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|image        = Elton John.jpg
|aka          = Reginald Dwight
|species      = Human
|origin        = [[Earth]]
|first mention =
|only cs      = Love & Monsters (TV story)
|appearances  = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011 reprint|page=176|name="encyclopedia"}}
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'''Elton John''' was the stagename of '''Reginald Dwight''', a male [[singer]] and [[pianist]] from [[Britain]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="encyclopedia"}})


'''Elton John''' was a male singer from the planet [[Earth]].
== Biography ==
[[Polly Wright]] comforted John at [[Diana Spencer]]'s [[funeral]] in the [[1990s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|That Time I Nearly Destroyed the World Whilst Looking for a Dress (short story)}})


[[Perpugilliam Brown|Peri]] once disdainfully likened a statue of [[Eros]] she had recently seen to the visage of Elton John. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'') [[Elton Pope]] also made reference to him on his personal videolog, going so far as to include a clip of John singing in an attempt to differentiate himself from the singer. ([[DW]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]'')
John and [[Tim Rice]] wrote "[[Circle of Life]]" together. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2007 edition|page=33}}, {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011 reprint|page=59}})


Elton John wrote the music for and sang the original recording of "[[Circle of Life]]" for the Earth film, ''[[The Lion King]]''. The [[Tenth Doctor]] accidentally quoted lyrics from this song during his confrontation with the [[Sycorax]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')
According to the [[Seventh Doctor]], Elton John offered him [[piano]] lessons but he declined. He later regretted that decision. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus}})


==Appearances==
The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed to have gotten a large pair of [[sunglasses]] from either Elton John or the [[Mogadeesh of Replanak]]. When he wore the glasses, Martha Jones said "Elton John would be proud of [him]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Snowglobe 7 (novel)}})
*''[[Planet of Fire]]'' <small>(mentioned only)</small>
*''[[Love & Monsters]]''


==Sources==
=== Legacy ===
*''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''
A [[waxwork]] of Elton John was on display at [[Madame Tussauds]] by the [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Suspicious Minds (short story)}})


==Behind the scenes==
[[Stuart Hyde]] had a poster of John in his room at the [[Newton Institute]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Monster (TV story)}})
* Stock footage of Elton John performing in concert is used for his very brief cameo in ''Love and Monsters'', marking one of the few occasions a well-known British musical performer had been featured in such a way. A similar stock-footage cameo was conducted for [[The Beatles]] in ''[[The Chase]]''.


[[Category:Real people|John, Elton]]
[[Peri Brown]] once disdainfully likened a statue of [[Eros (god)|Eros]] she had recently seen to the visage of Elton John. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of Fire (TV story)}})
[[Category:Human musicians|John, Elton]]
 
While in a [[bubble prison]], [[Iris Wildthyme]] imagined performing a duet with Elton John at [[Freddie Mercury]]'s 40th birthday party in [[1986]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? (audio story)}})
 
[[Elton Pope]]'s parents named him after Elton John. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="encyclopedia"}}) In his adult life, Elton Pope referred to Elton John on his personal video log, going so far as to include a clip of John singing to differentiate himself from the singer. [[Jackie Tyler]] also alluded to him when she noted to Pope that one did not know many Eltons "apart from the obvious". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Love & Monsters (TV story)}})
 
[[Tony Clare]] had a collection of Elton John on [[vinyl]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Snow (audio story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Stock footage of Elton John performing in concert is used for his very brief cameo in ''Love & Monsters'', marking one of the few occasions a well-known British musical performer had been featured in such a way. A similar stock-footage cameo was conducted for [[the Beatles]] in the television story ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''.
 
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 26 August 2024

Elton John

Elton John was the stagename of Reginald Dwight, a male singer and pianist from Britain. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"name":"\"encyclopedia\"","page":"176","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Polly Wright comforted John at Diana Spencer's funeral in the 1990s. (PROSE: That Time I Nearly Destroyed the World Whilst Looking for a Dress [+]Loading...["That Time I Nearly Destroyed the World Whilst Looking for a Dress (short story)"])

John and Tim Rice wrote "Circle of Life" together. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"33","ed":"2007 edition","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}, Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"59","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

According to the Seventh Doctor, Elton John offered him piano lessons but he declined. He later regretted that decision. (AUDIO: Project: Lazarus [+]Loading...["Project Lazarus (audio story)","Project: Lazarus"])

The Tenth Doctor claimed to have gotten a large pair of sunglasses from either Elton John or the Mogadeesh of Replanak. When he wore the glasses, Martha Jones said "Elton John would be proud of [him]". (PROSE: Snowglobe 7 [+]Loading...["Snowglobe 7 (novel)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

A waxwork of Elton John was on display at Madame Tussauds by the 1970s. (PROSE: Suspicious Minds [+]Loading...["Suspicious Minds (short story)"])

Stuart Hyde had a poster of John in his room at the Newton Institute. (TV: The Time Monster [+]Loading...["The Time Monster (TV story)"])

Peri Brown once disdainfully likened a statue of Eros she had recently seen to the visage of Elton John. (TV: Planet of Fire [+]Loading...["Planet of Fire (TV story)"])

While in a bubble prison, Iris Wildthyme imagined performing a duet with Elton John at Freddie Mercury's 40th birthday party in 1986. (AUDIO: Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? [+]Loading...["Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? (audio story)"])

Elton Pope's parents named him after Elton John. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"name":"\"encyclopedia\"","page":"176","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) In his adult life, Elton Pope referred to Elton John on his personal video log, going so far as to include a clip of John singing to differentiate himself from the singer. Jackie Tyler also alluded to him when she noted to Pope that one did not know many Eltons "apart from the obvious". (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"])

Tony Clare had a collection of Elton John on vinyl. (AUDIO: Snow [+]Loading...["Snow (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Stock footage of Elton John performing in concert is used for his very brief cameo in Love & Monsters, marking one of the few occasions a well-known British musical performer had been featured in such a way. A similar stock-footage cameo was conducted for the Beatles in the television story The Chase.
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