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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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Sir Elton John accuses Vatican of ‘hypocrisy’ for not blessing same-sex unions despite ‘investing millions in Rocketman’
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metro.co.ukSir Elton John has accused the Vatican of hypocrisy after it announced the Catholic Church could not bless same-sex unions.Responding to the question of whether Catholic clergy can bless gay couples, the Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said ‘negative’.However, Sir Elton, who has been happily married to David Furnish since 2014, was quick to call out the Vatican on Instagram.The 73-year-old wrote: ‘How can the Vatican refuse to bless gay marriages because they ‘are sin’, yet happily make a profit from investing millions in Rocketman – a film which celebrates my finding happiness from my marriage to David?? #hypocrisy.’Making sure his voice was heard, Sir Elton tagged the Catholic Church and Pope.
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