Elton John

Sir Elton John is an iconic British musician, a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and a Knight Bachelor. His albums sell millions of copies, his music videos gather tens of thousands of views on the Internet every day, and his fortune is estimated at several hundred million dollars. Elton is the best-selling British pop singer, 7 disks of which started from the first lines of Billboard 200. According to the musician, he began his creative career as a pianist who sings, and over time turned into a singer who plays the piano.

In the spring of 1973, Elton John in the company of buddies and just acquaintances celebrated the creation of his own record company Rocket Record Company. In the first year of its existence, the label released Elton’s album Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, which secured its place at the top of the UK charts.

Another success was the next album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which contained songs from a variety of genres. In the lyrics, Bernie Topin expressed his boldest literary ambitions. World critics call this collection the most important in Elton’s career. At the same time, the performer found himself in the heart of the glam movement, and the singer’s personality became increasingly popular.

In 1974, Elton John released the album Caribou, which managed to climb to the first place in the United States.