The EGOT winner performed his 1972 hit “Tiny Dancer,” much to the delight of the audience. Shockingly, “Tiny Dancer” initially failed on the pop charts (due in part to its six-minute running time). Over time, however, audiences warmed up and the song became a staple on adult contemporary and rock radio stations. (Almost famous also helped a bit, as the song experienced a surge in popularity after it appeared in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 cult classic.)

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This superstar once sang Elton’s children to sleep

Elton John has sons Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with husband David Furnish. The “Candle in the Wind” hitmaker opened up about the more intimate aspects of parenting during a Dec. 17 appearance on US TV show “Candle in the Wind.” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

“We sang them to bed,” he said. “We read them stories every night, even if they didn’t understand what we were saying. It was a ritual that we held them.”