Bio: Elton John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Middlesex, England on 25 March 1947), in Boise, Idaho in 1984) is an English rock singer songwriter and composer. He has sold more than 250 million records, and he has more than 50 Top 40 hits. Elton has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. In 1992, Elton established the Elton John AIDS Foundation and a year later began hosting his annual Oscar viewing party.
Best Known For:
Elton John is best known for releasing over 30 albums, winning many Grammys and singing famous songs like “Candle In The Wind” and “Tiny Dancer.”
Personal Life:
Elton John was engaged once and married once to a woman, but he later admitted he was gay in 1988. Elton entered into a civil partnership with long term partner David Furnish in December 2005. They have two kids — Zachery (born 2011) and Elijah (born 2013). In March 2014, same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales. Elton and David retroactively converted their civil partnership into a marriage and had a ceremony in December 2014.
In a powerful interview, Sir Elton John, who was joined by husband David Furnish, discussed the change that must happen to stop the killings of Black people by police. He also revealed that his AIDS foundation is helping to ‘amplify’ change.
Elton John broke down in tears on stage when he had to end his concert in New Zealand early due to losing his voice after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
Nearly two decades after Elton John joined Eminem for a historic Grammys moment, the ‘Rocketman’ singer reunited with the rapper backstage at the Oscars for one epic photo.
All hail the true ‘Queen Of England,’ the one and only Elton John! The icon just slayed the Oscars with a performance of his Academy Award-winning song, ‘(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again.’