Biography of Elton John Wikipedia

Elton John British musician, singer, pianist and composer Sir Elton Hercules John is a famous British musician, singer, pianist and composer. Elton John, in addition to a musical career, tried himself in the role of a radio host. The Queen of Great Britain awarded Elton John with the title of knight-bachelor, he is also the commander of the Order of the British Empire Elton John John, as a musician, had a noticeable impact on the development of soft rocks and pop music.

He takes the place in the list of the greatest performers according to Rolling Stone magazine. Elton John is one of the most commercially successful performers of the 10ths: seven of his albums took first places in Billboard Elton John entered the Hall of Glory Rock-n Rolla in the year and still remains one of the most successful rock performers of Great Britain. From Wikipedia it is known that Elton John is also a public figure, in particular, in the field of AIDS epidemic he had begun at the end of the X.

In years, Elton was the president of the Watford football club. The early years and Elton's education John Elton John English. Elton Hercules John, nee. Reginald Kenneth Dwight English. Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born on March 25 in the northern district of London - Pinner. Mother - Sheila in the girlishness of Harris - parted in the year with Dwight, and then married Fred Feirbraser and became Sheila Fairbaser.

Elton began to study the piano play from the age of four. The boy’s talent opened right away.

He knew how to play any melody. At eleven, Elton won the scholarship at the Royal Conservatory, and, in connection with this, studied there for free for six years. Young Elton combined classes at the Royal Conservatory where he went on Saturday and study in high school. Both mother and stepfather supported Elton's fascination with music. Mom did not miss any of his performances in the local club, where Elton played the piano.

By the way, in one evening, a novice musician received a pound - good money for a student. Soon he accumulated a sufficient amount to buy an electric piano. The talented teenager then also bore the name Reginald in the year, along with school friends, created the group “The Corvettes”. At that time, the most popular direction in music was the rhythm end-blouse, and the guys performed the works of Jim Reeves and Ray Charles.

The young team even released two unilateral records. But they did not become popular. Then Reginald with like -minded people changed the name of the group to “The Bluesology”. In the year, Reginald Dwight threw a school to work in the Mills Music Music Company Trade Department. And then the musician after some time left work for the tour of The Blusology in the UK, who was engaged in the accompaniment for the popular groups “The Isley Brothers”, “The Bluebelles” and others.

In the year, the guy survived the drama. He fell in love with the girl and was going to marry her, but she set a categorical requirement - "either I or the music." Reginald almost committed suicide from experiences. However, it was the music that saved the musician from a fatal act. In the late sixties, Elton John took part in the talent competition held by Liberty Music. True, the young performer sang songs from someone else's repertoire, and the audience did not appreciate this.

Nevertheless, the organizer of the competition Rei Williams gave him a collection of poems by Bernie Topin. It was he who became the initiator of their creative union, says Elton John's biography on Wikipedia. At one time, hits of the legendary Beatles were recorded here. At the request of Williams, Dick allowed Elton to record the first record. And then the poet Bernie Topin himself will meet with an ascending rock star.

Their creative union began. He was rendered a warm welcome. The main concert of the singer was held at the club "Trubadur. And after Elton, John brought success the following album - “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, which contained songs of different genres. In the texts, Bernie Topin expressed his most daring literary ambitions. World critics call this album the most important in Elton's career.

The musician was in the very center of the Glam movement that was growing in the UK, which is a genre of rock music, characterized by vivid images. In musical terms, Glam rock was heterogeneous, combining rock and roll, hard rock, art-rocker and stage. In the seventies, the singer’s personality is becoming more and more popular. In the year, Elton John released the Caribou album, which took first place in the United States, but also collected negative criticism.

In the same year, the British rock guitarist The Who, the singer, the author of the song Pit Townndn, invited Elton to play the role in the rock-Opera of Ken Russell called “Tommy”. Elton gladly accepted the proposal and appeared on the stage in the image of a “local guy”, however, the role was very small, in total he spent about four minutes on the stage. Their joint single took first place in the charts, and Lennon agreed to perform with Elton on stage, performing this song, as well as some Beatles hits.Elton John’s health problems due to heavy loads John felt malaise.

Then he left for Barbados, where he was treated for almost four months. Upon his return, he took up the development of Rocket Record Company and a personal football club. Being a long -standing fan of football, he acquired the Watford club and became its president. Moreover, in the late seventies in England, a punk revolution began, and Elton John's music became irrelevant. He and Bernie temporarily stopped cooperation.

The Album "Bluemives" was the last, all the songs in which belonged to Peru Bernie Topin. During these years, Elton was sitting at home for almost a day, leaving only on special occasions. He visited the dying friend Elvis Presley. The death of the star shocked Elton. Since then, he began to carefully monitor his health, afraid to finish the same way as the famous "king". In the year, the musician lost his voice during a tour in Australia.

After a concert with the participation of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, he was forced to perform surgery on the throat. The polyps removed from Elton's ligaments, and his voice changed. The continuation of his career and the charity activity of Elton John in the year the musician gave a free concert in the New York Central Park in front of about thousands.

Three months later, the ex-Beatle was killed near this place. Elton John’s musical career continued successfully. This was prompted by the death of Freddie Mercury, the frontman of the Rock band "Queen". At the same time, George Michael and Elton released a new joint single. In the year, Elton received the Oscar for the soundtrack for the animated film “King Leo”. In the year, the Queen of Great Britain appropriated him the title of a bachelor knight-since then he has the right to use the sir prefix.

Two years later, during the farewell ceremony with Princess Diana, the musician performed the song “Candle in the Wind”, specially rewritten the day before. In the year, Elton John received the Grammy Award for the AID Rock operator. The song was the leader in British charts. At the same time, a clip was released for the song "Original Sin". He also spoke together with Raper Eminem during the Grammy Award ceremony.

In the year, Lady Gaga and Elton John performed a duet at a charity concert in Los Angeles, and also announced the release of a collection of clothes under their own fashion brand “Love Brary”. They also plan to send income from the sale of things from the collection to charitable funds. In the year, the film "Rocketman" dedicated to the biography of Elton John was released. In the music film, director Dexter Fletcher according to the script Lee Hall is a story about the life, formation and work of the musician.

Elton John in Rocketman was played by Teron Edgerton. Wikipedia says that the plot of the film is largely based on such facts of Elton John’s biography as homosexuality, the fight against addiction to alcohol and drugs. Elton John’s personal life after an unsuccessful novel experienced in his youth with a girl, in the year the musician called himself a bisexual in an interview with Rolling Stone.

This statement of orientation can be considered compromise, because Elton John did not dare to immediately reveal his homosexuality, afraid to upset or even scare fans. In the year, the artist played a magnificent wedding - he married Renat Bloel, but their marriage broke up four years later. After the divorce, the musician admitted that he is actually a homosexual. He and his partner David Fernish legalized relations in the year.

His “husband” is a film director and a public figure, younger than a wife of 15 years, but in numerous joint photos it can be seen that age has not become an obstacle to them. The family started two children from surrogate mothers. Children adore music and often listen to Elton's songs. The singer is offended by the statements about his children when they are called artificial babies with the help of IVF, the Elton John’s biography says on Wikipedia.

Elton John has a special weakness for glasses. A collection of accessories, which has 4 thousand. Together with the artist, a large wardrobe of concert costumes travels. Elton John and Russia, a scandal with the removal of scenes from Rocketman Elton John has been in our country many times.