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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
NICK NAMES
Sharon, The Rocket Man, The Pinball Wizard
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Tuesday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Pinner, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
AGE
77 Years 10 Months 19 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
ARIES
ALSO NOTED FOR
Composer
FEATURES
Blue eye and red hair
Physical Stats
BODY MEASURMENTS
HEIGHT
5'7''(feet & inches)
1.7018 meters
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
87 kg
191.4 lbs
Elton John Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Sheila Eileen Dwight
BROTHER(S) NAME
Elton John Marriage, Affairs and Children
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Candle In The Wind (1997)
twitter.com/eltonofficial
www.instagram.com/eltonjohn
Official Website
www.eltonjohn.com
Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Atheist
SCHOOLING FROM
Pinner Wood Junior School
More Information
Career of Elton John
He started playing piano at a pub at the age of fifteen. In 1962, he formed a band with his friends. He released his first single "I've Been Loving You" in 1968. In the 80s, he formed "The Rocket Record" Company. "The Fox" was recorded in 1981. His song "The One" reached the US #8 in 1992.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Elton John
- Does Elton John takes alcohol? Yes.

- Is Elton John in the habit of Smoking? No. He was a cocaine addict during the 70s and 80s. He was so much in the influence of cocaine that he phoned the receptionist at a London hotel and demanded to change the windy weather or he'll sue them. He left cocaine in a Chicago rehab center and wrote a letter of goodbye to cocaine.
- He had a record for the biggest selling single of all time.
- He performed a new version of "Candle in the Wind" at the funeral of Princess Diana. His singing was viewed more than 26 million times on YouTube.
- In his early career, he prefers flashy costumes. He came on stage decked out in feathers, rhinestones, glasses that spelled out his name in lights. On many occasions, he also dressed as the Statue of Liberty and Donald Duck.
- He once attempted suicide when he was engaged to a woman named Linda and she broke the engagement after knowing about his sexuality.
- According to a report, he was spotted at Heathrow Airport in 1991 with 42 suitcases. Each suitcase was labeled as "brown footwear", "black footwear","white shirts" and many more.
- He was a self-taught piano player and learned to play it at a small age of four.
- He does not have a good relationship with his father who was in the Royal Air Force. He dropped his school when he was seventeen which added to the anger of his father.
- He also has interest in soccer and also took a break from his music career to focus on efforts for a soccer team in England.
- In the 80s, he publicly announced his bisexuality and was ridiculed and taunted for his sexuality. In 1979, he decided to return to music.
- He and his husband David Furnish have two children via surrogacy.
- He was the first western pop star touring both Israel and the USSR in 1979.
- He had performed a free concert to around 400,000 fans on "The Great Lawn" in New York City's Central Park on 13th September 1980.
- He was a surprise guest on a live performance of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" with George Michael at Wembley Arena it was a big hit and reached number one on the UK singles chart.
- His famous Red Piano and the Million Dollar Piano is made by Yamaha.
- He performed on the closing ceremony of MTV Video Music Awards the epic ballad November Rain with Guns N' Roses.
- He wrote the music for "The Lion King" stage musical. It was named as the highest-grossing production in theater or cinema history.
- He had received Knighthood of the British Empire for his contribution to music and fundraising for "AIDS" charities in 1998.
- He was a close friend of late rock singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie gifted him a painting by one of Elton's favorite artists before dying out of AIDS.
- He had a cameo in the film Tommy. In the film, he performed a song and also played a pinball machine integrated with a miniature piano keyboard.
- He is godfather to many famous personalities including Sean Lennon, Brooklyn, and Romeo Beckham.
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