Elton John

**Sir Elton Hercules John** (gebore **Reginald Kenneth Dwight** op 25 Maart 1947) is ’n Britse sanger, liedjieskrywer en pianis. Hy het meer as 300 miljoen plate wêreldwyd verkoop en is een van die suksesvolste solo-kunstenaars in die geskiedenis.

Hy het op ’n jong ouderdom klavier begin speel en ’n beurs na die Royal Academy of Music ontvang. In die 1960’s het hy die groep Bluesology gestig, saam met Bernie Taupin liedjies vir ander kunstenaars geskryf, en as sessiemusikant gewerk. Sy debuutalbum, *Empty Sky*, is in 1969 vrygestel.

John het 32 studio-albums uitgereik, insluitend *Honky Château* (1972), *Goodbye Yellow Brick Road* (1973), en *The Lockdown Sessions* (2021). Sy bekendste treffers sluit in *Rocket Man*, *Tiny Dancer*, *Your Song*, en *Candle in the Wind 1997* – ’n herskrewe en heropgeneemde weergawe van sy 1973-lied *Candle in the Wind*, geskryf saam met Bernie Taupin. Die 1997-weergawe is opgeneem as ’n huldeblyk aan Diana, Prinses van Wallis, en het meer as 33 miljoen kopieë wêreldwyd verkoop, wat dit die topverkoper-enkelsnit van alle tye maak. John het dit slegs een keer in die openbaar uitgevoer – tydens Diana se begrafnis op 6 September 1997 in Westminster Abbey.

Hy het ook groot sukses behaal in musiekblyspele en rolprente, en het musiek gekomponeer vir *The Lion King* (1994), *Aida* (2000), en *Billy Elliot the Musical* (2005). Sy lewe en loopbaan is gedramatiseer in die 2019-biografiese film *Rocketman*.

John is sedert die laat 1980’s betrokke by MIV/VIGS-bewusmaking en liefdadigheid. In 1992 het hy die Elton John AIDS Foundation gestig, wat meer as £300 miljoen ingesamel het. Sy jaarlikse Academy Awards Party ten bate van die stigting is een van die mees gesogte Oscar-geleenthede in Hollywood. Hy was ook voorsitter van Watford Football Club (1976–1987 en 1997–2002) en is tans die klub se erelewenspresident.

Hy is sedert 1990 nugter nadat hy ’n ernstige stryd met dwelms en alkohol oorwin het. In 2005 het hy ’n burgerlike vennootskap met die Kanadese filmmaker David Furnish aangegaan, en hulle is in 2014 getroud nadat gelykgeslag-huwelike in Engeland en Wallis gewettig is.

Elton John het meer as 50 top-40-enkelsnitte in die VK en die VSA gehad, met nege nommer-een-treffers in beide lande, asook sewe agtereenvolgende nommer-een-albums in die VSA. Hy is die eerste solo-kunstenaar met top-10-treffers oor ses dekades in die VK.

Hy is een van slegs ’n paar kunstenaars wat die EGOT-status behaal het – dit wil sê, hy het ’n Emmy-, Grammy-, Oscar- en Tony-toekenning gewen. Sy ander toekennings sluit in twee Golden Globes, ’n Laurence Olivier Award, en ’n Kennedy Center Honor. Hy is opgeneem in die Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992) en die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994), en is ’n genoot van The Ivors Academy. Hy is in 1998 tot ridder geslaan en in 2020 tot lid van die Order of the Companions of Honour benoem.

Elton John se afskeidstoer, *Farewell Yellow Brick Road* (2018–2023), was ten tyde van voltooiing die winsgewendste musiektoer in die geskiedenis.

