Elton John
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Sir Elton Hercules John, né Reginald Kenneth Dwight le 25 mars 1947 à Pinner, dans le Grand Londres, est un chanteur, pianiste et compositeur britannique.
En plus de cinquante ans de carrière, Elton John a vendu plus de 300 millions de disques. En 1993, il bat le record d'Elvis Presley en installant un nouveau single au top 40 US pour la 24e année consécutive (record maintenu jusqu'en 1999, 30e année consécutive avec un single au top 40 US avec Written in the stars en duo avec Lean Rimes pour sa comédie musicale Aïda).
En 1997, sa chanson Candle in the wind devient le single le plus vendu depuis la création des hit-parades, avec 33 millions d'exemplaires écoulés. En effet, le Livre Guinness des records 2007 indique que Candle in the wind 1997 est le single le plus vendu « depuis que les records existent » mais établit cependant que, toutes ventes confondues, White Christmas de Bing Crosby a été la chanson la plus vendue.
En 2008, il est classé comme l'artiste solo masculin ayant eu le plus de succès dans le classement du magazine Billboard depuis sa création : Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists avec 56 singles inscrits au Top 40, 27 au Top 10, quatre no 2, et neuf no 1. Il s'est produit plus de 4000 fois en concert dans un total de plus de 80 pays.
13Discographie
| Artiste | Titre | Année | Format | Classement | Pépite, coup de cœur, envie d'écoute | |
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 | Blue (5), Elton John | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | ℗2002 | CD Single | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy | - | Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | The Very Best Of Elton John | - | CD Compilation, Repress × 2 | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | ℗1973 | Vinyl LP, Album × 2 | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Blue Moves | ℗1976 | Vinyl LP, Album × 2 | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Greatest Hits | ℗1977 | Vinyl LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Greatest Hits Volume II | ℗1977 | Vinyl LP, Compilation, Stereo | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | A Single Man | ℗1978 | Vinyl LP, Album | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Just Like Belgium | ℗1981 | Vinyl 7", 45 RPM | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Breaking Hearts | ℗1984 | Vinyl LP, Album | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | The One | ℗1992 | CD Album | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John | Greatest Hits 1970-2002 | ℗2002 | CD Remastered × 2 CD Limited Edition All Media Compilation, Special Edition | Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock | |
 | Elton John, Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer | Le Roi Lion (Bande Originale Française Du Film) | ℗1994 | CD Album | Cinéma / Télévision / Pub |
122Chansons
| Chanson | Année | Disques |
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| All The Girls Love Alice | 1973 |
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| Believe | 2002 |
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| Bennie And The Jets | 1973 |
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| Better Off Dead | - | |
| Between Seventeen And Twenty | 1976 |
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| Big Dipper | 1978 |
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| Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance) | 1976 |
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| Bitter Fingers | - | |
| Blue Eyes | 2002 | |
| Boogie Pilgrim | 1976 |
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| Border Song | 1977 |
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| Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be) | 1984 |
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| Burning Buildings | 1984 |
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| Cage The Songbird | 1976 |
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| Can You Feel The Love Tonight | 1994 |
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| Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You | 1981 |
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| Candle In The Wind | 1973 |
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| Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy | - | |
| Chameleon | 1976 |
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| Children Of The Revolution | 2005 |
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| Circle Of Life | 2002 |
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| Club At The End Of The Street | 1990 |
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| Crazy Water | 1976 |
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| Crocodile Rock | 1973 |
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| Cry To Heaven | 1986 |
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| Curtains | - | |
| Daniel | 1977 |
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| Did He Shoot Her? | 1984 |
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| Dirty Little Girl | 1973 |
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| Don't Go Breaking My Heart | 1977 |
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| Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | 1977 |
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| Easier To Walk Away | - | |
| Emily | 1992 |
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| Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding | 1973 |
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| Georgia | 1978 |
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| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 1973 | |
| (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket | - | |
| Grey Seal | 1973 |
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| Grow Some Funk Of Your Own | 1977 |
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| Harmony | 1973 |
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| Hier Encore | 2014 |
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| Honky Cat | 1977 | |
| I Don't Care | 1978 |
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| I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That | 1988 |
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| I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues | 2002 | |
| I Want Love | 2002 |
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| I'm Still Standing | 1983 |
