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Elton John

The latest news on Elton John, English singer, songwriter and pianist, including showbiz news and updates.

Born

25 Mar 1947

Industry

Entertainment, Music

Job Title

Singer

Elton John pictured at The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1983. Photo: SCMP Archives

From our archives

When Elton John made his 1984 Hong Kong debut

High-priced tickets sold out for the rock superstar’s 2 shows at the city’s Coliseum, but organisers dismissed complaints.

28 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM

American cinema

What Elton John film Never Too Late revealed to singer about his life

14 Jan 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Music

Singer Elton John, 77, says he has lost his eyesight

3 Dec 2024 - 3:24AM

Fame and celebrity

Why Elton John was drawn to televangelist Tammy Faye’s fall and rise

Singer was ‘fascinated’ by ‘gladiator’ Tammy Faye Bakker in the 1970s. His musical about her turbulent life is about to open on Broadway.

19 Oct 2024 - 8:15AMvideocam

Elton John has added new songs for the Broadway run of his musical about Tammy Faye Bakker (right), the televangelist whose fall and rise he calls “Shakespearean”. Photo: AP

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Robert Kraft, billionaire owner of NFL’s Patriots – and Tay Tay fan

His business savvy and generous nature have won him many celebrity fans, and his wedding party performers included Elton John and Ed Sheeran

19 Feb 2024 - 4:00AM

Timepieces

5 most exciting timepieces from Elton John’s upcoming Christie’s auction

An eclectic leopard-print Rolex Daytona, a dragon Cartier and a watch related to his foundation, set up after Freddie Mercury’s death, to bid on at Christie’s

14 Feb 2024 - 2:00PM

Fame and celebrity

All 19 stars who achieved EGOT status, from Elton John to Audrey Hepburn

EGOT stands for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, and the latest winner is Elton John – so who else has achieved the feat over the years? From John Legend to Andrew Lloyd Webber …

19 Jan 2024 - 6:00AM

John Legend, Elton John and Audrey Hepburn have all received the coveted “EGOT” combination of awards over the years. Photos: EPA, AFP, Christie’s Images

Britain

Prince Harry, Elton John can take case against Daily Mail publisher to trial

Prince Harry, Elton John, and five other claimants accuse ANL, which publishes the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, of phone-hacking and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years.

10 Nov 2023 - 8:07PM

Fame and celebrity

How Heartstopper’s Kit Connor became a luxury fashion darling in 2023

The Gen Z style icon is a Loewe muse and besties with Elton John – but did you know the 19-year-old actor first got his big break thanks to a Sainsbury’s ad?

26 Oct 2023 - 4:00AM

Britain

Superstar Elton John testifies for Kevin Spacey in sexual assault trial

The singer and his husband said Spacey attended the annual gala ball the couple held in 2001, not 2003 or 2004 when the alleged victim claims he was assaulted.

17 Jul 2023 - 8:02PM

Sir Elton John said Kevin Spacey only attended his annual gala ball once in 20 years and that was in 2001. Photo: Getty Images

Fame and celebrity

How Taylor Swift crafted the most lucrative world tour in history

Banking US$13 million a night, The Eras Tours is set to be the first billion-dollar tour in the history of music – how did Tay Tay do it?

9 Jul 2023 - 6:00AM

Laughing her way to the bank? Taylor Swift performs onstage on the fifth night of her Eras Tour, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31. The tour makes a reported US$13 million. Photo: AFP

Royalty

Princess Margaret’s historic French Riviera mansion is going up for auction

The manor, dating back to the 1920s, is built into the stone walls of a fortress and offers views of the French Riviera, Villefranche Bay and Cap Ferrat – and was the home of Queen Elizabeth’s cousin

7 May 2023 - 5:00AM

Celebrity children

Meet Ivy Getty, the 28-year-old model and heiress to the Getty oil billions

The great-granddaughter of billionaire oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty is living the life you might expect from an heiress, travelling the world, modelling and getting invites to the best parties in town

3 Apr 2023 - 11:15AM

Fame and celebrity

Celebrity World Cup? 5 stars who splurged millions on football clubs

The Fifa World Cup 2022 saw A-listers cheering for their fave teams, but Ryan Reynolds, Elton John, Natalie Portman and other stars went a step further with big investments …

10 Jan 2023 - 7:55PMvideocam

Celebs like Will Ferrell, Matthew McConaughey, Natalie Portman and Ryan Reynolds splashed millions on their own football clubs. Photos: AFP, @austinfc, @vancityreynolds/Instagram

LGBTQ

Why was Heartstopper’s Kit Connor ‘forced’ to come out as bisexual?

