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Elton John



 Elton John was an English born songwriter and composer. He was born on March 25 1947 in Middlesex, England. His birth name was Reginald Kenneth Dwight. He legally changed his name to Sir Elton Hercules John. Over his career, Elton has received 5 Grammy’s, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Tony Award and many more. In 1994, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Elton John’s dad, Stanley Dwight was a lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II. At age 21, Elton formed his own label called The Rocket Record Company. Although he owned his label, he signed with MCA and produced music under them for $8 Million Dollars. On February 5th 2016, he released his 32nd album called “Wonderful Crazy Night.” After being married twice to two women, Elton John married David Furnish, a filmmaker. They had a civil partnership in England in 2005, but once gay marriage became legal in March 2014, they officially became married. In December of 2010 as well as January of 2013, they had two surrogate mothers give birth to two boys name Zach and Elijah. Elton John’s career has lasted over 50+ plus decades and is still making music to this day. He has sold more then 300 million records. He has 50 plus songs in the Top 50 in the Billboard Hot 100. His most famous and recognized song was “Candle in the Wind” in his 1997 album which was dedicated to Princess Diana. He sold over 33 million copies and it was the best-selling single in the history of the UK.





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Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name chorus: And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude (repeat chorus) Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe (repeat chorus)  

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