## Diskografie 
### Ateljeealbums 
* 1969: *Empty Sky*
* 1970: *Elton John*
* 1970: *Tumbleweed Connection*
* 1971: *Madman Across the Water*
* 1972: *Honky Château*
* 1973: ''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player*
* 1973: *Goodbye Yellow Brick Road*
* 1974: *Caribou*
* 1975: *Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy*
* 1975: *Rock of the Westies*
* 1976: *Blue Moves*
* 1978: *A Single Man*
* 1979: *Victim of Love*
* 1980: *21 at 33*
* 1981: *The Fox*
* 1982: *Jump Up!*
* 1983: *Too Low for Zero*
* 1984: *Breaking Hearts*
* 1985: *Ice on Fire*
* 1986: *Leather Jackets*
* 1988: *Reg Strikes Back*
* 1989: *Sleeping with the Past*
* 1992: *The One*
* 1995: *Made in England*
* 1997: *The Big Picture*
* 2001: *Songs from the West Coast*
* 2004: *Peachtree Road*
* 2006: *The Captain & the Kid*
* 2013: *The Diving Board*
* 2016: *Wonderful Crazy Night*
* 2021: *Regimental Sgt. Zippo*

## Filmografie 
### Rolprente 
* 1972: *Born to Boogie*
* 1973: *Elton John Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things*
* 1975: *Tommy*
* 1975: *Night Lunch*
* 1980: *Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel*
* 1993: *The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey*
* 1994: *The Lion King*
* 1999: *The Muse*
* 1999: *Desert Flower*
* 1999: *Journey to a Hate Free Millennium*
* 2000: *Almost Famous*
* 2002: *Naqoyqatsi*
* 2004: *Elton in Four Decades*
* 2005: *George Michael: A Different Story*
* 2011: *Gnomeo & Juliet*
* 2011: *The Union*
* 2012: *Finding Billy*
* 2013: *Elton John: In Concert*
* 2014: *Kids Rights*
* 2014: *The Million Dollar Piano*
* 2015: *Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts*
* 2016: *Sight: The Story of Vision*
* 2016: *Prince Harry in Africa*
* 2017: *Kingsman: The Golden Circle*
* 2019: *Rocketman*
* *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat*
* *Don't Make Me Over*
* *Aida*

### Televisiereekse 
* 1970: *In Concert*
* 1971: *Poiret & Serrault*
* 1975: *Cher*
* 1977: *All You Need Is Love*
* 1978: *Big Night*
* 1981: *The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll*
* 1984: *Album Flash*
* 1987: *Parkinson One to One*
* 1989: *MTV Rockumentary*
* 1992: *The Whoopi Goldberg Show*
* 1995: *Power Vision - Pop Galerie*
* 1996: *À part ça...*
* 1997: *Brit Girls*
* 1998: *Spike Night*
* 1999: *Hollywood & Vinyl*
* 2008: *Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...*
* 2016: *Apple Music Festival*

### Televisierolprente 
* 1980: *Cliff Richard and the Shadows - Thank You Very Much*
* 1981: *Elton John in Central Park New York*
* 1986: *The Prince's Trust Rock Gala: 10th Birthday*
* 1986: *Video Jukebox*
* 1987: *Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit*
* 1987: *Christmas Night with the Two Ronnies*
* 1987: *Elton John in Australia*
* 1990: *Knebworth '90: The Event*
* 1991: *Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin*
* 1993: *Especial Nochevieja 1993: Este año cruz y raya... seguro*
* 1994: *The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John*
* 1995: *A Special Evening with Elton John*
* 1995: *Sex with Paula*
* 1995: *The Beatles: All Together Now*
* 1997: *Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras*
* 1999: *Winter Break*
* 1999: *Elton John: With a Little Help from My Friends*
* 2000: *Victoria's Secrets*
* 2000: *Elton John - Greatest Hits Live*
* 2000: *47º edición de los premios Ondas*
* 2000: *Stars and Bras*
* 2001: *Elton John: One Night Only - Greatest Hits Live*
* 2001: *Sandra Bernhard: Giving Them Lip*
* 2001: *Neil Sedaka: The Show Must Go On*
* 2002: *An Audience with Lulu*
* 2003: *Nina Simone: A Tribute*
* 2004: *The Evolution of Eminem*
* 2004: *What'd I Say?: A Tribute to Ray Charles*
* 2005: *All I Want: A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright*
* 2005: *Inside Elton's World*
* 2006: *Rock Legends: Platinum Weird*
* 2007: *Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York*
* 2007: *Elton John: Me, Myself & I*
* 2008: *Elton's New Year Party: Live from The O2*
* 2010: *Elton John & Leon Russell Live from the Beacon Theatre*
* 2010: *The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water*
* 2011: *The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song*
* 2011: *Sir Jimmy Savile at the BBC: How's About That Then?*
* 2011: *Lulu: Something to Shout About*
* 2011: *Elizabeth Taylor: A Life, a Legacy*
* 2014: *Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance*
* 2014: *Glad All Over: The Dave Clark Five and Beyond*
* 2014: *Bonnaroo Music Festival*
* 2015: *LiveXLive Presents Rock in Rio*
* 2015: *Elton John & His Band: Live in Japan 2015*
* 2016: *Just Call Me Martina*
* 2016: *My Music: Favorite Love Songs*
* 2018: *Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute''

