Other events in Baltic States

On June 29, 2013, global megastar Elton John will be performing at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, LETA/Lauluvaljak.ee reported.

Tickets are sold at Piletilevi across Estonia with the starting price at 30 euros.

English singer, songwriter, composer and pianist Sir Elton John has been twice to Estonia with concerts in 1979 and 2001.

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, is one of the most highly acclaimed and successful solo artists of all time. He has achieved 35 gold and 25 platinum albums, has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, and holds the record for the biggest selling single of all time. Over the five decades since his career began in 1969, Elton has played more than 3,000 concerts worldwide.

Elton was born on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England, and given the name Reginald Kenneth Dwight. At the age of three he astonished his family by sitting at the piano and playing The Skater's Waltz by ear. At the age of 11 he was awarded a scholarship as a Junior Exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Music and he attended the Academy on Saturday mornings for the next four years.