Sir
Elton Hercules John CBE was born "Reginald Kenneth Dwight" on 25th March 1947. He was raised in Pinner which is an affluent area of the London
Borough of Harrow in the north west of Greater London. He has charmed audiences around the world for more than five decades and is still continuing to do so - a very rare achievement.
In
his five-decade long career Sir Elton John has sold more than 300 million
records, this alone makes him one of the best selling songwriter and singer in
the world.
His
single “Something about the way you look
tonight – Candle in the wind
1997” sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is "the
best-selling single of all time".
He has received 6 Grammy Awards, 5 Brit Awards, 2 awards
for Outstanding Contribution to Music to name a few in the
long never ending list of his accomplishments and awards won.