### Video's 
* 1970: *Elton John: Your Song*
* 1971: *Elton John: Take Me to the Pilot*
* 1972: *Elton John: Crocodile Rock*
* 1973: *Elton John: Step into Christmas*
* 1976: ''Elton John & Kiki Dee: Don't Go Breaking My Heart*
* 1976: *Elton John: Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word*
* 1978: *Elton John: Song for Guy*
* 1978: *Elton John: Part-Time Love*
* 1978: *Elton John: Ego*
* 1980: *Elton John: Chasing the Crown*
* 1980: *Elton John: Sartorial Eloquence - Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?*
* 1980: *Elton John & France Gall: Les Aveux*
* 1980: *Elton John & France Gall: Donner pour donner*
* 1980: *Elton John: Little Jeannie*
* 1981: *Elton John: Je veux de la tendresse*
* 1981: *Elton John: The Fox*
* 1981: *Elton John: Elton's Song*
* 1981: *Elton John: Heels of the Wind*
* 1981: *Elton John: Chloe*
* 1981: *Elton John: Fanfare*
* 1981: *Elton John: Carla/Etude*
* 1981: *Elton John: Fascist Faces*
* 1981: *Elton John: Nobody Wins*
* 1981: *Elton John: Just Like Belgium*
* 1981: *Elton John: Heart in the Right Place*
* 1981: *Elton John: Breaking Down Barriers*
* 1982: *Elton John: Ball and Chain*
* 1982: *Elton John: Empty Garden - Hey Hey Johnny*
* 1982: *Elton John: Blue Eyes*
* 1983: *Elton John: I'm Still Standing*
* 1983: *Elton John: I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues*
* 1983: *Elton John: Kiss the Bride*
* 1984: *Elton John: Sad Songs (Say So Much)*
* 1984: *Elton John: In Neon*
* 1984: *Elton John: Who Wears These Shoes?*
* 1984: *Elton John: Passengers*
* 1985: *Elton John: Nikita*
* 1985: *Dionne Warwick Feat. Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder: That's What Friends Are For*
* 1985: *Elton John Feat. George Michael: Wrap Her Up*
* 1985: *Elton John Feat. Millie Jackson: Act of War*
* 1986: *Elton John & Cliff Richard: Slow Rivers*
* 1986: *Elton John: Paris*
* 1986: *Elton John: Heartache All Over the World*
* 1986: *Elton John: Cry to Heaven*
* 1987: *Elton John: Candle in the Wind (Live)*
* 1987: *Jennifer Rush & Elton John: Flames of Paradise*
* 1988: *George Harrison: When We Was Fab*
* 1988: *Elton John: I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That*
* 1988: *Elton John: A Word in Spanish*
* 1988: *Elton John: Town of Plenty*
* 1989: *It's Christmas*
* 1989: *Elton John: Whispers*
* 1989: *Elton John: Healing Hands*
* 1990: *Live at Knebworth*
* 1990: *Elton John: Sacrifice*
* 1990: *Elton John: Easier to Walk Away*
* 1990: *Elton John: You Gotta Love Someone*
* 1990: *Elton John: Club at the End of the Street*
* 1991: *George Michael & Elton John: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me*
* 1992: *The Very Best of Elton John*
* 1992: *Elton John: Live in Barcelona*
* 1992: *Elton John: The Last Song*
* 1992: *Elton John & Eric Clapton: Runaway Train*
* 1992: *Elton John: The One*
* 1993: *Tina Turner: Girl from Nutbush*
* 1993: *Marcella Detroit & Elton John: Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing*
* 1993: *Elton John & RuPaul: Don't Go Breaking My Heart*
* 1993: *Elton John & Kiki Dee: True Love*
