Elton John Information: Age of singer, husband, children, parents, net worth and real name …

December 29, 2020, 18:26

Sir Elton John is a true icon of popular music, and is one of the most successful artists of all time.

Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on over 30 albums, Sir Elton John has sold over 300 million albums worldwide.

His tribute single to Princess Diana, ‘Candle in the Wind 1997’ has sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling album in record history.

But how old is Sir Elton and how big is his family? Here are all the important facts about the singer-songwriter:

1. How old is Elton John and where is he from?

   Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, on March 25, 1947. He celebrated his 73rd birthday in 2020.

   Born in Pinner, Middlesex, he was the eldest child of Stanley Dwight (1925–1991) and the only child of Sheila Eileen (née Harris, 1925–2017).

   Elton and was raised in a council house in Pinner by his grandparents.

   When he was 14, his parents separated. His father remarried, and had other children.

   His mother married a local painter, Fred Farebrother, who was a friendly and supportive stepfather who Elton nicknamed ‘Derf’.

   Elton chose his stage name in homage to two members of his early Bluesology band: saxophonist Elton Dean and singer Long John Baldry.

   He legally changed his name to Elton Hercules John in 1972.

2. Who is Elton John’s husband and how many people does he have?

   

   Elton John officially came out as a bisexual in a 1976 interview Rolling Stone, and in 1992 he told the magazine he was “very comfortable about being gay”.

   In 1993, Elton began a friendship with Toronto-based filmmaker David Furnish.

   On 21 December 2005 (the day the Civil Partnership Act began), Elton and David were one of the first couples to receive a civil partnership in the UK, held at Windsor Hall.

   When gay marriage became legal in the UK in 2014, Elton and David married in Windsor.

   They have two sons: Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John (born through a clinic in December 2010) and Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John (born in January 2013 through the same surrogate).

3. Was Elton John previously married?

   

   Back in the late 1960s, Elton became engaged to his first girlfriend, secretary Linda Woodrow, who is mentioned in the song ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’.

   However, Elton ended the friendship two weeks before their expected wedding, following advice from Bernie Taupin.

   Elton then married German recording engineer Renate Blauel in February 1984. Blauel later said she attempted suicide during a honeymoon in St-Tropez after Elton told her he wanted to end on their relationship.

   Their marriage ended in divorce in 1988. Elton later said: “She was the most classy woman I ever met, but she shouldn’t have been. I was living a lie. “

   In 2020, Blauel sued Elton for writing about their relationship in his 2019 book Mise.

4. What is the net worth of Elton John?

   Elton John is estimated to have a net worth of approximately $ 500 million (£ 370m).