Elton John Trivia

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Is the Godfather of John Lennon's son, Sean Lennon. (imdb.com)

Ranked #17 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll. (imdb.com)

Sang a duet with Luciano Pavarotti called "Live Like Horses". (imdb.com)

In the Independent of Sunday 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - he came no. 2, down from no. 1. (imdb.com)

1995: Winner of the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution. (imdb.com)

His song "Act of War" was a duet with Millie Jackson. (imdb.com)

Covered the The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in 1974. John Lennon is featured in this recording. (imdb.com)

Auditioned for the lead vocalist spot in the band King Crimson but was turned down. (imdb.com)

Godfather of Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian Charles. (imdb.com)

2004: Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honours, along with Joan Sutherland, John Williams, Warren Beatty, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. (imdb.com)

Duet with Aretha Franklin: "Through the Storm". (imdb.com)

2004: Winner of the Q Classic Songwriter Award. (imdb.com)

Came up with the name Elton John from Soft Machine saxophone player Elton Dean and Long John Baldry. (imdb.com)

1996: Appointed a CBE. (imdb.com)

Duet with Luciano Pavarotti: "Live Like Horses". (imdb.com)

When Stevie Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic, he auditioned to take Winwood's place. Unfortunately, he was turned down. (imdb.com)

He considers The Beatles song "Yesterday" as the perfect song. (imdb.com)

Sang a song with Tupac Shakur called "Ghetto Gospel". (imdb.com)

Sang a duet with Cliff Richard called "Slow Rivers". (imdb.com)

The song "You Can Make History (Young Again)" was a tribute to fashion designer Gianni Versace. (imdb.com)

One of his all-time favorite singers is Country Music Hall-Of-Fame legend "Gentleman" Jim Reeves (1923-1964). Reportedly he once considered recording Reeves' mega-hit (on both Pop and Country Charts) "He'll Have To Go" (1960), but decided he couldn't possibly top Reeves' version. (imdb.com)

His song "All the Young Girls Love Alice" is a tribute to Alice Cooper. (imdb.com)

1992: Decided that all profits from his singles would be donated to AIDS charities and formed the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The foundation has become one of the world's largest nonprofit AIDS organizations. (imdb.com)

1991: Winner of the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist. (imdb.com)

Gave friend Rod Stewart the nickname "Phyllis". (imdb.com)

Sang the duet "Donner Pour Donner" in French with singer France Gall. (imdb.com)

Sang in his first and only concert in Puerto Rico in the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot on April 28th 2007. (imdb.com)

Stated once in the 1970s that if he ever had a daughter, he would name her "Umbrella". (imdb.com)

1974: During one of his concerts at Madison Square Garden, John Lennon joined him on stage to perform three songs. This was part of a bet that if Lennon's song "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" went to #1, he would join Elton on stage. This proved to be Lennon's last on-stage performance. (imdb.com)

Covered the John Lennon song "Give Peace a Chance" on his four-CD boxed set "To Be Continued...". (imdb.com)

1/87: Underwent laser surgery to remove nodules from his vocal chords in Australia. This followed a televised concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in which his voice sounded noticeably rough. In 2004 he admitted this problem had been caused by smoking too many drugs, including marijuana. (imdb.com)

2002: Presented (along with musical partner Bernie Taupin) with the Music Industry Trusts' Award for his outstanding contribution to the British music industry. (imdb.com)

His song "On Dark Street" features back-up vocals by Kiki Dee. (imdb.com)

2001: Declared that "Songs from the West Coast" would be his final studio album, and thereafter he would concentrate on just live performances. In 2004, however, he released a new album, "Peachtree Road", which despite some favorable reviews flopped in every country it was released in. (imdb.com)

1986: Winner of the British Phonographic Industry award for Outstanding Contribution. (imdb.com)

Godfather of Brooklyn Beckham & Romeo Beckham. (imdb.com)

Duet with Eric Clapton: "Runaway Train". (imdb.com)

Covered the Kiki Dee song "Sugar on the Floor". (imdb.com)

Christmas hits: "Step into Christmas" (1973) and "Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)" (1983). (imdb.com)

In 2007, Forbes Magazine reported his earnings to be approximately $53 million for the year. (imdb.com)

1991: Had a UK #1 hit with his live duet with George Michael, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me". (imdb.com)

1995: Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award. (imdb.com)

1/17/97: Covered the Queen song "The Show Must Go On" at the Theatre National de Chaillot in Paris, for the gala opening night of "Le Presbytere n'a rien perdu de son charme ni le jardin de son eclat", a moving work inspired by the premature deaths of Freddie Mercury and the company's principal dancer Jorge Donn. (imdb.com)

Covered the Queen song "The Show Must Go On". (imdb.com)

Started piano lessons at age four, and showed promise as a musician at an early age. (imdb.com)

His 1994 album "The Lion King" sold 15 million copies in the United States. (imdb.com)

Duet with Jennifer Rush: "Flames of Paradise". (imdb.com)

He was voted the 49th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. (imdb.com)

Often parodied on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) by Horatio Sanz. (imdb.com)

2000: Nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award (1999 season) for Best New Musical for "The Lion King" at the Lyceum Theatre. (imdb.com)