Elton John is about to finish his career

British musician Elton John announced the end of the tour after 50 years on stage. The last series of performances will be a tour. One last worldwhich will start in September 2018, writes Air force.

This was announced at the last representative office. YouTube special press conference broadcast simultaneously in London and New York.

According to Sir Elton John, his life priorities have changed, and family and children are now in the first place.

Last year, Sir Elton spent two days in intensive care and more than a week in the hospital.

As his managers announced at the time, the reason was a potentially deadly bacterial infection, which he received during a tour of Latin America.

The musician then had to cancel 9 concerts in Las Vegas and California.

However, in 2017, Elton John starred as himself in the action comedy film "Kingsman: The Golden Ring"and played 87 concerts. The musician performed in Europe, Australia and in the concert hall of the entertainment complex Caesar Palace in Las Vegas, where he has been a regular performer for years 6 and leads his show The Million Dollar Piano.

Shortly before the official announcement, a screensaver appeared on the personal site of Elton John with a quote from his 1973 hit of the year. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: “I have finally decided that my future lies ... “.

Busy schedule

On the singer's personal site, his performances in Las Vegas are scheduled before 19 in May, and on 30 in June and 1 in July 2018, the 2 of his concert at the Georgian Black Sea resort Shekvetili is scheduled.

This coming Sunday, Elton John is due to sing a duet with singer Miley Cyrus at the Grammy music awards ceremony.

Also next week, Sir Elton will hold a concert in his honor, which will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York with the participation of Sam Smith, Chris Martin, Keisha, John Legend and Keith Urban.

It is known that Elton John is working on a musical based on the film "The Devil Wears Prada"and a remake of the cartoon "The Lion King", which is scheduled for release in 2019.

Despite the announcement of his final tour, Sir Elton is unlikely to completely stop the concert activity.

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"Elton can't stop performing," his husband David Furnish said in an interview last year. Music Week.

At the same time, Elton John himself declared that he wanted to spend more time with his sons (7-year-old Zachary and 5-year-old Elijah).

“We will probably have to make a decision in the next six months. I will stop giving tours - but I will not stop performing, but touring. 70 is not 60 or 50. I want to spend more time with my boys,” the newspaper quotes him as saying Daily Mail.

Elton John first began performing in the middle of 1960's with his group Bluesology, and his first overseas tour began in Los Angeles, where he performed as a solo artist in 1970.

During his career, Sir Elton gave over 4 thousands of concerts in more than 80 countries of the world.

On his account 31 Platinum and 38 Gold Albums. His single 1997 of the year Candle in the Wind became the best selling in the history of the music industry.

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