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Episode 10: Elton John: "I'm the luckiest man in the world"

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Elton John turns 79 today.

From “Rocket Man” to “Your Song”, Elton John has given generations the soundtrack to love, heartbreak, reinvention and survival.

But behind the glitter, the fame and the piano hooks was a man searching for something much more human.
25 Mar English South Africa Music

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