Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947, Elton John would become one of the biggest stars in pop music. His first soundtrack album was for the 1971 film Friends. The soundtrack was made with his long-time collaborator, Bernie Taupin, and was completed before the songwriters experienced any true worldwide success. The soundtrack would go on to receive a Grammy Award nomination.
Throughout the '70s and '80s, Elton John would release some of the most influential albums of all time, but his next film soundtrack album did not come until he worked on the Disney animation The Lion King (1994). Three songs from the soundtrack received Academy Award nominations, with the Oscar going to Can You Feel the Love Tonight, which he shared with lyricist Tim Rice.
John would go on to work on the soundtracks for two more animated films, The Road to El Dorado (2000) and Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). In 2019, Rocketman, a biopic about John, was released with Taron Egerton playing the musician. In 2005, he married David Furnish, and in 2018, John announced he would begin a three-year farewell tour.
Notable Awards
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(Won) - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) (Shared) - Rocketman - Academy Awards (2020)
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(Won) - Original Song (Shared) - Rocketman - Gold Derby Awards (2020)
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(Nom) - Best Original Song (Shared) - Rocketman - Denver Film Critics Society (2020)
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(Won) - Best Original Song (Shared) - Rocketman - Satellite Awards (2020)
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(Won) - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Shared) - Rocketman - Golden Globe Awards (2020)
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(Won) - Best Music, Original Song (Shared) - Rocketman - Online Film & Television Association (2020)
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(Nom) - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Shared) - Gnomeo & Juliet - Golden Globe Awards (2012)
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(Nom) - Best Song (Shared) - Gnomeo & Juliet - Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2012)
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(Nom) - Best Original Song (Shared) - Gnomeo & Juliet - Satellite Awards (2011)
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(Nom) - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Shared) - Mona Lisa Smile - Golden Globe Awards (2004)
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(Nom) - Best Original Song (Shared) - Mona Lisa Smile - Satellite Awards (2004)
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(Nom) - Best Song (Shared) - Mona Lisa Smile - Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2004)
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(Nom) - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production (Shared) - The Road to El Dorado - Annie Awards (2000)
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(Nom) - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Shared) - The Lion King - Golden Globe Awards (1995)
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(Won) - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Shared) - The Lion King - Golden Globe Awards (1995)
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(Nom) - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television - The Lion King x2 - Grammy Awards (1995)
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(Won) - Best Music, Original Song (Shared) - The Lion King - Academy Awards (1995)
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(Nom) - Best Music, Original Song (Shared) - The Lion King - Academy Awards (1995)
