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President\u00a0Joe Biden<\/strong>\u00a0is sending along his congratulations to Sir\u00a0Elton John<\/strong>, who on Monday, January 15, became the 19th\u00a0entertainer\u00a0to earn a competitive EGOT, when his Disney+ special,\u00a0Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium<\/em>, won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSir Elton John has been a tidal wave throughout his career to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme,\u201d Biden\u00a0shared on social media<\/a>. \u201cSix Grammy Awards. Two Oscars. One Tony. And now, one Emmy. Congratulations Elton \u2014 a singer and songwriter of our time, for all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biden previously revealed a special connection he and his family have to Elton’s music in his book\u00a0Promise Me Dad,\u00a0<\/em>sharing that as a young, single dad, he and his two sons,\u00a0Hunter<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Beau<\/strong>, would sing “Crocodile Rock” on their way to school each day. In 2015, when Beau was dying of brain cancer, Biden sat at\u00a0his bedside and sang “Crocodile Rock” to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2022, Biden honored Elton with the National Humanities Medal, telling the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, “On behalf of the American people, thank you — and I sincerely mean this — for moving the soul of the nation.”<\/p>\n

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