Elton John tribute act Paul Bacon, who recently also performed at the 90th birthday party of Elton's mother Sheila Farebrother, has relased the single "You Take My Breath Away".

A lifelong Elton John fan, Paul first started singing and performing Elton’s songs whilst studying Performing Arts at University in the early 1980’s. With an extraordinarily similar singing voice to Sir Elton’s, Paul is able to draw on an amazing back catalogue of hits to produce a truly wonderful celebration of Elton’s music. Paul’s performances often feature some of Elton’s actual clothes, bought from his ‘Out the Closet’ sales.

The single "You Take My Breath Away", written by Christina Hickman, is available on iTunes. The track has been produced by British record producer and audio engineer Stuart Epps, who since 1967 has worked with Elton John, Kiki Dee and many other well-known artists such as Led Zeppelin, Oasis, George Harrison, Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Cliff Richard, Barry White and Chris Rea.

Stuart, who also manages Paul Bacon, made sure that Ultimate Elton performed at the 90th birthday party for Elton's mother Sheila Farebrother (pictured left with Paul Bacon) on March 14, 2015. The event was organized by Elton's former P.A. Bob Halley. Guests also included Elton's former manager John Reid and singer/songwriter Gary Osbourne. Gary went on to collaborate with Elton throughout the album "A Single Man", and on parts of the albums "21 at 33", "The Fox", "Jump Up!", and "Leather Jackets". The three biggest singles co-written by Elton John and Gary Osborne were "Part Time Love" from 1978, "Little Jeannie" a U.S million seller in 1980, and the worldwide hit "Blue Eyes" from 1982.

During the party, Kiki Dee dueted with Ultimate Elton on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".

For more information about Paul Bacon's tribute act see www.ultimateelton.com.

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