Elton John: The Biography: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Elton John: The Biography audiobook runs 16.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Shepherd (about 10.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,130 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Shepherd
Simon Shepherd narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 178 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
173 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Elton John: The Biography is an audiobook by David Buckley: a 16.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Shepherd, released May 28, 2019, on the Arts & Entertainment and Celebrity Memoirs shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Shepherd
- Released
- May 28, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Memoirs
- ISBN
- 9781666578423
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Elton John: The Biography audiobook?
Elton John: The Biography runs 16.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.9 hours.
Is the Elton John: The Biography audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Elton John: The Biography?
Elton John: The Biography is narrated by Simon Shepherd.
Is Elton John: The Biography worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.9 hours, saving 5.4 hours.