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Elton did not attend the event to accept the award due to a knee surgery.
More than 50,000 mourners chanted their hero's nickname Warnie at the outset of the service at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Grammy winning-singer Ed Sheeran "almost killed" legendary English singer-songwriter Elton John while shooting their festive music video after he kicked a "big metal bell" and it came close to hitting his friend on the head.