Legendary entertainer Elton John on Monday joined a choose membership of winners of the awards grand slam — the so-called EGOT — when he added an Emmy to his suite of profession prizes.
The British singer-songwriter turned solely the nineteenth individual ever to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony when his “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium” gained Outstanding Variety Special (Live) on the Emmys in Los Angeles.
The 76-year-old John, who’s recovering from a knee operation, was not on the ceremony, however producer Ben Winston took the stage in his place.
“We did know this was going to be historic because it was going to be Elton’s last ever show in North America,” Winston mentioned.
“We didn’t know it was going to be historic because it was going to win a man who has created the soundtrack to all of our lives, who has done so much great for society, who is all of our heroes — we didn’t know that it was going to win him an EGOT.”
The live performance at Dodger Stadium within the coronary heart of Los Angeles was the ultimate cease on the North American leg of John’s farewell tour, a multi-year enterprise that Billboard journal mentioned grossed practically a billion {dollars}.
Elton has two Oscars for greatest unique tune (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” from “The Lion King” and “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” from “Rocketman.”
He has a Tony Award for his unique rating for “Aida,” and 5 Grammys, together with for “Candle in the Wind” in 1998.
Only 18 others have gained the EGOT sweep, together with Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Viola Davis.
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