Musician Elton John has appeared in a Christmas Instagram video in which he thanks fans profusely and celebrates the career achievements of 2019.
"First of all you have all supported the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour so well it is breaking box office records everywhere, thank you," he says.
He refers to his best-selling autobiography, Me, and to the biopic Rocketman, which has been a massive box office success.
"Rocketman came out in the spring and got incredible reviews, and did incredibly well, Thank you.
"Me, my autobiography, came out in the autumn and did incredibly well, thank you," he said.
The singer made the top spot in Billboard's 125 top artists of all time this year, with 57 songs charting, including nine number one singles in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40 chart.
"And if that wasn't enough to make you question your own success of 2019, I was named in Billboard the number one male artist of all time, which I cannot believe, thank you Billboard for that. Wow," John said.
In June, the star was awarded France's highest civilian award, the Legion d'Honneur, by President Emmanuel Macron. "I was blown away," says the singer.
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