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Elton John can finally say he's an EGOT winner after decades in the entertainment industry.
The singer finally made it to the legendary status when his Disney+ special, Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the 2024 Emmy Awards. He is now the 19th person to receive the high honor of EGOT, which stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
Elton first made his journey towards getting an EGOT when he won a Grammy in 1987. He won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song That's What Friends Are For along with Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, and Gladys Knight.
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Elton John has achieved legendary status (Getty Images)He went on to win five more Grammy Awards - Best Instrumental Composition for Basque in 1992; Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Can You Feel The Love Tonight in 1995 and Candle In The Wind 1997 in 1998; the Grammy Legend Award in 1999; and Best Musical Theater Album in 2001 for Aida.
The star then got an Academy Award in 1995 for Best Original Song for Can You Feel The Love Tonight from Disney's The Lion King. He won another Oscar in 2020 for (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again which was featured in his biopic, Rocketman.
At the turn of the century, Elton won a Tony for Best Original Score for the musical Aida. And now, at 76 years old he was able to complete the quad-fecta even though he wasn't able to attend the award show in Los Angeles.
The last celebrity to win the big four awards was Viola Davis. She completed her EGOT status last year when she won a Grammy for Best Audiobook, Narration & Storytelling Recording for her autobiography Finding Me.
The oldest winner was John Gielgud, who completed an EGOT at 97 years and four months old. John was also the first non-American to win the award and the first member of the LGBTQ+ community.
The full list of EGOT winners include:
Richard Rodgers.
Helen Hayes.
Rita Moreno.
John Gielgud.
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Audrey Hepburn.
Marvin Hamlisch.
Jonathan Tunick.
Mel Brooks.
Mike Nichols.
Whoopi Goldberg.
Scott Rudin.
Robert Lopez.
John Legend.
Tim Rice.
Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Alan Menken.
Jennifer Hudson.
Viola Davis.