Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer.
He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums.
John has sold more than 300million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.
He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the United States, 58 "Billboard" Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 singles, four of which peaked at number two and nine of which reached number one.
His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts.
He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films.
John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club.
Raised in the Pinner area of London, John learned to play piano at an early age, and by 1962 had formed Bluesology, an R&B band with whom he played until 1967.
He met his longtime musical partner Taupin in 1967, after they both answered an advert for songwriters.
For two years, they wrote songs for artists including Lulu, and John worked as a session musician for artists including the Hollies and the Scaffold.
In 1969, John's debut album, "Empty Sky", was released.
In 1970, his first hit single, "Your Song", from his second album, "Elton John", reached the top ten in the UK and the US.
John has also had success in musical films and theatre, composing for "The Lion King" and its stage adaptation, "Aida" and "Billy Elliot the Musical".
John has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Disney Legends award, and the Kennedy Center Honor.
In 2004, "Rolling Stone" ranked him 49th on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era.
In 2013, "Billboard" ranked him the most successful male solo artist on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists, and third overall, behind the Beatles and Madonna.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
He was knighted by Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
John has performed at a number of royal events, such as the funeral of Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey in 1997, the Party at the Palace in 2002 and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in 2012.
John has been involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s.
In 1992, he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and a year later he began hosting his annual Academy Awards Party, which has since become one of the highest-profile Oscar parties in the Hollywood film industry.
Since its inception, the foundation has raised over £300 million.
John, who announced he was bisexual in 1976 and has been openly gay since 1988, entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish on 21 December 2005; they married after same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales in 2014.
Presenting John with France's highest civilian award, the Legion d'honneur, in 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron called him a "melodic genius" and praised his work on behalf of the LGBT community.
In 2018, John embarked on a three-year farewell tour.
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The Bridge (Elton John song)
"The Bridge" is a song from Elton John's 2006 album "
The Captain & the Kid".
It is a simple, stripped-down production focused on John and his piano, with sparse further accompaniment.
This is the first song since the title track of "Breaking Hearts" with this arrangement.
The song, which was only released as a promotional single, peaked at #19 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
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Question: What is the place of birth of the composer of song The Bridge (Elton John Song)?
Answer: Pinner