Sir Elton John is one of the most successful music stars of all time. After a career of forty years he is still renowned for delivering energetic concerts. Since 1967, when Elton John began his collaboration with the songwriter Bernie Taupin, he has recorded more than 30 albums and scored countless hits, the greatest being I'm Still Standing, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Nikita, Sacrifice, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest and Candle in the Wind, the latter dedicated to the deceased Princess Diana in 1997.