ceremony will be his parents and my parents and the two of us. "The day will be very low-key and we’ll take our parents to lunch afterwards." He also admitted Sharon Osbourne, Liz Hurley and Victoria Beckham had been asked to be bridesmaids.

Elton John is begging for a role in Desperate Housewives - Nov 14, 2020
Sir Elton John is said to be begging for a role in US drama ’Desperate Housewives’. The ageing rocker is reportedly a huge fan of the hit series and is pleading with actress Teri Hatcher to help him get a part. The singer is said to have approached Hatcher, who plays Susan in the show, when she starred in his video for ’Turn The Lights Out When You Leave’. Elton is quoted as saying: "It’s so bitchy and funny! I’d love to do ’Desperate Housewives!’"

Last month it was revealed the star is making a TV show based on himself. The singer’s comedy - which will focus on an over-the-hill rock star, his manager and his hangers on - has been given the green light by US TV bosses. The project, dubbed ’Him and Us’, will air on America’s ABC network. Elton said: "Basically it’s about the entourage around a star called Max Flash who have to put up with this b*****d!"

The star has also admitted he drew inspiration from legendary rockers like Sir Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Rod Stewart. He said: "Max Flash is based on me, Mick, Bowie, Rod, all these outrageously behaving rock stars."

Benefit CD to aid the victims of hurricanes Rita and Katrina - Oct 19, 2020
Coldplay, Elton John, Gwen Stefani and Barbra Streisand are among the huge acts appearing on a double-disc benefit CD to aid the victims of hurricanes Rita and Katrina. ’Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now’ will contain brand-new songs written in the wake of the killer storms. It is being released through EMI, Sony BMG, Universal, Warner and Concord labels in mid November.

The record will include live versions of Coldplay’s ’Fix You,’ Brown’s ’Try Me’ and Elton John’s ’I’m Still Standing,’ which he recorded in New Orleans. "Come Together Now", the signature track on the album, features vocals by Celine Dion, Joss Stone, Ruben Studdard, the Game, and many others.

The entire net profits of the CD will be donated to the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund. New Orleans native, Harry Connick Jr, who sings "City Beneath the Sea" on the charity record said: "This CD helps us heal a place that has given so much music to the world."

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Biography

When you think of Elton John what comes to mind? Probably his flamboyant personality and dress sense that have made him an icon for three decades, his parties attended by Posh ’n’Becks, documented by OK! and Hello!, and his ever-present ’partner David Furnish’.

Then there is his seemingly endless love affair with shopping, as revealed in that recent court case, where the world found out that Elton spent about ?250,000 a year on flowers, and didn’t even notice that ?10million was missing from his account. He even takes the mickey out of own spending habits in a new advert for the Post Office.

So what if Elton doesn’t believe in saving and hoarding money, he has no children or family, so he spends. Big deal. He spends on himself, yes, but also huge amounts are showered on others and on charities, particularly his AIDS charity. He recently told Heat magazine that he’d leave everything to David, his partner of nine years.

Amongst the tantrums and tiaras it’s too easy to forget that the fact that he’s got so much money to throw around in the first place, is that he’s one of the world’s most commercially successful entertainers of the last 30 years, and writes a cracking good tune to boot.

Elton John was born Reginald Dwight (!) on March 25, 2020 to a middle-class family living in Pinner, England. He won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music but dropped out shortly before graduation, to tour England with Bluesology who were backing bigger-name blues performers.

In 1967 Elton met lyricist Bernard Taupin through a newspaper ad, and the duo became a professional song writing team and went on to have million selling worldwide hits. Working with producer Gus Dudgeon, Elton and Taupin released a new album for MCA Records in 1970, Elton John, with which he first found fame. His 1971 follow-up, the concept album Tumbleweed Connection, was another big hit, reaching the Top 10.

The prolific pair put together several more albums during 1971-72, culminating in 1972’s Honky Chateau, John’s first No.1 album. Its big single, "Rocket Man", inaugurated a string of hits for the singer-pianist, who scored 16 consecutive Top 20 hits between late 1972 and mid-1976, releasing up to three albums a year. Hits like "The Bitch Is Back," "Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting," "Bennie and the Jets," "Yellow Brick Road," "Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me," "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" and "Crocodile Rock" became pop classics, turning Elton John into a bona fide superstar. 1975’s Captain Fantastic became the first album ever to debut at No.1.

In 1977 John announced that he would no longer perform live, due to ’exhaustion’, and would limit his record output. In the light of recent revelations from Elton about this period of his life, it’s probably closer to the truth to say he was close to killing himself, through drugs or other means. Also, he and Bernard Taupin had fallen out and had ceased working together, with Elton bringing in other songwriters and Taupin penning lyrics for other artists.

In the 80’s Elton continued to have hits such as "I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues" and 1984’s "Sad Songs (Say So Much)," but moved from rock/pop to a more mellow adult contemporary sound. He also took an interest in AIDS research, forming the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1991; he also announced that he would donate all future royalties from his singles to AIDS charities. John mounted another comeback with 1992’s The One, which went double platinum. That same year he and Taupin signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappel Music for nearly $40 million.

In 1994 Elton John scored his biggest hit in years with "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King soundtrack, winning five Grammy nominations and three Oscar nominations. That same year, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Elton John released the album The Big Picture in September 1997. Earlier that month, he captured the hearts of millions when he sang a re-written version of "Candle in the Wind" at the funeral of Princess Diana. A recording of the song, released as "Candle in the Wind 1997" became the first single to outsell Bing Crosby’s "White Christmas." All proceeds from the sale of the single were donated to the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.

His latest, Songs From The West Coast, came out in 2001, and has widely been seen as a return to form, back to the Elton of old, an album full with really, really good tunes. He too seems to be happier than ever, touring, performing, collecting art, clothes, cd’s and shoes, buying flowers, appearing in ads for the Post Office, getting teen idols like Justin Timberlake to play him in his videos, and of course spending time with David. Bless.
Biography by Liz McGrath 04/02
October 2007

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