Elton John
- Profession: Musician
- Place/Date of Birth: Pinner, England, 25 March 2020
- Assiociated with: David Furnish
Meanwhile, Elton has posed with his pet dogs for a new charity calendar. The pictures featured in the calendar, entitled ’Pet Pawtraits’, were shot by Rod Stewart’s fiancée Penny Lancaster and feature a host of stars with their four-legged friends, including Rod and music mogul Simon Cowell.
Police ordered Elton John to shut down his party - Mar 07, 2020
Hollywood police ordered Elton John to shut down his post-Oscar party. Officers gave the singer - who always hosts one of the most unofficial lavish events at the annual ceremony - a curfew, despite other celebrations going on all night. Sheriff’s Sergeant Timothy Louis confirmed: "The city told Elton John’s party to close down at 1 a.m. "Hey, this is Hollywood. I would let it go until 4 a.m."
Meanwhile, the singer raised more than $3 million for the AIDS Foundation at the celebrity gathering. More than 2,000 guests sang along to ’Rocket Man’ at the flamboyant singer’s 14th annual Academy Awards bash. On stage, Sir Elton - sporting gem-encrusted eyeglasses, diamond necklaces and a five-carat emerald cut earring - was joined by pop star John Legend.
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Elton John tied the knot with long-time lover David Furnish - Dec 22, 2020
Sir Elton John tied the knot with long-time lover David Furnish in an emotional ceremony yesterday (21.12.05). The couple - who wore matching black morning suits with grey trousers - exchanged their vows in front of a small gathering of family and friends at Windsor’s Guildhall, where Prince Charles and Camilla married in April.
The smitten pair swapped stunning ?55,000 diamond and platinum bands before emerging from the ceremony arm in arm. Close friend Jay Jopling revealed: "Of course they kissed at the end of the service and everyone clapped and cheered. It was a very special occasion." His wife Sam Taylor Wood added: "It was very moving. There were tears from everyone involved." David’s father, Jack, admitted it was "one of the happiest days of my life".
After the short service Elton and filmmaker David spent several minutes posing for photographs and waving to the 2,500-strong crowd that had gathered outside. The star also blew kisses and shouted, "I love you" to well-wishers. The ’married’ couple then left for a private lunch followed by a star-studded reception at Elton’s mansion.
Elton John branded Madonna a "miserable cow" - Dec 21, 2020
Sir Elton John has branded Madonna a "miserable cow" for refusing to turn up and sing at his ’hen night’. The star - who is set to marry long-time lover David Furnish today (21.12.05) - wanted the singer to attend his pre-wedding bash on Monday night (19.12.05).
After the cabaret-style party at London’s Too2Much club, Elton thanked all the "fantastic" stars who had helped make the night special, then reportedly slammed Madonna for refusing to come. He is quoted in the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "Madonna, the miserable cow, wouldn’t do it. David asked her three times."
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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