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WINNERS: "ELTON: The Biography" - competition
Thursday, February 1 2007

"ELTON: The Biography" by David Buckley will be published in February 2007. Six visitors of eltonfan.net have won their copy in our special competition.

Following are the six questions from six decades of Elton's life that we asked Elton fans. The correct answers are displayed in red:

1) 1947-1956: What was the profession of Elton's father, Stanley Dwight?
Squadron leader with the Royal Air Force

2) 1957-1966: Who played drums in the first Bluesology band in 1962?
Mick Inkpen

3) 1967-1976: What Elton John album made history by becoming the first record ever to debut on #1 in the Billboard charts?
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

4) 1977-1986: What was the name of Elton's former lover who was the addressee of "Blue Eyes"?
Vance Buck

5) 1987-1996: What was Elton's only single chart success in 1991 - reaching number one in both the US and UK charts?
"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" (with George Michael)

6) 1997-2006: When did Elton John and David Furnish get 'married'?
December 21, 2005

We have received hundreds of entries, but nobody answered all six questions correctly. However, there were several people that had 5 out of 6 correct, and we have picked the winners from that group. Congratulations to:

  • Michael Payne, UK
  • Cassandra Crawford, USA
  • Katja Lage, Germany
  • Ruth Nielsen, Germany
  • Annette Rogge, Germany
  • Michael English, USA
The winners will receive their copy directly from the publishers in the next few weeks. Thanks to everyone who took part in the competition.

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