Elton John
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Sir Elton Hercules John (real name Reginald Kenneth Dwight, born March 25, 1947) is a British musician.
He became famous in the early 1970s when he and another songwriter named Bernie Taupin wrote several songs which he performed and recorded. John became a huge star, not only for his musical abilities, but for his flamboyant stage persona. He also composed several musicals and the music for the films The Lion King (1994) and The Road to El Dorado (2000) and is active in charity work. In remembrance of Princess Diana, Elton re-released his hit Candle in the Wind in 1997, originally written about Marilyn Monroe. This went on to become the world's biggest selling single of all time.
