VIDEO Elton John va canta in Bucuresti 

Joi, 17 decembrie 2009, 12:00 Life | Prin oraş

Sir Elton John va concerta in Romania pe 5 iunie 2010, in Piata Constitutiei din Capitala, informeaza metalhead.ro. Biletele vor fi disponibile in scurt timp.

Elton Hercules John s-a nascut in Pinner, Middlesex, England, pe 25 martie 1947, sub numele de Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

A inceput sa cante la pian in 1951, fiind membru al trupei Bluesology intre 1965 si 1967. Din 1969 canta ca artist solo si alaturi de trupa Elton John.

A aparut in filmul Tommy (1975), vocea fiindu-i folosita si pentru The Lion King (1994) si The Road to El Dorado (2000). A aparut in cadrul Live Aid (1985), Freddie Mercury Tribute concert (1992), Live 8 (2005).

Compozitor: The Lion King (1998 - musical); Aida (2000); Lestat (2006). Billy Elliot the Musical (2005).

Discografie: Empty Sky (1969); Elton John (1970), Tumbleweed Connection (1970); 11.17.70 (1971), Friends (1971), Madman Across The Water (1971); Honky Chateau (1972); Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973); Caribou (1974), Greatest Hits (1974); Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975), Rock of the Westies (1975); Here and There (1976), Blue Moves (1976); Greatest Hits Volume II (1977); A Single Man (1978); Victim of Love (1979); 21 at 33 (1980); The Fox (1981); Jump Up (1982); Too Low for Zero (1983); Breaking Hearts (1984); Ice on Fire (1985); Leather Jackets (1986); Live in Australia (1987); Reg Strikes Back (1988); Sleeping With the Past (1989); To Be Continued (1990); The One (1992); Duets (1993); Made in England (1995); Love Songs (1996); The Big Picture (1997); Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (1999), The Muse (1999); One Night Only (2000); Songs From the West Coast (2001); Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002 (2002); Peachtree Road (2004) The Captain & The Kid (2006); Rocket Man - Number Ones (2007).

Premii: Best British Male Artist Brit Award 1991, inclus in Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame - 1994, 5 Premii Grammy 1986-2000, Grammy Legend Award - 2001, Kennedy Center Honor - 2004, 11 Ivor Novello Awards 1973 - 2000.

Este primul mare artist din vest care a cantat in URSS, in 1979. A concertat la peste 2 milioane de oameni de pe patru continente, intre 1984 si 1986. A devenit comandant al ordinului Imperiului britanic in 1996 si a fost ridicat la rangul de cavaler de catre Regina Elisabeta in 1998.

A lansat cele mai bine vandute single-uri din toate timpurile: Candle In The Wind - 1997 (peste 33.000.000 de copii vandute). A obtinut doctoratul onorofic la Royal Academy of Music, in 2002, devenind si membru al  Academiei Britanice a compozitorilor - 2004.

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