Elton John announced on Wednesday he is a father for the second time after the birth via a surrogate mother of Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John.
The Rocket Man and Candle in the Wind singer and his partner David Furnish confirmed the news in a short statement on John's official website, which also provided a link to an article in Hello! magazine.
"Both of us have longed to have children, but the reality that we now have two sons is almost unbelievable," said the couple, who entered a civil partnership in 2005.
"The birth of our second son completes our family in a most precious and perfect way," they told Hello!.
John, 65, and Furnish, 50, are already parents to Zachary, who is two. Elijah was born in Los Angeles on 11 January.