Birthday – ELTON JOHN (75)

Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight); 25 March 1947

John has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards, two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Tony Award, a Disney Legends award, and the Kennedy Center Honor.
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 49th on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era.
In 2013, Billboard ranked him the most successful male solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists, and third overall, behind the Beatles and Madonna.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992