The Elton Song Project - Eine Hommage an Elton John
The Elton Song Project
A tribute to Elton John
The world hits of Elton John - Daniel, Don´t let the Sun go down on me, Sorry seems to be the hardest Word, Crocodile Rock, Don´t go breaking my heart, Blue Eyes, I´m Still Standing, Sad Songs, Nikita, and Sacrifice, just to name a few, are well-known and everyone can sing along.
Sir Elton John, with more than 550 million records sold, is one of the most successful pop musicians in history. With the new version of Candle in the Wind in 1997, he not only paid tribute to the late Lady Diana - the song became the best-selling single of all time with 37 million copies sold.
In 1969, Elton John released his first album, Empty Sky. However, it was his second album, Elton John, with the hit Your Song, that became a success. After that, Elton John recorded albums almost like on an assembly line. In 1973, his seventh studio album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, was released - one of his most successful albums with over 30 million copies sold. The double album includes, among others, the original version of Candle in the Wind - originally a tribute to Norma Jean, alias Marilyn Monroe.
Throughout the 1970s, Elton John landed hit after hit worldwide, including titles like Daniel, Don´t let the Sun go down on me, Someone saved my Life tonight, and Sorry seems to be the hardest Word - timeless ballads. But also rock songs became hits for Elton John, such as Crocodile Rock, Philadelphia Freedom, or Don’t go breaking my heart in a duet with Kiki Dee.
Even in the 1980s, Elton John continued to enjoy success. Songs like Blue Eyes, I´m Still Standing, Sad Songs, Nikita, and Sacrifice stirred up the charts dominated by new wave and new romantic styles. He had long since become one of the most successful musicians of all time.
In 1992, after a serious illness, Elton John made a successful comeback with the album The One, which sold over 16 million copies. One of his biggest successes in the 1990s is the soundtrack for the Disney movie The Lion King (1994) with the hit single "Circle of Life." Elton John received an Oscar for the title song "Can you feel the Love tonight" from the soundtrack.
Elton John is one of the most successful artists of all time with countless timeless world hits in his unparalleled career as a musician, songwriter, and singer.
The Elton Song Project picks up on this unparalleled hit catalog of Elton John - 8 musicians who give these songs their compact sound and support them with four vocal voices.
For many years, the musicians of the Elton Song Project have supported stars in the studio and on stage - now they are stepping into the spotlight with their skills as instrumentalists and singers to pay tribute to Elton John and his magnificent work.
The musicians including Bo Heart (Klaus Lage, Edo Zanki, Vicky Leandros, and more), Jürgen Scholz (AnNa R., Klaus Lage, Julia Neigel), Mitch Knauer (keyboards and arrangements including Helene Fischer, Unheilig, Adoro, Ben Zucker), Joachim Schlüter (guitarist and film composer for e.g. "Ich bin dann mal weg" and "Käptain Blaubär") and Jens Wrede (Klaus Lage, Gregor Meile, Ina Müller, AnNa R) have been playing together in various bands for many years and are now joining forces for "The Elton Song Project."
The Elton Song Project consists of these eight musical personalities:
Bo Heart - Vocals, Piano
Stephanie Hundertmark - Vocals
Jürgen Scholz - Guitar, Vocals
Sven Krien - Vocals
Heinz Lichius - Drums
Mitch Knauer - Keyboards
Joachim Schlüter - Guitar
Jens Wrede - Bass
The Elton Song Project interprets the incomparable songs of Elton John in a unique way live on stage, guaranteeing a goosebump-inducing experience. They are timeless music classics and evergreens for multiple generations that sadly we will no longer experience from Elton John himself on stage. Elton John bid farewell to the grand stage in 2023.
Doors open at 7:00 PM
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