Elton John is an English singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor.John's voice was once classed as tenor; it is now baritone.John has written with his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin since 1967 when he answered an advertisement for talent placed in the popular UK music publication, New Musical Express. The pair have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.Taupin writes the lyrics on his own, and John then putting them to music, with the two never in the same room during the process. Taupin would write a set of lyrics, then mail them to John, wherever he was in the world, who would then lay down the music, arrange it, and record.(Source: Wikipedia)