Elton John Information

Born in Pinner, England on March 25, 1947, Elton John was given piano lessons when he turned 6. Early on Elton John was able to play the songs he heard on the radio by ear. At 11 Elton John won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. Elton John joined the band Bluesology and made a few single tapes with them that didn't go far. In 1967 he split with the band and changed his name to Elton John; he was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Elton John was then teamed up with lyricist Bernie Taupin as staff songwriters for other artists. The duo would stay together through Elton John's most successful years, split in the late 1970s, and later reunite for several projects.

In 1970 Elton John had a breakout Top 10 hit with "Your Song." When he performed at the Troubadour Club in Beverly Hills, Elton John became an instant American success. Noted for his flamboyant costumes and cheeky onstage humor Elton John concerts were history-making events. Elton John dominated the charts in the 1970s and released records at an amazing speed. The album Rocket Man began a four-year streak, producing 16 consecutive Top 20 hits for Elton John. His 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, which contained the hit "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," became the first album in history to enter the charts as the No. 1 album. Elton John became an international phenomenon. From 1970 to 1996 Elton John released at least one Top 40-charting single every year. He is known mainly as a pianist, singer, and songwriter. Elton John stood out because he could fluctuate from pop to rock and incorporate elements of soul, disco, and country.

During his career Elton John has undergone two throat surgeries. In 1990, Elton John took a year off and checked into a drug and alcohol clinic in Chicago to overcome addictions he had battled since the 1970s. By the 1990s Elton John had formed his own record label, made his sexual orientation public, auctioned off his outrageous costumes, and opened an AIDS clinic. In 1997 Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1994, a toned-down Elton John started a new chapter of his career composing for the film and the musical The Lion King with lyricist Tim Rice, who had also written the words for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar. Elton John again teamed with Rice to write music for a remake of Verdi's Aida. Elton John also composed music for a West End production of Billy Elliot in 2005. Longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin teamed with Elton John to compose the music for The Vampire Lestat, a Broadway musical opening in 2006 based on the Anne Rice vampire novels. Elton John performs regularly and signed on to a long-term engagement in Las Vegas having finally found a setting as ostentatious as his stage persona.

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