British musician and songwriter who is one of the best-selling musical artists in history — known for Rocket Man, Tiny Dancer, and Crocodile Rock — whose flamboyant persona, addiction struggles, and AIDS philanthropy through the Elton John AIDS Foundation have made him as culturally significant off-stage as on.
Produced one of the most commercially and critically successful bodies of popular music in history, consistently over five decades — while his AIDS Foundation has raised over $600M and his sobriety story has been one of the most public and sustained celebrity addiction recoveries.
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