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| − | '''Elton John '''(born March 25, [[1947]]), is an English singer-songwriter and composer. He is well-known for [[File:Elton_John.jpg|thumb|238px]]composing several songs for Disney's 1994 animated film, ''[[The Lion King]]'', including "[[Circle of Life|Circle of Life]]", "[[I Just Can't Wait to Be King]]", "[[Be Prepared]]", "[[Hakuna Matata]]", and "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight?]]", with English lyricist, [[Tim Rice]]. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", won an Acadamy Award for Best Song and the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. John also performs popular cover versions of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", "Circle of Life" and "I Just Can't Wait to Be King". |
+ | '''Elton John '''(born March 25, [[1947]]), is an English singer-songwriter and composer. He is well-known for [[File:Elton_John.jpg|thumb|238px]]composing several songs for Disney's 1994 animated film, ''[[The Lion King]]'', including "[[Circle of Life|Circle of Life]]", "[[I Just Can't Wait to Be King]]", "[[Be Prepared]]", "[[Hakuna Matata]]", and "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight?]]", with English lyricist, [[Tim Rice]]. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", won an [[Wikipedia:Acadamy Award|Acadamy Award]] for Best Song and the [[Wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy Award]] for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. John also performs popular cover versions of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", "Circle of Life" and "I Just Can't Wait to Be King". |
| − | He is known for many songs such as "Crocodile Rock" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", which were also played in the Muppet Show |
+ | He is known for many songs such as "Crocodile Rock" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", which were also played in the [[The Muppet Show]] episode in which he guest stared. |
| − | In 1998, John teamed up with Rice once again to write music for two Broadway musicals produced by Disney; Aida, and of course, a stage version of the ''[[The Lion King]]''. |
+ | In 1998, John teamed up with Rice once again to write music for two Broadway musicals produced by Disney; [[Wikipedia:Aida|Aida]], and of course, a stage version of the ''[[The Lion King]]''. |
| − | In 2006, Elton John became a Disney Legend for his acclaimed work in ''[[The Lion King]]''. |
+ | In 2006, Elton John became a [[Disney Legend]] for his acclaimed work in ''[[The Lion King]]''. |
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Elton John (born March 25, 1947), is an English singer-songwriter and composer. He is well-known for
composing several songs for Disney's 1994 animated film, The Lion King, including "Circle of Life", "I Just Can't Wait to Be King", "Be Prepared", "Hakuna Matata", and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", with English lyricist, Tim Rice. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", won an Acadamy Award for Best Song and the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. John also performs popular cover versions of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", "Circle of Life" and "I Just Can't Wait to Be King".
He is known for many songs such as "Crocodile Rock" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", which were also played in the The Muppet Show episode in which he guest stared.
In 1998, John teamed up with Rice once again to write music for two Broadway musicals produced by Disney; Aida, and of course, a stage version of the The Lion King.
In 2006, Elton John became a Disney Legend for his acclaimed work in The Lion King.