Elton John

Sir

Elton John

CH CBE
Sir; Elton John; CH CBE
	John di Festival Filem Tribeca 2011
Kelahiran	Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 Mac 1947 (umur 77); Pinner, Middlesex, England
Pekerjaan	Singer; songwriter; pianist; composer;
Tahun aktif	1962–kini
Pasangan	Renate Blauel; (k. 1984; c. 1988); David Furnish; (k. 2014)
Anak-anak	2
	Kerjaya muzik
Genre	Rock; pop rock; glam rock; soft rock; rhythm and blues;
Instrumen	Vokal; piano; keyboard; gitar;
Syarikat rakaman	Philips; Congress; DJM; Uni; Paramount; MCA; Geffen; Rocket; Island; Mercury; Island Def Jam;
Pengkarya berkait	Bernie Taupin; Eric Clapton; Tim Rice; John Lennon; Kiki Dee; Billy Joel; George Michael; Stevie Wonder;
Laman sesawang	eltonjohn.com

Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE (lahir Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 Mac 1947)^[1] ialah seorang penyanyi, penggubah lagu, penulis senikata dan pemain piano dari England, United Kingdom.

Beliau telah menjual sebanyak 300 juta rekod lalu menjadi antara pemuzik terlaris di dunia.^[2]^[3]

Biografi[sunting | sunting sumber]

Awal hidup[sunting | sunting sumber]

Reginald Kenneth Dwight lahir pada 25 Mac 1947 di Pinner, Middlesex, Beliau merupakan anak sulung Stanley Dwight (1925–1991) dan anak tunggal Sheila Eileen (naam keluarga asal - Harris; 1925–2017),^[4]^[5]^[6] Dia idbersarkan oleh datuk nenek sebelah ibunya di Pinner.

Kerjaya muzik[sunting | sunting sumber]

Dwight mengambil nama "Elton John" sempena nama dua anggota dalam Bluesology: Elton Dean yang memain saksofon dan Long John Baldry yang menyumbang suara vokal.^[7] Beliau menukar namanya secara rasmi kepada Elton Hercules John pada 7 Januari 1972.^[8]

Diskografi[sunting | sunting sumber]

Album studio[sunting | sunting sumber]

Empty Sky (1969)
Elton John (1970)
Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
Madman Across the Water (1971)
Honky Château (1972)
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Caribou (1974)
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Rock of the Westies (1975)

Blue Moves (1976)
A Single Man (1978)
Victim of Love (1979)
21 at 33 (1980)
The Fox (1981)
Jump Up! (1982)
Too Low for Zero (1983)
[[Breaking Hearts (1984)
Ice on Fire (1985)
Leather Jackets (1986)

Reg Strikes Back (1988)
Sleeping with the Past (1989)
The One (1992)
Made in England (1995)
The Big Picture (1997)
Songs from the West Coast (2001)
Peachtree Road (2004)
The Captain & the Kid (2006)
The Diving Board (2013)
Wonderful Crazy Night (2016)
Regimental Sgt. Zippo (2021)

Album runut bunyi[sunting | sunting sumber]

Friends (1971)
The Lion King (1994)
Aida (1998)
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (1999)
The Muse (1999)
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Billy Elliot (2005)
Lestat (2005)
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

Rujukan[sunting | sunting sumber]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Artist Biography [Elton John]". AllMusic. Dicapai pada 31 Mac 2014.
^ Gundersen, Edna (23 September 2013). "Elton still standing for gay rights, home, Tammy Faye". USA Today. Dicapai pada 1 October 2013.
^ Gundersen, Edna (3 Oktober 2013). "Russian Imam against Elton John Concert". The Hollywood Reporter. Dicapai pada 4 Oktober 2013.
^ Barratt, Nick (22 November 2006). "Family Detective: Elton John". The Daily Telegraph. London. Dicapai pada 26 Mac 2015.
^ "Sir Elton John 'in shock' after his mother dies aged 92". BBC News. 4 December 2017. Dicapai pada 12 November 2018.
^ "Sir Elton John's father didn't approve of his career path". NZ Herald. Dicapai pada 12 November 2018.
^ Ralat petik: Tag <ref> tidak sah; teks bagi rujukan Costello interview tidak disediakan
^ "Change of Name" (PDF). London Gazette. Dicapai pada 28 October 2018.

Pautan luar[sunting | sunting sumber]

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[AllmusicBio-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Artist Biography [Elton John]". AllMusic. Dicapai pada 31 Mac 2014.

[2] Gundersen, Edna (23 September 2013). "Elton still standing for gay rights, home, Tammy Faye". USA Today. Dicapai pada 1 October 2013.

[3] Gundersen, Edna (3 Oktober 2013). "Russian Imam against Elton John Concert". The Hollywood Reporter. Dicapai pada 4 Oktober 2013.

[Telegraph-4] Barratt, Nick (22 November 2006). "Family Detective: Elton John". The Daily Telegraph. London. Dicapai pada 26 Mac 2015.

[5] "Sir Elton John 'in shock' after his mother dies aged 92". BBC News. 4 December 2017. Dicapai pada 12 November 2018.

[6] "Sir Elton John's father didn't approve of his career path". NZ Herald. Dicapai pada 12 November 2018.

[Costello_interview-7] Ralat petik: Tag <ref> tidak sah; teks bagi rujukan Costello interview tidak disediakan

[8] "Change of Name" (PDF). London Gazette. Dicapai pada 28 October 2018.

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