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Bernie Taupin
CBE
Taupin in 2024
Background information
Birth name
Bernard John Taupin
Born
(1950-05-22) 22 May 1950 (age 73) Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Genres
Rock
pop
country
Occupation(s)
Lyricist
visual artist
Years active
1967–present
Spouse(s)
Maxine Feibelman
(m. 1971; div. 1977)
Toni Lynn Russo
(m. 1979; div. 1991)
Stephanie Haymes Roven
(m. 1993; div. 1998)
Heather Kidd
(m. 2004)
Musical artist
Bernard John TaupinCBE (born 22 May 1950)[1] is an English-American lyricist and visual artist. He is best known for his songwriting partnership with Elton John, recognised as one of the most successful partnerships of its kind in history. Taupin is behind the majority of John's songs, dating back to the 1960s.[2]
In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in the music paper New Musical Express placed by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters.[3] John responded to the same advertisement and they were brought together, collaborating on many albums since.[3][4] Taupin and John were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992.[5]
Taupin received the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2020, along with John, for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from the film Rocketman,[6] was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence Award category in 2023 [7] and on 20 March 2024, Taupin, along with John; was awarded the U.S. Library of Congress' prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song for their partnership, achievements and contributions to the craftwork of songwriting.[8][9]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2447. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^"Elton John and Bernie Taupin | Songwriters Hall of Fame". www.songhall.org. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ abBillboard 4 October 1997, 30 Years of Music: Elton John with Bernie Taupin Billboard
^Bernie Taupin Biography Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Songwriters Hall of Fame
^"Elton John & Bernie Taupin".
^Grein, Paul (10 February 2020). "Elton John & Bernie Taupin Win Best Original Song at 2020 Oscars". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^"2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee: Bernie Taupin". rockhall.com. 3 May 2023.
^"Elton John & Bernie Taupin Named 2024 Recipients of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song". billboard.com. 30 January 2024.
^"Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin win the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song". npr.org. 30 January 2024.
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song written by English musician and composer Elton John and lyricist BernieTaupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on John's 1971 album...
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Jets") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter BernieTaupin, and performed by John. The song first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow...
in the Hoopla. It was written by English musicians Martin Page and BernieTaupin, who were both living in Los Angeles at the time, and was originally...
careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and his long-term lyricist BernieTaupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA Records...
working titles of Vodka and Tonics and Silent Movies, Talking Pictures, BernieTaupin wrote the lyrics in two and a half weeks, with John composing most of...
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