Elton John
From QueerBio.com
Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1947 -
Occupation
Entertainment
Notable Achievements
CBE, Grammy Award
Description
Singer, songwriter, musician. Has sold over 300 million records worldwide. Has received six Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards (including two awards for Outstanding Contribution to British Music and the first Brits Icon in 2013), an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. LGBTQ and AIDS activist and founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, for which he was knighted in 1998. Supporter of same-sex marriage rights in Great Britain. Partner is David Furnish.
