PREVIEW • RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!

PREVIEW • RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!

From Radio Elton John by REJ.World

April 25, 2026 · 17 min · Season 5

About this episode

The episode features Ray Johnson, a lookalike of Elton John, sharing his experiences and stories related to his career.

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest! Read more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠ To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today! Costs just $5 a year. Yep, the price of a coffee buys you access to the whole chatalogue for 12 months!

People in this episode

Host: George Matlock

Guest: Ray Johnson

Topics covered

  • Elton John
  • lookalikes
  • entertainment
  • celebrity culture
  • music industry

Keywords

  • Ray Johnson
  • Elton John
  • lookalike
  • entertainment
  • celebrity
  • music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: REJ.World, ITV, BBC

Books & works: The Tuche Family, Have I Got News For You, I'm Elton's Double, Honest!

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