Elton John British Singer Born 1947 in Pinner
Elton John · singer and composer · British
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Biography
Elton John is a British singer born on 25 March 1947 in Pinner. He is known for Tommy (1975) and Brüno (2009).
Early life
Elton John was educated at University of London, St. Thomas Aquinas High School and Royal Academy of Music.
Career
The records show 76 albums and 109 singles released between 1968 and 2025. The first title in the list is I've Been Loving You (1968); the latest is Who Believes in Angels? (2025). Listed genres include rock music and pop rock. His instruments include piano. Releases appeared through Universal Records. Notable work listed for him includes Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Your Song and Tiny Dancer.
Recognition
Among his honours are two Academy Awards (1995 and 2020). He has also won an award at the Grammy Awards (1987) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (1995) for Can You Feel the Love Tonight. Elton John also earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2025 for Never Too Late. Awards come to 22 wins and 10 nominations in total.
Personal life
He has been married to David Furnish since 2014. Earlier marriages on record are to Renate Blauel (1984 to 1988). He has 2 children on record.
Discography
185 releases| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Who Believes in Angels? | Album |
| 2025 | Who Believes in Angels? | Album |
| 2022 | Hold Me Closer | Single |
| 2021 | Merry Christmas | Single |
| 2021 | Regimental Sgt. Zippo | Album |
| 2021 | The Lockdown Sessions | Album |
| 2020 | Elton: Jewel Box | Album |
| 2020 | Ordinary Man | Single |
| 2020 | The Pink Phantom | Single |
| 2019 | Live from Moscow 1979 | Album |
| 2017 | Diamonds | Album |
| 2016 | Wonderful Crazy Night | Album |
| 2015 | Looking Up (Elton John song) | Single |
| 2013 | The Diving Board | Album |
| 2012 | Good Morning to the Night | Album |
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| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hard Times | Single |
| 2010 | The Union | Album |
| 2009 | Dream Ticket | Album |
| 2009 | Elton John & Band Live | Album |
| 2009 | Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) | Single |
| 2008 | Joseph, Better You than Me | Single |
| 2007 | Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits | Album |
| 2006 | The Captain & the Kid | Album |
| 2006 | Tinderbox | Single |
| 2005 | Answer in the Sky | Single |
| 2005 | Electricity | Single |
| 2005 | Ghetto Gospel | Single |
| 2005 | Turn the Lights Out When You Leave | Single |
| 2004 | All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) | Single |
| 2004 | Peachtree Road | Album |
| 2003 | Remixed | Album |
| 2003 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | Single |
| 2003 | The Heart of Every Girl | Single |
| 2002 | Greatest Hits 1970–2002 | Album |
| 2002 | Live in Barcelona | Album |
| 2002 | Original Sin | Single |
| 2002 | This Train Don't Stop There Anymore | Single |
| 2002 | Your Song | Single |
| 2001 | Prologue | Album |
| 2001 | Songs from the West Coast | Album |
| 2000 | Aida – Original Broadway Cast Recording | Album |
| 2000 | Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits | Album |
| 2000 | Friends Never Say Goodbye | Single |
| 2000 | Someday Out of the Blue | Single |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Album |
| 1999 | A Step Too Far | Single |
| 1999 | The Muse – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Album |
| 1999 | Written in the Stars | Single |
| 1998 | If the River Can Bend | Single |
| 1997 | Candle in the Wind 1997 | Single |
| 1997 | Recover Your Soul | Single |
| 1997 | Something About the Way You Look Tonight | Single |
| 1997 | The Big Picture | Album |
| 1996 | Live Like Horses | Single |
| 1996 | Please | Single |
| 1996 | You Can Make History (Young Again) | Single |
| 1995 | Believe | Single |
| 1995 | Blessed | Single |
| 1995 | Love Songs | Album |
| 1995 | Made in England | Album |
| 1995 | Made in England | Single |
| 1994 | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Single |
| 1994 | Chartbusters Go Pop | Album |
| 1994 | Circle of Life | Single |
| 1994 | Classic Elton John | Album |
| 1993 | Duets | Album |
