Legendary musician Elton John gave a massive scare to his fans and followers around the world when he was rushed to a hospital in Monaco. Elton John, 76, who is widely followed and loved around the world was living in his villa in France when he was taken to hospital on an emergency basis. Notably, as soon as Elton John hospitalized reports were confirmed, fans around the world were shocked and started pouring out their best wishes for his speedy recovery as well. Now, the question arises what happened to Elton John? Below is what we know so far-
What happened to Elton John?
As per reports, Elton John suffered a brutal fall at his villa in Nice while on holiday with his husband David Furnish and their two sons. Elton John's representative confirmed that he fell inside his Nice villa. However, his representative also gave Elton John's Health Update saying that he was discharged this morning and is now back at home in good health."We can confirm that following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of France, Elton visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure...Following checkups, he was immediately discharged this morning and his now back at home and in good health," The Rocket Man singer's representative said. To be precise, Elton underwent a brain scan after he was taken to the orthopaedic department of the Princess Grace hospital in Monaco.
As per reports, Elton was slightly injured and underwent a brain and lumbar scan, which revealed he had not suffered any fractures. It is pertinent to mention here that the 76-year-old musician was enjoying his summer holidays in sunny France after wrapping up his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour last month. The 330-show, Elton John's five-year tour grossed £720.11million, which is the equivalent to £2.18million per show or about £16,000 a minute.
How did fans react to Elton John's hospitalization?
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A user wrote, "I admire that Elton John was wise enough to retire as he aged so he took a fall in privacy instead of on stage like some performers that are too stubborn to retire."
Another user wrote, "Wow so he’s that kinda old now….that’s sad."
For the unaware, Elton John is a British retired singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He started his music career immediately after leaving school. Elton John was the biggest music star in the 1970s. Elton has Academy Awards twice in his music career. First in 1995 for Best Original Song for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King, then again in 2020 in Best Original Song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman. Apart from this, Elton has won the prestigious Garmmy Awards for at least 6 times in his career.