Biography of Elton John

PERSONAL

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus have a name born Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born in Pinner, Greater London, England, March 25, 1947. Elton is a musician, songwriter and actor who has worked for over 40 years. In the course of his life, he had been a newspaper vendor and employee of a liquor store. The success achieved to become what it is today is so full of struggle.

In 1962 after her parents divorce, she must help her mother earn a living by being a piano player in a pub. And in 1964 he founded the band Bluesology, as well as on his musical journey in 1966 he changed his name to Elton John.

In 1976 in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he revealed that he was a bisexual. He then married Renate Blauel, a German recording company of origin and separated in 1987. Next he married a director, David Furnish in 2005.

CAREER

John counted has sold over 250 million albums and hundreds of millions of singles. Although the career Penjalan Elton had experienced stress, drug addiction and having poor diet. He is best known as the singer of the song Candle In The Wind which is popular in the mid 70's. The song is dedicated to Norma Jean aka Marilyn Monroe was eventually changed to Candle In The Wind 1997, to be presented to the English rose aka Princess Diana, who died on August 31, 1997. The song was sung at Princess Diana's corpse disposal ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 6 September 1997.

Saturday, October 8, 2011, Elton John celebrated his live performances are the 3,000 with a giant cake bearing EJ3K. This man also marks fantastisnya record with a show called The Million Dollar Piano, at the ancient Coliseum, Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas.

For the first time, Elton John held a concert in Indonesia. Located at the Sentul International Convention Center (SICC) Bogor on 18 November 2011, the concert is part of his world tour, titled Greatest Hits Tour, which began in early November from Latvia to Australia.

Discography

• EMPTY SKY (1969)
• ELTON JOHN (1970)
• Tumbleweed CONNECTION (1970)
• Madman ACROSS THE WATER (1971)
• Honky Chateau (1972)
• I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER (1973)
• GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD (1973)
• Caribou (1974)
• CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY (1975)
• ROCK OF THE Westies (1975)
• BLUE MOVES (1976)
• A SINGLE MAN (1978)
• Victim of Love (1979)
• 21 AT 33 (1980)
• THE FOX (1981)
• UMP UP! (1982)
• TOO LOW FOR ZERO (1983)
• BREAKING HEARTS (1984)
• ICE ON FIRE (1985)
• LEATHER JACKETS (1986)
• Reg Strikes Back (1988)
• SLEEPING WITH THE PAST (1989)
• THE ONE (1992)
• Duets (1993)
• MADE IN ENGLAND (1995)
• THE BIG PICTURE (1997)
• SONGS FROM THE WEST COAST (2001)
• PEACHTREE ROAD (2004)
• THE CAPTAIN & THE KID (2006)