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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the United States, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 singles, four of which peaked at number two and nine of which reached number one. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club.
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Elton John says pal John Lennon would have won Nobel Peace Prize if he'd lived
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mirror.co.ukJohn Lennon famously urged the world to Give Peace A Chance. And his old pal and fellow music legend Elton John has revealed he believes the murdered Beatle would have gone on to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Rocket Man singer made his prediction in a moving interview with John’s youngest son Sean for a BBC radio tribute to Lennon, who would have turned 80 this year.
Elton,73, said the star “wanted to bring people together” and would “go to any lengths” to do it. He also told 44-year-old Sean – whose mum is Yoko Ono –that his birth had helped to “mellow” his dad in the years before he was gunned down by Mark Chapman in New York in December 1980.
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