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About Elton John

One of the most successful musicians ever, Elton John has had a tremendous impact on music, popular culture and fashion. Wearing flashy costumes and oversized glasses, Elton John hit the music scene in the seventies hasn’t looked back. His songs are all over the radio, television and movies, his influence can be seen in nearly all artists and his concerts are a virtual lock to sell out. Elton John tickets are sure to go quick and TicketNetwork is the place to find them. Get your Elton John tickets now and see this music giant perform in person!

Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in London, England on March 25, 1947. He has always had incredible talent in music, taking piano lessons at the age of seven and turned those lessons into a scholarship to Royal Academy of Music four years later. Over the next few years, Elton John honed his skills as a pianist as well as lyricist, and in 1967 responded to an ad for Liberty Records. It was in responding to that ad they he met lyricist Bernie Taupin, and the two struck up a partnership that launched the career of Elton John.

Each of the first three albums that Elton John released in the U.S., Elton John (1970), Tumbleweed Connection (1970) and Madman Across the Water (1971), all charted in the Top 10. It was his fourth released album that marked the beginning of a string of six consecutive #1 albums for Elton John. Honky Chateau (1972) featured the single ‘Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)’, a song that has maintained popularity even thirty years after its original release. He has since released a countless number of studio, live and compilation albums as well as hit singles over his career, all as original as him.

Now forty years and over 250 million albums sold later, Elton John can safely say he is a rock legend and will be remembered for years to come. Elton John has won five Grammy Awards over his career, including two awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

He continues to tour and every arena he performs becomes alive with excitement. Find hard to get Elton John tickets on TicketNetwork, your source for the best selection of cheap Elton John tickets!

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• Elton John won an Academy Award in 1995 for Best Original Song for 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight' off the The Lion King soundtrack.
• Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 along with artist like Rod Stewart, John Lennon and The Grateful Dead. He was presented by Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses.
• Since 1994, Elton John and Billy Joel team up on occasion for concerts which all but guarantee a sell out wherever they perform.
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