Heartstopper’s teen heartthrob Kit Connor was accused of ‘queerbaiting’ and felt ‘forced’ to come out as bisexual on Twitter – but what else do we know about the talented star, besides his sexuality?

7 Nov 2022 - 6:05PM

Kit Connor stars in Netflix’s Heartstopper TV series – and recently came out as bisexual. Photo: @radiotimes/Instagram

Britain

Prince Harry and Elton John sue Daily Mail publisher over phone tapping

The newspaper group is accused of planting listening devices inside people’s cars and homes, paying police officials for sensitive information and impersonating individuals to obtain medical records.

7 Oct 2022 - 8:25AM

Celebrity children

Meet Courtney Cox and David Arquette’s talented daughter, Coco

With Rosanna and Patricia Arquette as aunts and Jennifer Aniston as her godmother, Coco Arquette was born into Hollywood royalty – but has an obvious talent for music

8 Sep 2022 - 7:00PMvideocam

Netflix

What a view | Kingsman, Rocketman, now FBI’s man in Black Bird, Taron Egerton’s versatile

Taron Egerton has played a James Bond-style fictional spy, singer Elton John and now, in true-crime series Black Bird on Apple TV+, a prisoner offered an unlikely deal by the FBI that could lead to his early release.

29 Jul 2022 - 8:45AM

Taron Egerton in a still from Black Bird. The series on Apple TV+ stars Egerton as a jailed man offered an unlikely deal by the FBI. Photo: Apple TV+

Fame and celebrity

14 celebrities who became first-time dads after 50

14 A-listers from Elton John and George Clooney, to Simon Cowell and Star Wars voice talent James Earl Jones, who only started a family after 50

4 Jul 2022 - 1:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Elton John’s sons – and Lady Gaga’s godsons – Zachary and Elijah

Set to retire from touring in July 2023, John can look forward to more quality time with his husband, David Furnish, and the family – so how much do we know about his two sons?

1 Jul 2022 - 4:28AM

LGBTQ

10 of the longest-lasting LGBTQ+ relationships in Hollywood

RuPaul met his future husband Georges LeBar in a dance club in 1994, while Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon had never dated a woman before she met Christine Marinoni in 2004

29 Jun 2022 - 3:00AM

Three LGBT couples that have been together for more a decade: Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni, RuPaul and Georges LeBar, Tan France and his husband Rob France. Photo: @cynthiaenixon/Instagram; Angela Weiss/AFP Photo; @tanfrance/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is Liz Hurley’s 20-year-old son and mirror image, Damian Hurley?

Damian is already making waves in the fashion world as a model and has Hugh Grant and Elton John as his godfathers, but what else do we know about the rising star?

17 Jun 2022 - 12:10AM

Damian Hurley is the 20-year-old son of superstar Elizabeth Hurley and late businessman Steve Bing. Photo: @damianhurley1/Instagram

Melania Trump

Melania Trump, the groupie? 4 pop stars the former first lady stans

Melania loves Aerosmith, Elton John, Miley Cyrus and Sia ... but they don’t all love her back, some even going so far as to shade the Trump family on social media

7 May 2022 - 2:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Think you know superstar Lady Gaga? Here are 10 fascinating facts

The singer and actress had a meteoric rise to fame, but the path to stardom was paved with some surprising steps – from working as a stripper to dyeing her hair to avoid Amy Winehouse comparisons

6 Apr 2022 - 9:49AMvideocam

Royalty

13 celebrities with British royals for best friends … and not just Meghan

The Duchess of Sussex has plenty of Hollywood connections of course, but what about Elton John’s close connection with Princess Diana? Or Becks calling William and Harry ‘easy to get along with’?

18 Jan 2022 - 6:00AM

Donald Trump

5 surprising guests at Donald and Melania Trump’s wedding

Were Bill and Hillary Clinton really paid to attend the Trumps’ nuptials in 2005? Here’s a closer look at the celebrities who showed up to the star-studded Mar-a-Lago ceremony

20 Oct 2021 - 3:00AMvideocam

Celebrities like Elton John, Hillary Clinton, Anna Wintour and Gayle King attended Donald and Melania Trump’s 2005 wedding ... but are they on good terms with the couple now? Photos: EPA-EFE, TNS, Getty Images, AP

Royalty

6 royal and celebrity BFF duos that you might not know about ...

Princess Diana and Elton John met at Prince Andrew’s 21st birthday party while Meghan Markle and Serena Williams became friends after appearing in a reality show together ...

19 Oct 2021 - 10:00PMvideocam

Royalty

Were these 5 women the only ones Princess Diana could really trust?

Fans of Netflix’s The Crown will recall Princess Diana’s raucous London flatmates – but who are they really, and who was she spotted backstage at Elton John concerts with?

31 Jul 2021 - 6:00AM

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