A special evening is in store for Filipinos as the English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist Sir ELTON JOHN performs in Manila on December 8, 2012 (Saturday) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Fresh from a memorable and highly acclaimed performance at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert at the Buckingham Palace, the music icon has embarked on his 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man Tour. "Rocket Man" was one of Elton's highest-charting songs. The song remained on top of the U.K. charts for 13 weeks and in the U.S. Billboard chart for 15 weeks.
ELTON JOHN’s musical career has spanned four decades; achieving worldwide success by selling more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997", his tribute to the late Princess Diana, has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
ELTON JOHN’s Greatest Hits 1970-2002 album is a career-spanning 2-CD collection of Elton's biggest hits up to 2002, released exclusively under MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines). The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 12 in 2002. It spent 67 weeks on the chart. It hit certified Gold and Platinum on December of the same year, 2x Platinum in 2003, 3x Platinum in 2004 and 5x Platinum on 14 February 2011 by the RIAA. Among the popular hits included in this timeless collection are “Rocket Man”, “Candle in the Wind”, “Your Song”, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”, “Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word”, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” and “Circle of Life” among others.
Source: Clickthecity.com