Elton John

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AKA: Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Elton Hercules John, Sir Elton John
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 03/25/1947
Birthplace: Pinner, London, England, United Kingdom

biography

The most flamboyant performer since Liberace, Elton John has fashioned arguably the greatest career in the history of popular music. Since the songwriter first charted with the ballad "Your Song" in 1970, not a year has passed without one of his tunes cracking Bilboard's Top 40. Elvis Presley may have burned brighter faster with 10 Number 1 singles in 1956-57, but John's five Number 1 singles (to go with three at Number 2, two at Number 4 and one Number 6) from 1972-75 made him to the 70s what Presley had been to the 50s, and the Beatles to the 60s. In 1971 he became the first act since the Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2008-2009
Executive Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
+(5 More)
(TV Show)
2002-2002
Himself
2002
(TV Show)
1999-1999
of Himself
1999
(TV Show)
1998-1998
Special Appearance
1998
Pinball Wizard
1975
Executive Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began playing piano at the age of three
1958 
Won a piano scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at age 11
 
Landed a night job playing piano at the nearby Northwood Hills pub
1964 
With friends formed Bluesology and played as a backup band for visiting American soul singers such as Patti LaBelle and Billy Stewart
1966 
Bluesology was hired as musician Long John Baldry's supporting band and began touring cabarets in England
Continued

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