Singer Elton John Completes Rare 'EGOT' with Emmy Win
2024-01-17
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1The Emmy Awards program on Monday night honored British singer Elton John with a prize for his movie which Disney+ presented in 2023.
2With the win, John completed the career accomplishment known as an "EGOT."
3The letters stand for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
4Those are the four major awards in the United States for the performing arts.
5John said he was "incredibly humbled" after learning about the award.
6John became the 19th EGOT winner. Others include Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson and John Legend.
7The film covered his "farewell" performance at the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, Dodger Stadium, in late 2022.
8It was the last show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road traveling show, or tour, which started in 2018 and continued through 2022 after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
9The recording of his concert won in the category called "Variety Special (Live)."
10The other nominees included the halftime show from the 57th Super Bowl, the 75th Tony Awards, a performance by comedian Chris Rock and the 95th Academy Awards, or Oscars.
11David Furnish, John's partner, helped produce the three-hour concert film.
12Furnish attended Monday's ceremony in Los Angeles.
13He said John was sleeping at his home in Great Britain.
14Furnish said he used a video call app to tell John the news.
15"We FaceTimed him. We woke him up in the middle of the night," Furnish said.
16John is recovering from a knee replacement medical operation.
17U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated John on the social media service X.
18"Sir Elton John has been a tidal wave throughout his career to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme," he posted.
19In a statement sent out after winning the award, John said he appreciated the "unwavering support of my fans all around the world."
20He added: "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."
21John has several Grammy Awards for his singing and recording career.
22He won a Tony for writing the music for the Broadway musical Aida.
23He won two Oscars for writing songs in movies, first for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King and "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocket Man.
24I'm Jill Robbins.
1The Emmy Awards program on Monday night honored British singer Elton John with a prize for his movie which Disney+ presented in 2023. 2With the win, John completed the career accomplishment known as an "EGOT." The letters stand for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. 3Those are the four major awards in the United States for the performing arts. 4John said he was "incredibly humbled" after learning about the award. 5John became the 19th EGOT winner. Others include Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson and John Legend. 6The film covered his "farewell" performance at the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, Dodger Stadium, in late 2022. It was the last show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road traveling show, or tour, which started in 2018 and continued through 2022 after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 7The recording of his concert won in the category called "Variety Special (Live)." The other nominees included the halftime show from the 57th Super Bowl, the 75th Tony Awards, a performance by comedian Chris Rock and the 95th Academy Awards, or Oscars. 8David Furnish, John's partner, helped produce the three-hour concert film. Furnish attended Monday's ceremony in Los Angeles. He said John was sleeping at his home in Great Britain. 9Furnish said he used a video call app to tell John the news. 10"We FaceTimed him. We woke him up in the middle of the night," Furnish said. John is recovering from a knee replacement medical operation. 11U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated John on the social media service X. 12"Sir Elton John has been a tidal wave throughout his career to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme," he posted. 13In a statement sent out after winning the award, John said he appreciated the "unwavering support of my fans all around the world." He added: "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." 14John has several Grammy Awards for his singing and recording career. He won a Tony for writing the music for the Broadway musical Aida. He won two Oscars for writing songs in movies, first for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King and "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocket Man. 15I'm Jill Robbins. 16Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 17____________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19career -n. the results of a person job or profession over a period of time 20accomplishment -n. a major thing that a person does of which they are proud 21humble -v. to cause a person to feel less important or proud 22halftime -n. the middle of a big sports event that usually has some kind of performance while the teams prepare for the second half 23concert -n. a musical performance 24congratulate -v. to tell someone that you are happy for their success or good fortune 25testament -n. proof that something is the case or is true 26We want to hear from you. What is your favorite song by Elton John? Have you ever seen him perform in concert?