Elton John

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

The rest of the cast are unknowns, but that did not stop Sir Elton’s showbiz friends turning out in force. Others who attended included Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts, Sting, fashion duo Trinny and Susannah, Jamelia and Graham Norton.

Osbourne, 54, who also brought her daughter Kelly, joked: "I loved every minute of doing this but I don’t think this is the beginning of a new film career. It was just so great to work with my friends, to do this with them. I’ve brought Kelly here with me but my old man has had enough of seeing me right now."

Sir Elton revealed that he might have a larger role than simply performing at the concert in memory of Princess Diana organised by her sons. He said: "They said there might be a role for me doing the MC bit by linking it all together, which I don’t mind doing. The princes will choose all the acts and if I can help co-ordinate it I will."

Pop star Jamelia said X Factor judge Simon Cowell had apologised for calling her a "one-hit wonder" because of comments she made about the show’s winner Leona Lewis.

The pop star caused an upset recently when she allegedly called 21-year-old Leona’s voice "Mariah Carey circa 1990". Cowell then hit back saying: "Have a second hit, then have an opinion."

But Jamelia said: "I did not say anything against Leona. Simon Cowell was very silly believing what he read about what I had apparently said. But he called me and apologised for what he said.

"To be honest I didn’t think it was a competition for her because I thought she was so good she was going to win it from the beginning and I will be going to buy her record although it’s already going to be No 1."

The premiere took place at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square in support of the Elton John Aids Foundation.

Elton donates for gay rights - Nov 2 2006
Sir Elton John has stepped into the forthcoming US elections by donating 20,000 dollars to a group trying to stop gay marriage being banned in Wisconsin.

Voters in the Midwest state will decide on a constitutional amendment on the issue on Tuesday.

Fair Wisconsin, a group fighting the proposed ban, said Sir Elton had made an in-kind contribution by allowing it to use his song Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me in a campaign advert without paying royalites.

Spokesman Josh Freker said the 20,000 dollar figure represented the sum that had been waived based on how much the TV ad has aired.

The group argues that the proposed amendment would also ban civil unions comparable to marriage, which would threaten benefits for all unmarried couples, gay and straight.

Sir Elton exchanged vows with his longtime partner, David Furnish, in a civil partnerhsip ceremony in Windsor last year.

Elton John wants to record a hip-hop album - Aug 31, 2020
The flamboyant singer wants to overhaul his sound and introduce more "beat"
to his music after being inspired by rap music. He said: "I want to bring my songs and melodies to hip-hop beats, like ’No Diggity’ by Blackstreet."

Elton - who famously performed with rap superstar Eminem at the 2001 Grammy Awards - has revealed he is planning to collaborate with a host of hip-hop artists on his latest album. He added in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine: "I want to work with Pharrell, Timbaland, Snoop, Kanye and Eminem and see what happens. It may be a disaster, it may be fantastic but you don’t know until you try."

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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