| 1992 | Greatest Hits 1976–1986 | Album |
| 1992 | Rare Masters | Album |
| 1992 | Runaway Train | Single |
| 1992 | Simple Life | Single |
| 1992 | The Last Song | Single |
| 1992 | The One | Album |
| 1990 | Club at the End of the Street | Single |
| 1990 | Easier to Walk Away | Single |
| 1990 | The Very Best of Elton John | Album |
| 1990 | To Be Continued | Album |
| 1990 | You Gotta Love Someone | Single |
| 1989 | Healing Hands | Single |
| 1989 | Sacrifice | Single |
| 1989 | Sleeping with the Past | Album |
| 1989 | The Complete Thom Bell Sessions | Album |
| 1988 | A Word in Spanish | Single |
| 1988 | I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That | Single |
| 1988 | Reg Strikes Back | Album |
| 1988 | Town of Plenty | Single |
| 1987 | Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3 | Album |
| 1987 | Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Album |
| 1986 | Cry to Heaven | Single |
| 1986 | Heartache All Over the World | Single |
| 1986 | Leather Jackets | Album |
| 1986 | Slow Rivers | Single |
| 1985 | Act of War | Single |
| 1985 | Ice on Fire | Album |
| 1985 | Nikita / The Man Who Never Died | Single |
| 1985 | Your Songs | Album |
| 1984 | Breaking Hearts | Album |
| 1984 | Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used to Be) | Single |
| 1984 | In Neon | Single |
| 1984 | Passengers | Single |
| 1984 | Sad Songs (Say So Much) | Single |
| 1984 | Who Wears These Shoes? | Single |
| 1983 | Cold as Christmas | Single |
| 1983 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues | Single |
| 1983 | I'm Still Standing | Single |
| 1983 | Kiss the Bride | Single |
| 1983 | Too Low for Zero | Album |
| 1982 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Single |
| 1982 | Ball and Chain | Single |
| 1982 | Blue Eyes | Single |
| 1982 | Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) | Single |
| 1982 | Jump Up! | Album |
| 1982 | Love Songs | Album |
| 1982 | Princess | Single |
| 1981 | 28 November 1974 | Album |
| 1981 | Chloe | Single |
| 1981 | J'veux d'la tendresse / Fools in Fashion | Single |
| 1981 | Just Like Belgium | Single |
| 1981 | Nobody Wins / Fools in Fashion | Single |
| 1981 | The Fox | Album |
| 1980 | 21 at 33 | Album |
| 1980 | Harmony | Single |
| 1980 | Les Aveux / Donner pour donner | Single |
| 1980 | Little Jeannie | Single |
| 1980 | The Very Best of Elton John | Album |
| 1979 | Are You Ready for Love | Single |
| 1979 | Mama Can't Buy You Love | Single |
| 1979 | The Thom Bell Sessions | Album |
| 1979 | Victim of Love | Single |
| 1979 | Victim of Love | Album |
| 1978 | A Single Man | Album |
| 1978 | Ego | Single |
| 1978 | Part-Time Love | Single |
| 1978 | Song for Guy | Single |
| 1977 | Bite Your Lip | Single |
| 1977 | Crazy Water | Single |
| 1977 | Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II | Album |
| 1976 | Blue Moves | Album |
| 1976 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Single |
| 1976 | Grow Some Funk of Your Own | Single |
| 1976 | Here and There | Album |
| 1976 | I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) | Single |
| 1976 | Pinball Wizard | Single |
| 1975 | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | Album |
| 1975 | Island Girl | Single |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Freedom | Single |
| 1975 | Rock of the Westies | Album |
| 1974 | Bennie and the Jets / Harmony | Single |
| 1974 | Candle in the Wind / Bennie And The Jets | Single |
| 1974 | Caribou | Album |
| 1974 | Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me / Sick City | Single |
| 1974 | Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume I | Album |
| 1974 | Greatest Hits | Album |
| 1974 | Lady Samantha | Album |
| 1974 | Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds / One Day at a Time | Single |
| 1974 | The Bitch Is Back | Single |
| 1973 | Daniel | Single |
| 1973 | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | Album |
| 1973 | From My Song Book | Album |
| 1973 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Single |
| 1973 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Album |
| 1973 | Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting | Single |
| 1973 | Step Into Christmas / Ho, Ho, Ho, (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas?) | Single |
