Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight;
25 March 1947), is an English singer, pianist, and composer.
He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting
partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In
his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records,
making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.
In 2010, John was criticised by some Christian groups in the
US after describing Jesus as a "compassionate, super-intelligent gay man
who understood human problems". William Anthony Donohue, president of the
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and opponent of gay marriage,
responded: "To call Jesus a homosexual is to label him a sexual deviant.
But what else would we expect from a man who previously said, 'From my point of
view, I would ban religion completely.'"
Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 February
1998.
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