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You can tell everybody this is our son: Elton John and David Furnish welcome baby Zachary with help of a surrogate mother
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 10:46 AM on 28th December 2010
Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish have announced they are proud parents to a healthy baby boy.
Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John weighed 7lb 15oz and was 22 inches long at birth.
He was born via a surrogate mother in California on Christmas Day.
'We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy at this very special moment,' Sir Elton and Furnish said in a joint statement.
Proud parents: Sir Elton John and David Furnish seen shopping in Beverly Hills last week. They are now parents to a healthy baby boy
'Zachary is healthy and doing really well, and we are very proud and happy parents.'
The couple made their surprise announcement to U.S. magazine Us, saying that out of respect for the surrogate mother's privacy they would not be disclosing any further information
Feeling broody: Elton with a child at a Ukrainian orphanage last year; his attempts to adopt the boy failed
Sir Elton, 62, married Furnish, 48, in 2005 after 12 years together.
Zachary is a first child for both.
His middle name Levon is the le of a song from Sir Elton's 1971 album Madman Across The Water.
While the surrogacy came as a surprise to fans of the couple, the pair have previously made their wish to become fathers known.
They first attempted to adopt an HIV positive child from the Ukraine last year, but were rejected because of Sir Elton's age and the fact that the country did not recognise civil marriages.
Sir Elton then made a commitment to support the boy and his brother financially.
He said after the failed adoption bid: 'David always wanted to adopt a child and I always said no because I am 62 and I think because of the travelling I do and the life I have, maybe it wouldn't be fair for the child.
'But having seen Lev today, I would love to adopt him. I don't know how we do that but he has stolen my heart.'
And in a further indicator that he was ready to finally settle down to fatherhood, Sir Elton announced his retirement from the music business last month, claiming he was too old to compete with the likes of Lady Gaga.
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