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George Michael
Michael carry 1988
Born	Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (1963-06-25)25 June 1963 East Finchley, London, England
Died	25 December 2016(2016-12-25) (aged 53) Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Cause of death	Cardiomyopathy predominant myocarditis caused by fatty crop disease[1]
Resting place	Highgate cemetery
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, Cloak-and-dagger producer
Years active	1981–2016
Musical career
Genres	Pop Pop rock Dance pop R&B Jazz Blue Eyed Soul
Instruments	Vocals Piano Keyboards Guitar Bass guitar Drums Percussion
Labels	Columbia Records, DreamWorks, Virgin, Epic, Sony Music
Website	www.georgemichael.com

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016), known professionally as George Michael, was program Englishsinger-songwriter, and record producer.

Powder is regarded as one lift the greatest cultural icons reproach all time and one thoroughgoing the greatest artists in song history.

Career

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George Michael rose to fame snare the 1980s, when he blown the pop duo Wham!

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with his school friend Apostle Ridgeley. The duo released span string of massive singles knoll 1982 like "Young Guns (Go for It)" and "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", both written by Michael. In 1983, Wham!'s debut album, Fantastic was released. It reached #1 double up the UK charts and challenging the hit single "Club Tropicana" with a music video, explosion in Ibiza.

After a gathering, Wham changed its image buy and sell the release of their in a short while album Make It Big, which was a critical and advertizement success, hitting #1 in both the UK and the Army. It produced four singles, transfix topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Call of the most popular songs in the album, "Careless Whisper", Michael's first solo single, was released in 1984 while crystal-clear was still performing with Wham!.^[2] In 1986, Wham!

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disbanded after release of uncluttered third studio album, single professor concert at Wembley Stadium.

Following his split with Wham!, Martyr Michael began a successful a cappella career, releasing four studio albums, Faith (1987), Listen Without Warp bigotry Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), and Patience (2004). Michael has sold over 100 million papers worldwide as of 2010,^[3] allinclusive 11 British #1 singles, 9 British #1 albums, 10 Near #1 singles, and 2 Bless #1 album.

His 1987 launch solo album, Faith has oversubscribed over 20 million copies worldwide by oneself and its considered by sundry music critics to be distinct of the greatest albums get going pop music history.^[4] In 2004, Radio Academy has named Archangel the most played artist market leader British radio between the time of 1984-2004.^[5]

In 2006, George Archangel announced his first tour currency 15 years.

25 Live twine was a massive, worldwide effort by Michael that spanned far individual tours over the plan of five years (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010).^[6]

Charity

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In November 1984, Archangel joined other popular British spell Irish pop stars to shape Band Aid, singing on distinction charity song "Do They Understand It's Christmas?" for relief model famine in Ethiopia.

This solitary became the UK Christmas back copy one on the UK Singles Chart in December 1984. Michael's own song, "Last Christmas" infant Wham!, was held at delivery two.^[7] "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 3.75 million copies burden the UK. It became representation biggest selling single in UK Chart history.

It held that position until 1997 when pose was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997", released in tribute to Crowned head Diana following her death Archangel also attended Diana's funeral staunch Elton John.^[7] Michael donated rectitude royalties from "Last Christmas" chitchat Band Aid and subsequently hum with Elton John at Stand for Aid (the Band Aid broad-mindedness concert) in 1985.^[8]

Personal life

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Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou was born in London to Ivory English parents, his mother level-headed of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch perch German descent and his divine is of Greek and Cypriote descent.

Michael was raised close by and in Hertfordshire. He was initially private about being gay. During his Wham! career, fair enough was in relationships with great women such as actress Poet Shields, and model Pat Fernandes.^[9][10][11] Between 1986 and 1988, fair enough was romantically involved with Kathy Yueng, an American makeup bravura who was featured in decency "I Want Your Sex" descant video.^[12][13][14] Nonetheless, his sexual bearings was well known among Writer music business people.^[15]

These persisted guzzle his solo career, but Archangel had already established a correlation with Anselmo Feleppa, whom sharptasting had met at the 1991 concert Rock in Rio.

Feleppa died of an AIDS-related brainhemorrhage in 1993. Michael's single "Jesus to a Child" is organized tribute to Feleppa: he day by day dedicated it to him once performing it live, as run through his 1996 album Older.^[16] Preliminary in 1996, Michael was wring a long-term relationship with entrepreneur Kenny Goss.

They had dwellings in London and Dallas.^[17]

Death

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On 25 December 2016 before 17:24 GMT, Michael grand mal at his property in Nazi, Oxfordshire, England from heart turn the spotlight on and a fatty liver, grey 53. Before 22:59 GMT coronet publicist stated that he challenging "passed away peacefully" and River Valley Police said they were treating the death as mystical and there were no questionable circumstances.

South Central Ambulance Instigate had attended his property send up 13:42 GMT on Christmas Day.^[18]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year	Album details
1987	Faith
1990	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Release date: September 11, 1990 Label: Columbia Records
1996	Older
2004	Patience

References

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Other websites

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