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 Elton John mini-bio: Born as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11 he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. His first band was called Bluesology. He later auditioned (unsuccessfully) as lead singer for the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Gentle Giant. In the early 1970s he recorded the concept album "Tumbleweed Connection". He became the most successful pop artist of the 1970s and he has survived many different pop fads including punk, the New Romantics and Britpop to remain one of Britain's most internationally acclaimed musicians. Elton John announced he was a bisexual in 1976 and in 1984 he married Renate Blauel. The marriage lasted four years. He is well known as a campaigner for AIDS research and he keeps his finger on the pulse of modern music. He was knighted in 1997.
| VITAL STATS | | Birth Name: | Reginald Kenneth Dwight | | Eye color: |
| | Height: | 5' 7" (170 cm) | | Nickname(s): | Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John | | Zodiac/Star Sign: | Aries | | Notable feature(s): |
| | Education: | University: Royal Academy of Music | | Family: | Partner: David Furnish (Married 1993)
Father: Stanley Dwight
Mother: Sheila Farebrother | | Resides in: |
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| | Causes: | | AIDS | Environment | | Animals | Family/Parent Support | | At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths | Health | | Cancer, | Homelessness | | Children | Human Rights | | Creative Arts | Hunger | | Disaster Relief | Mental Challenges | | Education | Miscellaneous | | Peace | Sports | | Physical Challenges | Substance Abuse | | Poverty | Unemployment/Career Support | | Women |
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| | Charities: | Elton John had supported the following charities in the past:
- Aids Life
- American Foundation for AIDS Research
- Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- Children's Tumor Foundation
- Elton John AIDS Foundation
- Exploring The Arts
- Food Bank For New York City
- Gus Dudgeon Foundation
- HELP USA
- Joey Dipaolo AIDS Foundation
- Kids
- Move For AIDS
- MusiCares
- National Youth Theatre
- Oxfam
- PDSA
- RADD
- Rainforest Foundation Fund
- Riders For Health
- Sporting Chance Clinic
- Terrence Higgins Trust
- The Lunchbox Fund
- The Rainforest Foundation
- Volunteering England
- War Child
- Women's Sports Foundation
- World AIDS Day
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