Kulo Novemba, i-Indonesia izobona ukudlala okukhethekile kwegama elilodwa elikhulu kunawo wonke owake waba khona emculweni: umculi-umbhali wengoma we-pop, umqambi, nomshayi wopiyano: Elton John.
U-Elton John uzodlala ukubonakala kwakhe kokuqala e-Indonesia ngoNovemba 18, 2011 Sentul International Convention Centre, emaphethelweni e- Jakarta. Ikhonsathi ekhethekile iyingxenye yohambo lomhlaba luka-Elton olunesihloko esithi Greatest Hits Tour ezoqala ngasekuqaleni kukaNovemba ihlanganisa ingxenye yomhlaba kusukela eLatvia kuze kube e-Australia.
Kulo mcimbi okhethekile, u-Elton John uzojoyinwa yiqembu lakhe lesikhathi eside elihlanganisa uDavey Johnstone, uNigel Olsson, uRobert Birch, uKim Bullard, noJohn Mahon, kanye namaphimbo amane ahlanganisa uRose Stone (Sly kanye neThe Family Stone), ULisa Banks, uTata Vega, noJean Witherspoon.
Ikhonsathi izophinde ibe nezihlabani eziyisihambeli ezikhethekile, i-2CELLOS, i-duet ka-Luka Sulic kanye no-Stjepan Hauser base-Croatia, abaculi abaphumelelayo abadlale i-cello kusukela ebuntwaneni. Impumelelo ye-meteoric ye-2CELLOS yaqala NgoJanuwari 2011 lapho belayisha inguqulo ehlukile ye-duo cello ethi “Smooth Criminal” ka-Michael Jackson ku-YouTube. Emasontweni ambalwa nje, ividiyo yabo yaduma kakhulu, yathola ukubukwa okungaphezu kwezigidi ezi-5 emhlabeni wonke. Bamenywe nguSir Elton John ukuthi bahlanganyele naye ohambweni lwakhe lomhlaba wonke bedlala naye futhi bamvulela.
Eminyakeni engu-40 yokusebenza kwakhe, u-Elton John usezuze izindondo ezi-5 zamaGrammy, wathengisa ama-albhamu angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-250 emhlabeni wonke futhi uyaqhubeka nokwenza imibukiso engaphezu kuka-100 ngonyaka, okumbeka phakathi kwabaculi abayi-10 abathengiswa kakhulu emlandweni womculo. Ngaphezu kokuba ngumdlali wopiyano we-pop-rock ophumelele kakhulu emhlabeni, wengamela inkampani ephethe amaciko, futhi isisekelo sakhe se-AIDS siqoqe imali engaphezu kuka-US$220 wezigidi kusukela ngo-1992 futhi sihlomulisa izinhlelo emazweni angu-55. Ukuthengiswa kwengoma ethi "Candle In the Wind" ngo-1997 kwanyusa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-US $40 yenhlangano esiza abantulayo, kulandela ukushona komngane wakhe u-Diana, uPrincess of Wales.
Inganekwane ye-pop yakhipha icwecwe layo lokuqala elicula yedwa i-Empty Sky ngo-1969, kwathi ngo-1970 yaba nengoma yayo yokuqala eyi-pop yokuqala eyi-10 e-US ethi, “Your Song.” Eminyakeni engamashumi amane kamuva usengomunye wabaculi be-pop abaphumelela kakhulu kunabo bonke abake baba namahithi aphezulu angu-25 aphezulu angu-10 e-US. U-Elton John uyilungu le-Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame futhi ngaphandle kwama-Grammy Awards, usephinde wawina i-Academy Award, kanye ne-Tony Award. Ngo-2008, uBillboard wambeka njengomculi wesithathu ophumelele kunabo bonke emlandweni ngemuva nje kweBeatles noMadonna.
Ikhonsathi izoba yithuba elingcono kakhulu lokubamba u-Elton bukhoma esiteji ngezingasoze zabuna zango-1970s ezifana nokuthi “Ingoma Yakho,” “Kulungile NgoMgqibelo Ebusuku (Yokulwa),” “Rocket Man,” “Goodbye Yellow Yellow Brick Road,” “Candle In the Wind, ” “Umdansi Omncane,” “I-Crocodile Rock” kuze kube yizintandokazi zawo-1980s “Ngicabanga ukuthi Yingakho Beyibiza ngokuthi Ama-Blues,” kanye “Nezingoma Ezidabukisayo (Zisho Kakhulu)” nezinye eziningi ohlwini oluhleliwe.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ikhonsathi izoba yithuba elingcono kakhulu lokubamba u-Elton bukhoma esiteji ngezingasoze zabuna zango-1970s ezifana nokuthi “Ingoma Yakho,” “Kulungile NgoMgqibelo Ebusuku (Yokulwa),” “Rocket Man,” “Goodbye Yellow Yellow Brick Road,” “Candle In the Wind, ” “Umdansi Omncane,” “I-Crocodile Rock” kuze kube yizintandokazi zawo-1980s “Ngicabanga ukuthi Yingakho Beyibiza ngokuthi Ama-Blues,” kanye “Nezingoma Ezidabukisayo (Zisho Kakhulu)” nezinye eziningi ohlwini oluhleliwe.
- Elton John is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and aside from Grammy Awards, he has also won an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.
- In addition to being the most successful pop-rock pianist in the world, he oversees an artist-management company, and his AIDS foundation has raised more than US$220 million since 1992 and benefits programs in 55 countries.
