The Emmy night has been for Succession, The Bear and Beef; the three series that have won the most awards during the ceremony. However, there is another winner that has gone unnoticed and yet has achieved a record that practically no one in the world had before.
Elton John, the musician who inspired the movie Rocketman and who has been behind dozens of musicals and film soundtracks, won the Emmy last night thanks to his show Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, available on Disney Plus. And this puts him as one of the 19 exclusive members of the EGOT club. But what does this club exactly mean?
The most exclusive club of the great artists
The EGOT club stands for Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar, and Tony, and as the name suggests, it is exclusively for those who have won all four major awards in the entertainment industry. Elton John has successfully entered the club after winning five Grammy Awards, a Tony for his original music in the musical Aida, two Oscars for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King and “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from his biopic Rocketman, and his new Emmy.
Now, at 76 years old, John has placed himself on the list that includes 18 other great artists: actress Viola Davis, composer Alan Menken, actress Audrey Hepburn, director Mike Nichols, actress Whoopi Goldberg, director and composer Mel Brooks, actress Rita Moreno, singer and actor John Legend, composer Richard Rodgers, actress and producer Jennifer Hudson, composer Marvin Hamlisch, orchestra conductor Jonathan Tunick, actress Helen Hayes, actor John Gielgud, composer Robert Lopez, composer Tim Rice, and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Quite impressive.
