Elton John
Wins
5
Nominations
37
Category
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
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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Who Believes In Angels?
Elton John, Brandi Carlile
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Never Too Late [From "Elton John: Never Too Late"]
Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt
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Album Of The Year
Montero
Tom Elmhirst, Kuk Harrell, John Hanes, Chris Gehringer, Serban Ghenea, Kanye West, Elton John, Manny Marroquin, Ryan Tedder, Miley Cyrus, Joe Visciano, Randy Merrill, Carter Lang, Jon Castelli, Eric Lagg, Montero Lamar Hill, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Megan Pete, Shawn "Source" Jarrett, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Jelli Dorman, Omer Fedi, Vincent Goodyer, Jasper Harris, Ilsey Juber, Keegan Bach, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Thomas James Levesque, Andrew Luce, Michael Olmo, Nickie Jon Pabón, Patrizio Pigliapoco, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, R. L. Stafford, William K. Ward, Take A Daytrip
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
If It Wasn't For Bad
Leon Russell, Elton John
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Ray Charles, Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Original Sin
Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
I Want Love
Elton John
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Best Pop Vocal Album
Songs From The West Coast
Elton John
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Best Musical Theater Album Winner
Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida
Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Chris Montan, Elton John, Frank Filipetti, Tim Rice
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
Candle In The Wind 1997
Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Believe (Single)
Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elton John
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (From The Lion King)
Elton John, Tim Rice
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Song Of The Year
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Single)
Elton John, Tim Rice
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Circle Of Life (From The Lion King)
Elton John, Tim Rice
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Song Of The Year
Circle Of Life (Single)
Elton John, Tim Rice
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single)
George Michael, Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
The One (Single)
Elton John
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Basque
Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Candle In The Wind (Single)
Elton John
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
That's What Friends Are For
Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight
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Record Of The Year
That's What Friends Are For (Single)
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Restless (Track)
Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Blue Eyes (Single)
Elton John
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Video Of The Year
Visions: Elton John (Video)
Elton John
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Male R&B Vocal Performance
Mama Can't Buy Love (Single)
Elton John
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Single)
Kiki Dee, Elton John
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Album Of The Year
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Album)
Gus Dudgeon, Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Album)
Elton John
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Record Of The Year
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single)
Gus Dudgeon, Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single)
Elton John
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Album Of The Year
Caribou (Album)
Gus Dudgeon, Elton John
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Daniel (Single)
Elton John
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Friends (Album)
Elton John, Bernie Taupin
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Best Contemporary Song
Elton John (Album)
Elton John
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Best New Artist
Elton John
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Album Of The Year
Elton John (Album)
Gus Dudgeon, Elton John
