There is probably not a single person in the world who does not know who Sir Elton John is. This is the most successful rock musician in the entire United Kingdom of Great Britain. Experts estimate his current fortune at 260 million US dollars. And that's not counting the fact that the composer donated one billion dollars to charity. John managed to win all his fans thanks to his unique voice, captivating piano music and penetrating texts of his songs. Over the course of his career, the singer has sold more than 250 million records and has had an incredible impact on the spread of soft rock.
Composer's childhood
Sir Elton John was named Reginald Dwight at birth. And a great event took place on March 25, 1947 in the cozy English town of Pinner. Since the boy's father was a military man, he rarely appeared at home. In 1962, the parents of the future knight divorced, and his mother took up his upbringing. Later, my mother's second husband also joined the educational process, with whom Elton had a good relationship.
Future Sir EltonJohn, while still very young, began to show excellent abilities for musical creativity. At the age of four, he began attending piano lessons. And after a few years, young Reginald was able to reproduce any classical composition. For this, he received the nickname "Wunderkind". At the age of eleven, Dwight was already a fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, where he later studied for six years.
The rocker started his musical career quite early. Together with friends in 1960, he organized the group The Corvettes. It was a blues band that later changed its name to Bluesology. During the day, the future king of the musical world worked part-time in a music publishing house, and at nightfall he played in various bars and taverns. The success of the group was overwhelming, and in the mid-1960s the team toured America with might and main.
Becoming popular
During this period, Sir Elton John (then he was still Reginald) meets Long John Baldry. He later began to organize performances of the team. A little later, Dwight meets Bernie Taupin. The artist collaborates with him today. The first song of this tandem appeared in 1967. It was called Scarecrow. In 1968, the guys released the single I've Been Loving You. Until that time, the singer had already performed under the now well-known pseudonym Elton John.
Elton released his first solo record in 1969. She appeared under the name Empty Sky. She did not have market success, but she received excellent reviews. In 1970 Elton John(sir) recorded the album Elton John, which contained the formula for success. Here were provided both lyrical ballads and hard rock songs. Then John played the first solo concert. It took place in Los Angeles and was a fabulous success. The singer's manner of performance made a splash and aroused admiration from the audience and critics.
Then the singer was invited to participate in the creation of the anthem for the English football team, to which John agreed with great pleasure. In 1971 he releases Madman Across the Water.
From the 1980s to the 2000s
A little later we will find out why Elton John is sir, but for now we will deal with the events of his life and work during the 1980-2000s. In 1980, the rocker gave a benefit concert in front of 400,000 people. The show took place in the Central Park of American New York. And in 1986, the maestro lost his voice. He was destined to survive the operation, which subsequently changed the timbre of his voice forever.
1990s Elton John began with treatment in the hospital. In the hospital, he was treated for drug addiction, bulimia and alcoholism. In 1994, the musician received an Oscar for his song Can You Feel The Love Tonight, which is the soundtrack to the animated film The Lion King.
During the 2000s, John collaborated with Tim Rice to create the theme for The Road to El Dorado. A year later, Sir John sang at the Grammy Awards with Eminem. In 2007, the star singer performed in the Ukrainian capital. And in 2011year, the composer proved himself as a songwriter and producer of the film "Gnomeo and Juliet".
Knight Elton John
In 1998 he received the title of Elton John (sir). This title was presented to him personally by the Queen of Great Britain. The knighting was due to Elton's enormous contribution to contemporary pop music. The decision taken by the Royal House to award the singer with such an honorary title put John on a par with such famous personalities as Paul McCartney, Isaac Newton and Terry Pratchett.
Same-sex love crowned with marriage
Sir Elton John and her husband met in London at one of the countless parties. Chosen celebrity name is David Furnish. After the meeting, young people almost immediately began a life together. And on December 21, 2005, men were practically the first in the UK to register their relationship in an official form.
The wedding ceremony took place in the town hall of Windsor Palace. The newly-married couple had a big wedding, which was attended by 700 guests. Today, two children from a surrogate mother are growing up in the family.