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| I've Seen That Movie Too | 1973 |
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| Idol | 1976 |
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| If There's A God In Heaven (What He's Waiting For?) | 1976 |
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| In Neon | 1984 |
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| Island Girl | 1977 |
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| It Ain't Gonna Be Easy | 1978 |
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| Jamaica Jerk-Off | 1973 |
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| Just Like Belgium | 1981 |
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| Kiss The Bride | 2002 | |
| Le Roi Lion : Can You Feel The Love Tonight | - | |
| Levon | 1977 |
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| Li'l Frigerator | 1984 |
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| Live Like Horses | 2002 |
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| Lucy In The Sky (With Diamonds) | 1977 |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | 2002 | |
| Made In England | 2002 |
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| Madness | 1978 |
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| Nikita | 1986 |
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| On Dark Street | 1992 |
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| One Horse Town | 1976 |
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| Out Of The Blue | 1976 |
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| Part Time Love | 1978 |
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| Passengers | 1984 |
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| Philadelphia Freedom | 1977 | |
| Pinball Wizard | 1977 |
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| Restless | 1984 |
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| Return To Paradise | 1978 |
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| Reverie | 1978 |
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| Rocket Man | 1973 |
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| Roy Rogers | 1973 |
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| Runaway Train | 1992 |
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| Sacrifice | 1990 |
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| Sad Songs (Say So Much) | 1984 | |
| Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting | 1973 |
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| Shine On Through | 1978 |
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| Shooting Star | 1978 |
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| Shoulder Holster | 1976 |
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| Simple Life | 1992 |
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| Slow Down Georgie (She's Poison) | 1984 |
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| Social Disease | 1973 |
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| Someone Saved My Life Tonight | 1977 | |
| Someone's Final Song | 1976 |
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| Something About The Way You Look Tonight | 2002 |
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| Song For Guy | 1978 | |
| Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | 1976 |
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| Sweat It Out | 1992 |
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| Sweet Painted Lady | 1973 |
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| Tell Me When The Whistle Blows | - | |
| The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34) | 1973 |
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| The Bitch Is Back | 1977 |
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| The Last Song | 1992 |
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| The North | 1992 |
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| The One | 1992 |
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| The Wide-Eyed And Laughing | 1976 |
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| Theme From A Non Existent Tv Series | 1976 |
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| This Song Has No Title | 1973 |
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| This Train Don't Stop There Anymore | 2002 |
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| Tiny Dancer | 2002 |
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| Tonight | 1976 |
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| Tower Of Babel | - | |
| True Love | 2002 |
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| Understanding Women | 1992 |
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| We All Fall In Love Sometimes | - | |
| When A Woman Doesn't Want You | 1992 |
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| Where's The Shoorah? | 1976 |
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| Whispers | - | |
| Whitewash County | 1992 |
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| Who Wears These Shoes? | 1984 |
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| Writing | - | |
| Written In The Stars | 2002 |
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| Yesterday When I Was Young (Hier Encore) | 2014 |
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| You Gotta Love Someone | - | |
| Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll) | 1973 |
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| Your Song | 1977 | |
| Your Starter For... | 1976 |
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1Livre
| Titre | Auteur(s) | Édition | Année | |
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 | Elton John de A à Z
4e de couvertureIl est l'une des plus grandes rock stars de la planète et ça fait presque quarante ans que ça dure ! Capable d'écrire les plus belles ballades intimistes comme de faire se lever un stade tout entier, Elton John est infatigable. Sur scène, en studio ou dans son engagement contre le sida, Elton insuffle une énergie toujours communicative. A la fois crooner, enterteiner, romantique ou provocateur, il est l'artiste le plus connu du Royaume-Uni, il a côtoyé les plus grands et a même été anobli par la reine. Plusieurs générations fredonnent " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ", " Song for guy " ou " Candle in the Wind ", autant de mélodies devenues immortelles. De A comme Aida à Z comme Zizanie, ce MusicBook retrace l'étonnant parcours de sir Reginald. | Stéphane Boudsocq | Les guides Music Book ISBN 2-8434-294-4 | 2005 |