[Artist Biography] Elton John

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• Artist: Elton John
• Real Name: Elton John
• Birth Date /Place: March 25, 1947
• Age: 75
• Social status (Single / Married): Married
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• Musical Genres: 
• Rock, pop-Rock, glam rock, soft rock
• Awards: Academy award for best music, grammy hall of fame, golden globe award, grammy award for best pop performance
• Top 3 Songs (Names): love lies bleeding, your song, tiny dancer
• Other Information: John learned to play piano at an early age, and by 1962 had formed bluesology, a blues band he was a member of until 1967. He met his longtime musical partner Taupin in 1967, after they both answered an advert for songwriters. For two years, they wrote songs for other artists, and John worked as a session musician for artists. In 1969, John released his debut album "Empty sky". In 1970, he formed the elton john band and released his first hit single, "Your song", which became his first top ten in both the UK and the US. John's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK, which began with Honky chateau (1972) and culminated with Rock of the westies (1975). John continued his success in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit singles and albums in both decades, and has continued to record new music since then. He has also had success in musical films and theatre, composing music for "The lion king" and its stage adaptation, Aida and Billy Elliot the musical. In 2017, John released the greatest hits album "Diamonds", spanning his hits from 1970 to 2016. In 2018, John began his ongoing farewell tour "Farewell Yellow Brick Road", which will conclude in 2023. John's autobiography, "Me", was published in 2019. That same year, his life and music career was dramatised in the biopic Rocketman. While he did not appear in his own biopic, John has made cameos in other films and television shows.