Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has collaborated with the lyricist Bernie Taupin throughout his career. John has released 32 studio albums, including "Empty Sky" (1969), "Honky Château" (1972), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Rock of the Westies" (1975), "Sleeping with the Past" (1989), "The One" (1992), "Songs from the West Coast" (2001), "The Diving Board" (2013), and "The Lockdown Sessions" (2021). His singles include "Your Song", "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man", "Crocodile Rock", "Bennie and the Jets", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", "I'm Still Standing", "Sacrifice", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", and "Cold Heart". He has contributed music to "The Lion King" (1994), "Aida" (2000), and "Billy Elliot the Musical" (2005). John's final tour, "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" (2018–2023), set records for ticket sales. His life and career were depicted in the biographical film "Rocketman" (2019). John established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, which has raised over £300 million. He has hosted annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Parties since 1993. He served as chairman and director of Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club. John experienced addiction to drugs and alcohol from the late 1970s to the late 1980s and has been sober since 1990. He entered a civil partnership with Canadian filmmaker David Furnish in 2005 and married in 2014 following the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales. John has had more than fifty top-40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number-one singles in both countries and seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of the 1974 release, is among the best-selling singles worldwide. In 2021, he became the first solo artist with UK top-10 singles across six decades. His awards include a Primetime Emmy Award, five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, is a fellow of The Ivors Academy, was knighted in 1998, and appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2020.

Filmography

• 2026Elton John - Rock In Rio 2026
• 2025An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile — Self, Songs
• 2025The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl — Self, Songs
• Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye — Executive Producer
• 2024Elton John: Never Too Late — Self, Songs
• 2024Mufasa: The Lion King — Songs
• 2023Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event — Music
• 2022Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium — Self, Executive Producer
• 2021Hating Peter Tatchell — Self, Executive Producer
• 2019Rocketman — Executive Producer, Songs
• 2019The Lion King — Songs
• 2018Sherlock Gnomes — Music, Producer
• 2017Kingsman: The Golden Circle — Elton John
• 2016Elton John: A Singular Man — Self - Composer and Singer, Music
• 2016Elton John: Wonderful Crazy Night — Self, Compositor
• 2014Billy Elliot: The Musical Live — Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer
• 2014Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano — Self - Piano, vocals
• 2014The Young Blood Chronicles — God
• 2011Gnomeo & Juliet — Executive Producer, Songs
• 2010Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare — Self, Thanks
• Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... — Executive Producer
• 2006Him and Us — Executive Producer
• 2006It's a Boy Girl Thing — Executive Producer
• 2005The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live — The Pinball Wizard
• 2003Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew — John (voice)
• 2003Mona Lisa Smile — Songs
• 2001Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie — John (voice)
• 2001Women Talking Dirty — Executive Producer
• 2000Rocket Man — Writer
• 2000The Road to El Dorado — Narrator (voice), Music, Songs
• 1999The Muse — Original Music Composer
• Will & Grace — Elton John
• Ally McBeal — Elton John
• 1997Perfect Moment — Songs
• South Park — Sir Elton John (voice)
• 1997Spice World — Elton John
• TFI Friday
• 1994Gay! Gay! Hollywood
• 1994The Lion King — Songs
• The Nanny — Elton John
• 1993Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
• 1992FernGully: The Last Rainforest — Songs
• Later... with Jools Holland
• 1992NFL Rocks — Songs
• 1990Lennon: A Tribute
• The Simpsons — Elton John (voice)
• 1989The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy — The Pinball Wizard
• 1987The Return of Bruno — Elton John
• 1979Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World — Audience member
• 1975Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium — The Piano Player
• 1975Tommy — The Pinball Wizard
• Countdown
• 1971Friends — Original Music Composer
• Zomercarroussel — Elton John
• Elton John Live at Hammersmith Odeon
• Elton John: Live in Vilnius, Lithuania
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat — Producer

Appearances as themselves (316)

• 2026Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self
• 2026Elton John - Apple Music Live — Himself
• 2026Man on the Run — Self
• TFI Unplugged — Self (Archive Footage)
• 20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• David Frost Vs — self
• 2025Elton John: Touched By Gold — Self
• 2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues — Self
• 2025Stans — Self (archive footage)
• 202460 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)
• 2024An Evening with Dua Lipa — Self
• 2024Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade — Self
• 2024Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)
• 2024The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular — Self - Performer
• 2024The Year: 2024 — Self
• 2024Walled Off — Self (archive footage)
• 20232023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2023A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys — Self
• 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex — Self
• 2023Barry Humphries at the BBC — Self (archive material)
• 2023Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self
• 2023Elton John’s Guide to Glastonbury — Self
• 2023Louder Than Rock — Self (archive footage)
• 2023The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive — Self
• 2023The Lost Weekend: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2023WHAM! — Self (archive footage)
• 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2022Freddie Mercury: The Final Act — Self (archive footage)
• 2022George Michael: Freedom Uncut — Self
• 2022If These Walls Could Sing — Self
• Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees — Self (archive footage)
• 2022La story d'Elton John — Self
• 2022Piano Greats at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Platinum Party at the Palace — Self
• 2022Rock this Town — Self (archive footage)
• RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World — Self - Special Guest
• Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self
• 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything — Self
• 2021Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road — Self
• Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil — Self
• 2021Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over — Self
• 2021Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong — Self
• 2021Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres — Self
• 2021Parkinson at 50 — Self (archive footage)
• 2021The Dancing Man of L.A. — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Under the Volcano — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... — Self
• 2020Dua Lipa: Studio 2054 — Self
• 2020Elton John - Arena di Verona, Italy — Self
• 2020Elton John - Estadio Do Flamengo, Rio, Brasil 1995 — Self
• 2020Elton John - Madison Square Garden — Self
• 2020Elton John: A Life in Song — Self
• 2020FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America — Self - Host
• 2020Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE — Self
• 2020One World: Together at Home — Self
• 2020The BRITs at 40 — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift — Self
• 2019Elton John: Becoming Rocketman — Self
• 2019Elton John: Ten Days That Rocked — Self (archival footage)
• 2019Elton John: Uncensored — Self
• 2019Eminem: A Shady Story — Self
• 2019JoJo's Dream Birthday — Self
• 2019Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Rostropovich: L'archet Indomptable — Self (archive footage)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2019The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2018Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute — Self
• 2018Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen — Self - Singer
• 2017And the Winner Isn't — Self
• 2017Billy Connolly And Me — Self
• 2017Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy — Self
• 2017Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song — Self
• 2017George Michael: Freedom — Self
• 2017Glam Rock at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Self
• The True Story of... — Self (archive footage)
• 2016Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney — Self
• 2016Elton John - Live in Hyde Park 2016 — Self
• 2016Elton John: Music Man — Self
• 2016Freedom : La Story de George Michael — Self (archive footage)
• 2016George Best: All by Himself — Self (archive footage)
• 2016Sight: The Story of Vision — Self - Narrator
• Soundbreaking — Self
• 2016The American Epic Sessions — Self
• 2016Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — Self
• 2015All Things Must Pass — Self
• 2015Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Carpool Karaoke
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• 2014Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute — Self
• 2014I Am Divine — Self (archive)
• 2014Kids' R!ghts — Self
• 2014Sinema — Self
• 2014Super Duper Alice Cooper — Self (voice)
• 2014The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2013$ellebrity — Self
• 2013Any Given Tuesday — self
• 2013Discovering Elton John — Self
• 2013Elton John - Live at iTunes Festival 2013 — Self
• 2013Elton John in Concert — Self
• 2013Elton John: iHeartRadio Music Festival 2013 — Self
• 2013Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular — Self
• 2013Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie — Self (archive footage)
• 2012David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust — Self
• 2012Elton John: Live at Ibiza123 feat. Pnau — Self
• 2012Inventing David Geffen — Self
• 2012Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Special Guest
• 2012T-Rex: Electric Warrior — Self
• 2012The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 — Self - Performer
• 2011A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young — Self
• 2011Botham: The Legend of '81 — Self
• 2011The Love We Make — Self
• 2011The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song — Self
• 2011The Union — Self
• 2011Troubadours — Self
• 2010Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010 — Self
• 2010Elton John at the BBC — Self
• 2010LennoNYC — Self
• 2010The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth — Self
• 2010The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water — Self
• 2009Brüno — Self - 'Dove of Peace'
• Kate Garraway's Life Stories — Self
• 2009O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Starsuckers — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self (archive footage)
• E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose! — Self
• 2008Kings of Glam — Self (archive footage)
• 2008Prince: 21 Nights in London — Self
• 2007Concert for Diana — Self
• 2007Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden — Self
• 2007Elton John - Rock Case Studies — Self
• 2007Elton John: Me, Myself & I — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2007Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic — Self
• 2006Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976 — Self
• 2006Elton John : Live au Festsaal Messe de Bâle — self
• 2006Elton John BBC One Sessions — Self
• 2006From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans — Self
• 2006George Michael - Twenty Five — Self
• 2006The Art of Football from A to Z — Self
• The One Show — Self - Guest
• 2006The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests — Self
• 2006Tony Bennett: An American Classic — Self
• 2005An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues — Self
• 2005Elton John: The Red Piano — Self
• 2005Inside Elton's World — Self
• 2005John Peel's Record Box — Self
• 2005Live 8 — Self
• 2005Live Aid Against All Odds — Self
• 2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today — Self
• 2005The Real 'Billy Elliot' Diaries — Self
• 2005The World's Greatest Gigs — Self
• 2004Elton John - Elton in Four Decades — Self
• 2004Elton John: Dream Ticket — Self
• Fashion Rocks — Self
• 2004Genius. A Night for Ray Charles — Self
• 2004George Michael: A Different Story — Self
• 2004Live Aid — Self
• 2004Muppet Music Moments — Self
• Parkinson — Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
• 2004Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company — Self
