Elton John Birth Date

Elton John Birth Date, Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.

In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single “Candle in the Wind 1997” has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.

John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from HM Queen Elizabeth II for “services to music and charitable services” in 1998.

He has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. In 1992, he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation and a year later began hosting the annual Academy Award Party, which has since become one of the most high-profile Oscar parties in the Hollywood film industry. Since its inception, the foundation has raised over $200 million.

John entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish on 21 December 2005 and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him as the most successful male solo artist on “The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists” (third overall, behind only The Beatles and Madonna).

Elton John Pepsi Commercial

Elton John Pepsi Commercial, To many of his fans he is the king of rock and roll. But Elton John is decisively knocked off his throne by X Factor upstart Melanie Amaro in an hilarious new ad set to premiere at the Super Bowl. The Crocodile Rock star stars in the new Pepsi commercial as a hard-to-please feudal king who has no hesitation in sending entertainers to the dungeon.

The 64-year-old cackles, ‘No Pepsi for you’, as he pulls a lever on his seat of power to send an unfortunate jester to his seeming doom

However the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road favourite bids au revoir to his kingship after mocking Melanie when she decides to sing for her supper.

After sarcastically asking the 19-year-old, ‘And what do you do?’ She replies, ‘I sing,’ launching into a barnstorming version of Aretha Franklin hit respect.

Elton sheepishly makes his way down to offer her a can of the cola, but she grabs his golden goblet, hits his throne lever and he disappears from sight.

Of course his court are overjoyed at his sudden enforced abdication, with Melanie promising them all free drinks.

Elton meanwhile ends up stuck in a dungeon with former Public Enemy legend Flavor Flav.

The pair have spoken with great affection about the fun they had while recording the loosely Elizabethan-styled advert, which is titled King’s Court.

The jolly father-of-one said: ‘Pepsi wanted to make me king for a day on Super Bowl Sunday.

‘How could I possibly pass that up?’

Meanwhile Melanie remained humble, saying: ‘Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be starring in a Pepsi Super Bowl commercial, following in the footsteps of some of music’s biggest legends.

‘Winning The X Factor has changed my life.’

However Elton also caused controversy when he used promotional interviews as a chance to land a knockout blow against his old foe Madonna, who is performing the sporting event’s half-time show.