10 Interesting facts about Elton John |
# | Top 10 Interesting Facts |
1 | He is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. |
2 | In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records making him one of the most successful artists of all time. |
3 | He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 U.S. albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. |
4 | He has won five Grammy awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. |
5 | In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him #49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time |
6 | He has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s, and was knighted in 1998. |
7 | He entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish on 21 December 2005 and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements. |
8 | In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the top 100 most-frequently-charting artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. John was listed at #3, behind only Madonna and The Beatles. |
9 | He was educated at Pinner Wood Junior School, Reddiford School and Pinner County Grammar School until the age of 17, when he left just prior to his GCE A Level examinations to pursue a career in the music industry. |
10 | When John began to seriously consider a career in music, his father, who served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, tried to steer him toward a more conventional career, such as banking. |