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[[Image:Elton John.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Elton John.jpg/credit|{{Elton John.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Elton John in concert. North Charleston, SC, November 2007]] | [[Image:Elton John.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Elton John.jpg/credit|{{Elton John.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Elton John in concert. North Charleston, SC, November 2007]] | ||
'''Sir Elton John''' (b. March 25, 1947, originally '''Reginald Kenneth Dwight''') is a [[ | '''Sir Elton John''' (b. March 25, 1947, originally '''Reginald Kenneth Dwight''') is a [[United Kingdom|British]] musician. | ||
John became a major star in 1970 with the international release of the album ''Elton John''. His first hit in the [[United States]] was "Your Song" (1970), but he got his breakthrough in the United Kingdom two years earlier with "Lady Samantha." | John became a major star in 1970 with the international release of the album ''Elton John''. His first hit in the [[United States]] was "Your Song" (1970), but he got his breakthrough in the United Kingdom two years earlier with "Lady Samantha." | ||
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Sir Elton John (b. March 25, 1947, originally Reginald Kenneth Dwight) is a British musician.
John became a major star in 1970 with the international release of the album Elton John. His first hit in the United States was "Your Song" (1970), but he got his breakthrough in the United Kingdom two years earlier with "Lady Samantha."
Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Among his most famous songs are "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Rocket Man", "Crocodile Rock", and "Candle in the Wind".