He was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in Middlesex, England. He showed his musical talent from an early age and was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at 11!

He has written so many hit songs including, Your song, Goodbye yellow brick road, Rocketman, I’m still standing, Tiny dancer and Don’t let the sun go down on me, however he is no lyricist. The majority of lyrics that you can hear in his songs have been written by long term collaborative partner, Bernie Taupin, but he has also worked with other famous lyricists like Tim Rice, most notably on The Lion King soundtrack, for which he won an Oscar!