Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million 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. He is an honorary life president of the club.
Elton John’s touching tribute to Diana on the anniversary of her death will leave you teary-eyed
A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)Elton was good friends with Diana but they had a falling out a few months before her death.
Writing in his 2019 autobiography, Me: Elton John, the singer explained that it was related to a book Gianna Versace published in early 1997, called Rock & Royalty.Related: 18 amazing, random and salacious details from Elton John’s new memoirIt featured photographs of major music stars dressed in Versace.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation would benefit from some of the proceeds. Diana agreed to write the forward, “but then got cold feet,” wrote Elton.“I think Buckingham Palace didn’t like the idea of a member of the Royal Family having anything to do with a book that featured shots of naked guys with towels draped around them.“So at the last moment, Diana withdrew her foreword.
She said she had no idea of the book’s contents, which just wasn’t true: Gianni had shown her the whole thing and she had said she loved it.“I wrote back to her, calling her out, telling her how much money she had cost the AIDS Foundation, reminding her that she had seen the book.“The letter I got back was very formal and severe: ‘Dear Mr.
