Ed Hintze is The One and Only... Sir Elton John
34 years old

Click here to see Ed's VT from the first live show.


As a child, Ed took part in several school shows, as both an actor and singer, performing his first solo gig at the age of 12, when he played keyboards at his local pub.

He says he knew he wanted a career in music as it was, ‘the only thing I could do’.

In 1992, having been inspired by a Tina Turner tribute act, Ed began to pay tribute to Elton, having been told that he sounded like him. During his tribute performances, Ed imitates Elton’s flamboyant persona by wearing extravagant jackets, wigs and replicas of  Elton’s renowned wacky glasses.

We asked Ed where he buys his clothes and glasses.
‘Joke shops! I’ve just got a jacket and a really naff wig.

‘I had these really Elton-looking glasses. They were really cheap and kept coming off my nose. I couldn’t see very well so I had to take out the lenses part way through the gig.’

Fortunately, Ed won’t be buying his own costumes for his live performances on The One and Only… he’ll be leaving it to the experts!

Ed lives in Weymouth with his wife Jenny and two kids; his family is the most important thing in his life and Jenny is his driving force. When asked his favourite past time, Ed says it is cooking a gourmet meal for her.

His favourite Elton song is Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.

Check out Ed before and after he becomes Sir Elton John here.

Ed left in Week Four after losing the Superstar Vote against The One and Only... Cher by 2 votes to 4.

Ed performed four of Sir Elton John’s songs before being voted off the show:

Week One - I Guess That’s Why They Call It

Week Two - Rocket Man

Week Three - Candle in The Wind

Week Four - I'm Still Standing

Sir Elton John

Multiple Grammy and Academy Award winning singer, songwriter and pianist, Sir Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947. A former student of the Royal Academy of Music in London, Elton began his career with the band Bluesology. Taking his stage name from saxophonist Elton Dean and front man Long John Baldry, Elton went on to form a fruitful partnership with co-writer Bernie Taupin and make an astonishing 14 albums between 1970 and 1976. Elton was the biggest selling pop act of the 1970s and has sold more albums in the UK and US than any other British male singer. He is also the only British act to enter the US singles chart at number one and to have recorded the first two albums to enter the US chart at number one.

UK Number Ones: Seven

Best Known Track: Elton produced the biggest selling single of all time with his re-release of ‘Candle In the Wind 1997’ which topped the charts in almost every country. Elton released the single after his moving musical tribute at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Renowned For: Wacky spectacles and outrageous outfits; establishing the Elton John Aids Foundation in 1992; his long-standing involvement with Watford Football Club.

Did You Know: Elton is the only act to have charted in the UK and US every year between 1971 and 1999. Elton received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1998. In 1994, Elton collaborated with Tim Rice to compose music for Disney’s ‘The Lion King’.

Sourced from the Elton John website and the following book:

D. Roberts ed., British Hit Singles & Albums, Guinness World Records, 19th edn, (Italy, Hit Entertainment Limited Company, 2006)

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