Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, has been open about the identity of his parents even going so far as to create the song Rocketman inspired by his mother.
Elton John is the son of Sheila Farebrother – who sadly died in 2017 and Stanley Dwight who passed in 1991.
Elton John parents: Meet Stanley Dwight, Sheila Farebrother
John has admitted that his whole career was to make his father proud, despite having a rocky relationship with him while he was alive.
He has been open about the treatment he received from his mother when he came out as gay back in 1992 though he has revealed the heartache he experienced at the saddening loss of his late mom.
Middlesex-born British singer, songwriter, and composer was born on March 25, 1947.
Four years later, John had uncovered his burning desire and passion for music, and he managed to teach himself to play the piano at the young age of four.
