LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John has achieved EGOT status.
The famed British singer-pianist secured an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney +.
John said he was “incredibly humbled” for joining the elite group of EGOT winners who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
David Furnish, John's husband and a producer on the concert special, said John was overjoyed Monday night about winning his first-ever Emmy, and he “screamed out loud."
We woke him up in the middle of the night,” Furnish said while holding John’s award backstage.
Persons:
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Organizations:
ANGELES, Dodger, Disney, Dua Lipa, Apple Music
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