Sir Elton John becomes father.
2004 Honoree Sir Elton John arrives for Kennedy Center Honors gala performance. Reuters.

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish are now the proud parents of a baby boy, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, born to a surrogate mother in California.

The couple informed the UsMagazine.com that Zachary was born on December 25, 2010 and weighed around 7 pounds, 15 ounces at the time of birth.

Zachary is healthy and doing really well, and we are very proud and happy parents, said the overwhelmed couple.

The English singer-songwriter and composer, known for his Billboard hits like 'Candle in the Wind 1997', 'Nikita' and 'Sacrifice', married Furnish in 2005 after 12 years together.

A representative for the couple stated that no details about the surrogacy arrangement would be given as they intended to respect and protect the privacy of the surrogate mother.

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