| 1972 | Crocodile Rock | Single |
| 1972 | Honky Cat | Single |
| 1972 | Honky Château | Album |
| 1972 | Rocket Man | Single |
| 1972 | Tiny Dancer | Single |
| 1971 | 17-11-70 | Album |
| 1971 | Friends | Single |
| 1971 | Levon | Single |
| 1971 | Madman Across the Water | Album |
| 1971 | Original Soundtrack Recording From The Paramount Picture "Friends" | Album |
| 1970 | Border Song | Single |
| 1970 | Elton John | Album |
| 1970 | Tumbleweed Connection | Album |
| 1970 | Your Song / Take Me to the Pilot | Single |
| 1969 | Empty Sky | Single |
| 1969 | Empty Sky | Album |
| 1969 | It's Me That You Need / Just Like Strange Rain | Single |
| 1969 | Lady Samantha / All Across the Havens | Single |
| 1968 | I've Been Loving You | Single |
| 1968 | I've Been Loving You / Here's to the Next Time | Single |
| Pain | Single | |
| The Afternoon Concert | Album | |
| The Night Time Concert | Album |
Awards and nominations
22 won, 10 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gershwin Prize | Won | |
| 2021 | National Humanities Medal | Won | |
| 2020 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again | Won |
| 2020 | Companion of Honour | Won | |
| 2018 | Crystal Award | Won | |
| 2013 | Johnny Mercer Award | Won | |
| 2006 | Disney Legends | Won | |
| 2000 | MusiCares Person of the Year | Won | |
| 2000 | Tony Award for Best Original Score | Aida | Won |
| 1999 | Grammy Legend Award | Won | |
| 1998 | Knight Bachelor | Won | |
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Won |
| 1995 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| 1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Won |
| 1994 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Won |
Show all 32 entries
| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Officer of Arts and Letters | Won | |
| 1987 | Grammy Awards | Won | |
| Drama League Award | Won | ||
| Kennedy Center Honors | Won | ||
| Knight of the Legion of Honour | Won | ||
| Silver Clef Award | Won | ||
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Won | ||
| 2025 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Never Too Late | Nominated |
| 2020 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Rocketman | Nominated |
| 2009 | Tony Award for Best Original Score | Billy Elliot the Musical | Nominated |
| 1998 | Tony Award for Best Original Score | The Lion King | Nominated |
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Hakuna Matata | Nominated |
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Circle of Life | Nominated |
| 1995 | Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Nominated |
| 1995 | Grammy Award for Song of the Year | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Nominated |
| 1971 | Grammy Award for Best New Artist | Nominated | |
| Academy Award for Best Original Song | Elton John: Never Too Late | Nominated |
Filmography
13 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Elton John | Film |
| 2011 | The Union | Film | |
| 2010 | LennoNYC | Film | |
| 2010 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Film | |
| 2009 | Brüno | Film | |
| 2007 | Elton John: Me, Myself & I | Film | |
| 2004 | George Michael: A Different Story | Film | |
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Film | |
| 1997– | Behind the Music | TV series | |
| 1997 | Spice World | Film | |
| 1987 | The Return of Bruno | Film | |
| 1979 | The Elton John Story | Film | |
| 1975 | Tommy | Film |
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Frequently asked questions
How old is Elton John?
Elton John is 79 years old, born on 25 March 1947 in Pinner.
What is Elton John known for?
Elton John is known for Tommy (1975) and Brüno (2009).
What is Elton John’s nationality?
Elton John is British, born in Pinner.
Who is Elton John married to?
Elton John is married to David Furnish; they married in 2014.
What is Elton John’s net worth?
Elton John’s net worth is estimated at £320 million (2019 figure).
Has Elton John won any awards?
Yes. 22 awards are on record, including Gershwin Prize (2024).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q2808), accessed October 2026
- Follower counts: dated individually above
- YouTube: video titles and publish dates
- Photo: Raph_PH · CC BY 2.0
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