Elton John's song 'Candle In The Wind' (1973) is a tribute to which star?

"Candle in the Wind" is a threnody written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier.

In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, "Candle in the Wind 1997", as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2004, "Rolling Stone Magazine" listed the original version of the song at No. 347 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.

The original version, which is in the key of E major appeared on John's 1973 album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and was released as a single in 1974. The lyrics of the song are a sympathetic portrayal of the life of Marilyn Monroe. The song's opening line "Goodbye, Norma Jean" refers to Monroe's real name, Norma Jeane (more commonly spelled Jean) Baker.