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.
Makeup artist’s amazing one-man duets with himself go viral
Dirty Dancing classic from Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. A post shared by Darrell Thorne (@thornedarrell)An earlier video from late last year found him performing ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ by Elton John and Kiki Dee.
It caught the attention of Elton himself, who reshared it to his millions of followers. A post shared by Darrell Thorne (@thornedarrell)Thorne is based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.
