Bernard John Taupin
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Bernard John Taupin is an English lyricist best known for his long-running songwriting partnership with Elton John, for whom he has written the lyrics to many of the singer’s most famous songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernard John Taupin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8430020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard John Taupin Context triple: [Bernie Taupin, birthName, Bernard John Taupin]
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A.
Charles Hart
Charles Hart is a British lyricist best known for writing the lyrics to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical "The Phantom of the Opera."
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B.
George Marks
George Marks was a film editor known for his work on early American cinema, including the pioneering all-talking feature "Lights of New York."
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C.
John Ottway
John Ottway is the brooding, survivalist sharpshooter portrayed by Liam Neeson in the film "The Grey," known for leading a group of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness while confronting a deadly wolf pack and his own despair.
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D.
Cliff DeYoung
Cliff DeYoung is an American actor and musician known for his work in film, television, and stage since the 1970s.
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E.
Richard Flack
Richard Flack is a music producer known for his work on the album "Tissues and Issues."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard John Taupin Target entity description: Bernard John Taupin is an English lyricist best known for his long-running songwriting partnership with Elton John, for whom he has written the lyrics to many of the singer’s most famous songs.
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A.
Charles Hart
Charles Hart is a British lyricist best known for writing the lyrics to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical "The Phantom of the Opera."
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B.
George Marks
George Marks was a film editor known for his work on early American cinema, including the pioneering all-talking feature "Lights of New York."
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C.
John Ottway
John Ottway is the brooding, survivalist sharpshooter portrayed by Liam Neeson in the film "The Grey," known for leading a group of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness while confronting a deadly wolf pack and his own despair.
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D.
Cliff DeYoung
Cliff DeYoung is an American actor and musician known for his work in film, television, and stage since the 1970s.
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E.
Richard Flack
Richard Flack is a music producer known for his work on the album "Tissues and Issues."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-05-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop music
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rock music ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Musical Excellence)
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inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metThrough | Liberty Records advertisement in New Musical Express ⓘ |
| name | Bernard John Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | long-running songwriting partnership with Elton John ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bennie and the Jets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candle in the Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ Candle in the Wind 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ Crocodile Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Don’t Go Breaking My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road NERFINISHED ⓘ I’m Still Standing NERFINISHED ⓘ Levon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikita NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocket Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting NERFINISHED ⓘ Someone Saved My Life Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bitch Is Back NERFINISHED ⓘ The One NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiny Dancer NERFINISHED ⓘ Your Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
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painter ⓘ poet ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partnerInWork | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse |
Heather Kidd
NERFINISHED
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Maxine Feibelman NERFINISHED ⓘ Toni Lynn Russo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfPartnershipWith | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOn |
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again
NERFINISHED
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The Lion King (1994 film songs, lyrics contribution with Elton John) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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