Artist

Elton John

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Biography

"Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours."

Born Elton Hercules John on March 25, 1947, in Middlesex, England
Elton John's self-titled 1970 debut reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and spawned his first Top 10, "Your Song."
John scored his first three GRAMMY nominations for the 13th GRAMMY Awards for 1970, including Album Of The Year and Best New Artist. He won his first career GRAMMY for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for 1986 for "That's What Friends Are For," with Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Stevie Wonder.
At the 42nd GRAMMY Awards, John made his GRAMMY performance debut, performing "Philadelphia Freedom" with the Backstreet Boys.
John was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year in 2000. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
Formed in 1992, the Elton John AIDS Foundation hosts an annual Academy Awards viewing to raise funds for direct patient care services and AIDS prevention education.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Elton John

Year	Award	Artists	Work
2026	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Elton John, Brandi Carlile	Who Believes In Angels?
2026	Best Song Written For Visual Media	Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Andrew Watt	Never Too Late [From "Elton John: Never Too Late"]
2022	Album Of The Year	Montero Lamar Hill	Montero
2011	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Elton John, Leon Russell	If It Wasn't For Bad
2005	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Ray Charles, Elton John	Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
2003	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Original Sin
2002	Best Pop Vocal Album	Elton John	Songs From The West Coast
2002	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	I Want Love
2001	Best Musical Theater Album	Elton John, Tim Rice, Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti, Chris Montan	Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida
1998	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Candle In The Wind 1997
1996	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Believe (Single)
1995	Best Song Written For Visual Media	Elton John, Tim Rice	Can You Feel The Love Tonight (From The Lion King)
1995	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Can You Feel The Love Tonight
1995	Best Song Written For Visual Media	Elton John, Tim Rice	Circle Of Life (From The Lion King)
1995	Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year	Elton John, Tim Rice	Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Single)
1995	Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year	Elton John, Tim Rice	Circle Of Life (Single)
1993	Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	George Michael, Elton John	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single)
1993	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	The One (Single)
1992	Best Instrumental Composition	Elton John	Basque
1988	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Candle In The Wind (Single)
1987	Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder	That's What Friends Are For
1987	Record Of The Year	Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder	That's What Friends Are For (Single)
1985	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Elton John	Restless (Track)
1983	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Blue Eyes (Single)
1983	Video of the Year	Elton John	Visions: Elton John (Video)
1980	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Elton John	Mama Can't Buy Love (Single)
1977	Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Elton John, Kiki Dee	Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Single)
1976	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Album)
1976	Album Of The Year	Elton John	Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Album)
1975	Record Of The Year	Elton John	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single)
1975	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single)
1975	Album Of The Year	Elton John	Caribou (Album)
1974	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Elton John	Daniel (Single)
1972	Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Friends (Album)
1971	Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental	Elton John	Elton John (Album)
1971	Best New Artist	Elton John
1971	Album Of The Year	Elton John	Elton John (Album)