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Elton John Secures EGOT With Emmy Win

Elton John Secures EGOT With Emmy Win
With “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” he becomes the 19th person to win all four prestigious entertainment awards.

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Elton John Secures EGOT With Emmy Win

With “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” he becomes the 19th person to win all four prestigious entertainment awards.

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Elton John performing during his final North American show at Dodger Stadium in November 2022.Credit...Willy Sanjuan/Invision, via Associated Press
Julia Jacobs
  • Published Jan. 15, 2024Updated Jan. 16, 2024, 12:03 p.m. ET

Elton John secured an EGOT on Monday night, joining the select group who have won all four major entertainment awards — an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony — when he won an Emmy for outstanding variety special for his livestreamed farewell concert at Dodger Stadium.

John has won five Grammys, a Tony Award for best original score for “Aida,” and two Oscars for songs in “The Lion King” (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight”) and “Rocketman” (“I’m Gonna Love Me Again”).

With his Emmy for “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” which streamed on Disney+, John became the 19th person to gain the title. The rather elite club includes Audrey Hepburn, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson and Viola Davis.

John, 76, was not present at the Emmys ceremony because of a knee operation, said Ben Winston, an executive producer of the show who accepted the award on John’s behalf.

John said in a statement that he was “incredibly humbled” by the honor.

“The journey to this moment has been filled with passion, dedication and the unwavering support of my fans all around the world,” he said in the statement. “Tonight is a testament to the power of the arts and the joy that it brings to all our lives. Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my career, I am incredibly grateful.”

The live concert, which took place at the Los Angeles stadium in 2022, carried echoes of the pop star’s pair of shows at the same venue in 1975, when, in his late 20s, John played hits such as “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and “Bennie and the Jets” to a sold-out venue.

President Biden congratulated John on social media Tuesday, saying, “Sir Elton John has been a tidal wave throughout his career to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme.”

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