Elton John
His flamboyant piano-led performances became iconic. This topic is part of Music Artists within Music. This page currently draws on 11 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Elton John trivia questions
Elton John is famous as a singer and player of what instrument?
Answer: Piano
Bonus fact: His flamboyant piano-led performances became iconic.
Who has written lyrics for many of Elton John's biggest songs?
Answer: Bernie Taupin
Bonus fact: John and Taupin formed one of popular music's longest songwriting partnerships.
Which Elton John song was rewritten in 1997 as a tribute to Princess Diana?
Answer: Candle in the Wind
Bonus fact: The 1997 version became one of the best-selling singles ever.
What was Elton John's birth name?
Answer: Reg Dwight
Bonus fact: Elton John met lyricist Bernie Taupin after both responded to a classified advertisement seeking songwriters.
Who is Elton John's longtime lyric-writing partner?
Answer: Bernie Taupin
Bonus fact: Elton John and Bernie Taupin were inducted together into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992.
Which singer is famous for playing piano and wearing elaborate glasses on stage?
Answer: Elton John
Bonus fact: Elton John has had a career spanning more than five decades.
Which singer recorded Tiny Dancer?
Answer: Elton John
Bonus fact: Elton John has worked for decades with lyricist Bernie Taupin.
Who composed Your Song?
Answer: Elton John
Bonus fact: Original song written and composed by Bernie Taupin (words) and Elton John (music).
Which musician performed a flamboyant version of "Pinball Wizard" in the 1975 film of "Tommy"?
Answer: Elton John
Bonus fact: Elton John’s sequence features giant boots and a towering pinball-machine setting.
Which future superstar played piano on the Hollies recording of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"?
Answer: Elton John
Bonus fact: Elton John was still working frequently as a session musician when the track was recorded.
Which artist recorded the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road?
Answer: Elton John
Bonus fact: The album was added to the National Recording Registry in 2025.