Sir Elton Hercules John

							Title:
Sir Elton Hercules John

Word Count:
612

Summary:
Sir Elton Hercules John was educate
d in the Royal Academy, thanks to a
 scholarship that obtained in this
institution at the age of 11 years
that left six years later to dedica
te itself to pop music. As of 1964
it began to collaborate with local
groups like Bluesology, where John
Baldry knew the singer. As tribute
to him and the saxofonista Elton De
an adopted the stage name of Elton
John


Keywords:
Sir Elton Hercules John


Article Body:
Sir Elton Hercules John was educate
d in the Royal Academy, thanks to a
 scholarship that obtained in this
institution at the age of 11 years
that left six years later to dedica
te itself to pop music. As of 1964
it began to collaborate with local
groups like Bluesology, where John
Baldry knew the singer. As tribute
to him and the saxofonista Elton De
an adopted the stage name of Elton
John

In the Sixties it participated in s
everal groups, but without too much
 success. Until in 1967 it knew the
 letrista and poet Bernie Taupin. T
ogether they achieved its first gre
at success in 1970 with the album "
Elton John" by the song "Your Song"
. In 1971 four albums between the t
en first of the lists of the United
 States were placed simultaneously,
 something that did not happen from
 the Beatles. Also in that same Elt
on year it began to develop a gallo
ping alopecia that would later lead
 years to him to the wig use.

The Seventies were the one of its c
onsecration as authentic star, bega
n to act adorned with outlandish di
sguises and other usandolos adornme
nts characteristic of glam rock in
multitudinal concerts. At that time
 it was great successful like Croco
dile Rock (1972), Candle In The Win
d (1973) Bennie And The Jets (1973)
 and Don't Let The Sun Go Down On M
e (1974). Between 1972 and 1975, se
ven of their discs entered the firs
t positions of the lists of British
 sales.

In 1975 it participated in the Tomm
y film, directed by Ken Russell and
 written by Pete Townshend, guitari
st of The Who. By that time I scand
alize to the public opinion with ce
rtain declarations on its homosexua
lidad.

When entering the decade of 1980, l
eft of side temporarily its relatio
n with Taupin in addition to that m
oderated its image and its music, d
oing it more melódica. It already p
roduced new successes like "Ím Stil
l Standing" and Little Jeannie but
with less frequency, and its privat
e life also lived some problems. Th
e 14 of February of 1984 contracted
 marriage with the engineer of soun
d Renata Bauer.

In 1985 July, Elton John participat
ed in the concert Live Aid made in
the Wembley Stage of London in that
 also they were David Bowie, Sting,
 Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Que
en, among others.

In 1990 it deeply affected the deat
h to him by AIDS of a hemophilic fr
iend his, Ryan White. After the fun
eral it confirmed to be to treatmen
t to surpass his addiction to the a
lcohol, the drugs and bulimia. On 1
992 it founded the Elton John AIDS
Foundation, one of the greater nonl
ucrative organizations for the erad
ication of the AIDS, to which singl
es decided to destine all the benef
its of his.

Elton John already renewed and more
 sober achieved a new success in 19
94 with its participation in the so
und track of King Leon in collabora
tion with Tim Rice. Also it gained
a Grammy and an Oscar.

The murder of their friend Gianni V
ersace and the death in traffic acc
ident of his also friend Morning ca
ll of Wales supposed for Elton a st
rong blow in 1997. It achieved a fu
ll success with his tribute to prin
cess Diana, with the Candle subject
 in the Wind, that broke all the re
cords and turned out to be single m
ore sold in the history of music.

The following year Horseman of the
Order of the British Empire was nam
ed later received a honorary Grammy
 by his musical trajectory. In 2001
 he recorded once again with his le
trista of head Bernie Taupin, Songs
 From the West Coast followed in th
e 2004 album number to him 43 of hi
s race Peachtree Road. In December
of 2005, Elton John contracted marr
iage with its pair of 12 years ago
the director of Canadian cinema Dav
id Furnish, when entering use the n
ew British law of homosexual civil
unions.