* 1993: *Elton John: Simple Life*
* 1994: *Elton John: Circle of Life*
* 1994: *Elton John: Can You Feel the Love Tonight*
* 1995: *Elton John Love Songs*
* 1995: *Elton John: Believe*
* 1995: *Elton John: Blessed*
* 1995: *Elton John: Made in England*
* 1996: *Elton John & Luciano Pavarotti: Live Like Horses*
* 1996: *Elton John: You Can Make History - Young Again*
* 1996: *Elton John: Please*
* 1997: *Elton John: Candle in the Wind 1997*
* 1997: *Elton John: Something About the Way You Look Tonight*
* 1998: *Elton John: Recover Your Soul*
* 1999: *Queen's Greatest Flix III*
* 1999: *Elton John & LeAnn Rimes: Written in the Stars*
* 2000: *Behind the Scenes: Road to El Dorado*
* 2000: *Elton John: The Road to El Dorado*
* 2000: *Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 - Toronto*
* 2000: *Elton John: Someday Out of the Blue*
* 2001: *Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember*
* 2001: *Elton John: This Train Don't Stop There Anymore*
* 2001: *Elton John: I Want Love*
* 2001: *Elton John: Original Sin - Remix*
* 2002: *Elton John: Original Sin*
* 2002: *Blue Feat. Elton John: Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word*
* 2002: *Elton John Feat. Alessandro Safina: Your Song*
* 2003: *Elton John: The Heart of Every Girl*
* 2003: *Elton John: Are You Ready for Love*
* 2004: *George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992*
* 2004: *Elton John: Answer in the Sky*
* 2004: *Elton John: All That I'm Allowed*
* 2005: *The Real 'Billy Elliot' Diaries*
* 2005: *Tommy and Quadrophenia Live: The Who*
* 2005: *Elton John: Electricity*
* 2005: *Elton John: Turn the Lights Out When You Leave*
* 2005: *Tears in Heaven*
* 2006: *From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans*
* 2006: *Elton John: Someone Saved My Life Tonight*
* 2006: *Elton John: Tinderbox*
* 2007: *Elton John: Candle in the Wind - The Red Piano Version*
* 2008: *AVRO 85 jaar muziekinspiratie*
* 2008: *Elton John: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - The Red Piano Version*
* 2008: *Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road*
* 2008: *Elton John: Believe - The Red Piano Version*
* 2008: *The Killers Feat. Elton John, Neil Tennant: Joseph, Better You than Me*
* 2009: *Lily Allen: Who'd Have Known*
* 2010: *Elton John & Leon Russell: If It Wasn't for Bad*
* 2011: *The Bridge School Concerts - 25th Anniversary Edition*
* 2012: *Elton John, Pnau: Sad*
* 2013: *A Very Lovely Party*
* 2013: *Elton John: Mexican Vacation - Kids in the Candlelight*
* 2013: *Elton John: Home Again*
* 2013: *Elton John: The Diving Board*
* 2014: *Fall Out Boy Feat. Elton John: Save Rock and Roll*
* 2014: *BBC Music: God Only Knows*
* 2014: *Elton John: Harmony*
* 2014: *Operation Bobbi Bear*
* 2015: *Elton John: Looking Up*
* 2015: *Elton John: Oceans Away*
* 2016: *Elton John: A Good Heart*
* 2016: *Elton John: In the Name of You*
* 2016: *Elton John: Blue Wonderful*
* 2016: *Red Hot Chili Peppers: Sick Love*
* 2017: *Elton John: Rocket Man*
* 2017: *Elton John: Bennie and the Jets''

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