• 2004The Best of So Graham Norton — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Inside Björk — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• American Idol — Self - Mentor
• 2002An Audience with Lulu — Self - Performer
• CMT Crossroads — Self
• 2002Elton John: Greatest Hits Live! — Self
• 2002Elton John: The Royal Opera House — Self
• 2002Naqoyqatsi — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2002Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace — Self - Performer
• 2002Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary — Self
• 2002The Country Bears — Self
• ZDF-Kultnacht — Self (archive footage)
• 200150 Years of NBC Late Night — Self (archive footage)
• 2001Being Mick — Self
• 2001Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road — Self
• 2001Elton John: An Evening with Elton John Tour - Live in Ephesus — Self
• 2001Elton John: Live in Japan 2001 — Self
• 2001Shania Twain: The Specials — Self
• Star Academy — Self
• 2001The Concert for New York City — Self
• 2000An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell — Self
• 2000Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits — Self - Piano & Vocals
• 2000Victoria's Secrets — Self
• Beckmann — Self
• 1999George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael — Self
• 1999Queen: Is This the Real Life? — Self
• 1999Shania Twain: Winter Break — Self
• TV total — Self
• The Early Show — Self
• 1999The Very Best of the Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
• 1999VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music — Self - Performer
• 1998Elton John And Billy Joel Face To Face — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• So Graham Norton — Self
• 1998Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward — Self
• Vivement dimanche — Self
• 1997An Audience with Elton John — Self
• Behind the Music — Self
• Classic Albums — Self
• 1997Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras — Self
• 1997Elton John: VH1 Storytellers — Self
• Glastonbury — Self
• Leute heute — Self
• 1997Music for Montserrat — Self
• The View — Self
• 1996Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child — Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
• 1995A Special Evening with Elton John — Self
• 1995Elton John: Love Songs — Self
• 1995Elton John: Made in England Tour - Live in Rio de Janeiro — self
• 1995Queen: Champions of the World — Self
• The Frank Skinner Show — Self
• Inside the Actors Studio — Self
• TOTP2 — Self
• 1994The Making of the Lion King — Self
• 1993Aretha Franklin: Duets — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1993RuPaul's Christmas Ball — Self
• Absolutely Fabulous — Self
• 1992Elton John - Live In Barcelona — Self
• 1992The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert — Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
• DAS! — Self
• 1991Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin — Self
• 1990Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey — Self
• 1990Elton John: MTV Unplugged — Self
• 1990Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park — Self
• Stars 90 — Self
• 1990The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert — Self
• 1990The Prince's Trust Rock Gala — Self (archive footage)
• MTV Unplugged — Self
• 1988Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome — Self
• Flitterabend — Self - Singer
• 1988Imagine: John Lennon — Self (archive footage)
• 1988Ken Russell's ABC of British Music — Self (archive)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• 1988La última cena... del 88 — Self
• Nase vorn — Self
• 1988Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 — Self
• 1988Totally Minnie — Self
• 1987Elton John: Live in Australia 1986 — Self
• Going Live! — Self
• Le monde est à vous — Self
• 1987Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2 — Self
• Sacrée soirée — Self
• Seitenblicke — self
• 1987Tour De Force - Live In Australia — Self
• Téléthon — Self
• 1986All Star Concert — Self
• American Masters — Self
• 1986Elton John with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra — Self
• 1986Elton John: Breaking Hearts Tour — Self
• 1986Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1 — Self
• 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years — Self (archive footage)
• Wedden, dat..? — Self
• 1985Elton John at Live Aid — Self
• Larry King Live — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• Rock in Rio — Self - Performer
• Victoires de la musique — Self
• 1985Video AID — Self
• 1984Elton John - Live in Sydney — Self
• 1984Elton John: Night & Day Concert Live — Self
• Goldene Kamera — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Champs-Elysées — Self, Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
• The Kenny Everett Television Show — Self
• Wogan — Self
• 1982Xmas At The Odeon! — Self
• 1981Elton John: Visions — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• 1980Elton John: Central Park, NYC 1980 — Self
• 1980Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights — Self
• Parkinson In Australia — Self - Guest / Performer
• 1979To Russia... with Elton — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• 1978Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel — Self
• 1978Mickey's 50 — Self
• The Kennedy Center Honors — Self
• The South Bank Show — Self
• 1977Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977 — Self
• The BRIT Awards — Self
• 1977The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show — Himself
• 1976Elton John: In Concert at Edinburgh — Self
• The Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
• Cher — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• 1975Night Lunch — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host & Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest
• 1974London Christmas Live 1974 — Self
• 1973Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things — Self
• 1973Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie — Self
• 1972Elton John at the Royal Festival Hall, London with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Self
• Disco — Self
• 1971Elton John in Stockholm — Self
• 1971Elton John: Mr. Superfunk — Self
• The Old Grey Whistle Test — Self
• The Two Ronnies — Self
• 1970Elton John In Concert BBC 1970 — Self
• Bobbie Gentry — Self
• The Phil Donahue Show — Self
• Top of the Pops — Self
• Viña del Mar International Song Festival — Self - Musical Guest
• Morecambe & Wise — Self - Musical Guest
• The Grammys — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• Bambi — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter