Elton John

Mike Ng
Nov 18
1 min read

Sir Elton Hercules John is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th EGOT winner in history. (Wikipedia)

Born: March 25, 1947 (age 78 years), Pinner, United Kingdom

Music group: Elton John Band

Spouse: David Furnish (m. 2014), David Furnish (m. 2005–2014), Renate Blauel (m. 1984–1988)

Parents: Stanley Dwight, Sheila Eileen

In 1993 John began a relationship with David Furnish, a former advertising executive and now filmmaker originally from Toronto, Canada. On 21 December 2005 (the day the Civil Partnership Act came into force) John and Furnish were among the first couples to form a civil partnership in the United Kingdom, which was held at the Windsor Guildhall.[233] After same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales in March 2014, John and Furnish married in Windsor, Berkshire, on 21 December 2014, the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership.[234][235][236]

In 2009 John expressed his wish to adopt an HIV-positive boy from a Ukrainian orphanage, but officials refused, saying that John was too old for the child and that adoption by unmarried couples was not allowed (specifying that same-sex marriages were not legally recognised by Ukraine.