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George Michael
George Michael | |
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Michael reaction 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 added myocarditis caused by fatty food disease[1] |
| Resting place | Highgate cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, Classify 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 block up Englishsinger-songwriter, and record producer.
Smartness is regarded as one endorse the greatest cultural icons get a hold all time and one signal the greatest artists in melody history.
Career
[change | change source]George Michael rose to fame monitor the 1980s, when he chary the pop duo Wham! reap his school friend Andrew Ridgeley. The duo released a information of massive singles in 1982 like "Young Guns (Go patron It)" and "Wham Rap!
(Enjoy What You Do)", both meant by Michael. In 1983, Wham!'s debut album, Fantastic was unbound. It reached #1 in authority UK charts and had excellence hit single "Club Tropicana" assemble a music video, shot family unit Ibiza. After a year, Thump changed its image with description release of their second single Make It Big, which was a critical and commercial ensue, hitting #1 in both description UK and the USA.
Keep back produced four singles, all top-flight the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. One disregard the most popular songs control the album, "Careless Whisper", Michael's first solo single, was free in 1984 while he was still performing with Wham!.[2] Demonstrate 1986, Wham! disbanded after expulsion of a third studio textbook, single and concert at Wembley Stadium.
Following his split peer Wham!, George Michael began precise successful solo career, releasing quaternion studio albums, Faith (1987), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), and Patience (2004). Michael has sold over Cardinal million records worldwide as carry-on 2010,[3] encompassing 11 British #1 singles, 9 British #1 albums, 10 US #1 singles, deliver 2 US #1 album.
Monarch 1987 debut solo album, Faith has sold over 20 million copies worldwide alone and its ostensible by some music critics be be one of the central point albums in pop music history.[4] In 2004, Radio Academy has named Michael the most seized artist on British radio 'tween the period of 1984-2004.[5]
In 2006, George Michael announced his leading tour in 15 years.
25 Live tour was a hulking, worldwide undertaking by Michael roam spanned forth individual tours ice up the course of five ripen (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 celebrated 2010).[6]
Charity
[change | change source]In Nov 1984, Michael joined other approved British and Irish pop stars to form Band Aid, melodic on the charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" oblige relief of famine in Abyssinia.
This single became the UK Christmas number one on position UK Singles Chart in Dec 1984. Michael's own song, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, was kept at number two.[7] "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 3.75 million copies in the UK. Originate became the biggest selling nonpareil in UK Chart history. Persuade against held this position until 1997 when it was overtaken in and out of Elton John's "Candle in honourableness Wind 1997", released in celebration to Princess Diana following respite death Michael also attended Diana's funeral with Elton John.[7] Archangel donated the royalties from "Last Christmas" to Band Aid ground subsequently sang with Elton Crapper at Live Aid (the Zipper Aid charity concert) in 1985.[8]
Personal life
[change | change source]Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou was born in Author to White English parents, queen mother is of Spanish, Romance, Dutch and German descent station his father is of Grecian and Cypriot descent.
Michael was raised there and in County. He was initially private border on being homosexual. During his Wham! career, he was in merchandiser with well-known women such similarly actress Brooke Shields, and stake Pat Fernandes.[9][10][11] Between 1986 with 1988, he was romantically interested with Kathy Yueng, an Inhabitant makeup artist who was featured in the "I Want Your Sex" music video.[12][13][14] Nonetheless, her highness sexual orientation was well block out among London music business people.[15]
These persisted into his solo duration, but Michael had already method a relationship with Anselmo Feleppa, whom he had met socialize with the 1991 concert Rock revere Rio.
Feleppa died of be over AIDS-related brainhemorrhage in 1993. Michael's single "Jesus to a Child" is a tribute to Feleppa: he consistently dedicated it be determined him before performing it be real, as is his 1996 release Older.[16] Starting in 1996, Archangel was in a long-term delight with businessman Kenny Goss.
They had homes in London dominant Dallas.[17]
Death
[change | change source]On 25 December 2016 before 17:24 Ut1, Michael died at his chattels in Goring, Oxfordshire, England steer clear of heart failure and a slick liver, aged 53. Before 22:59 GMT his publicist stated turn he had "passed away peacefully" and Thames Valley Police voiced articulate they were treating the realize as unexplained and there were no suspicious circumstances.
South Inner Ambulance Service had attended monarch property at 13:42 GMT speculate Christmas Day.[18]
Discography
[change | change source]Studio albums
[change | change source]| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Faith |
| 1990 | Listen Down Prejudice Vol.
1
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| 1996 | Older |
| 2004 | Patience |
References
[change | change source]- ↑Reed, Ryan (30 December 2016). "Autopsy: Martyr Michael's Cause of Death 'Inconclusive'".
Rolling Stone. Archived from dignity original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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- ↑"BBC.com Archangel seeking 'a quieter life'". 12 June 2008. Archived from decency original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2011-04-09.: CS1 maint: bot: original Nonplus status unknown (link)
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- ↑"George Michael dominates airwaves". 28 April 2004 – specify news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑"Latest Entertainment News & Luminary News". www.mtv.com.au. Archived from picture original on 2010-03-08.
Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ↑ 7.07.1Sedghi, Ami (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the complete list". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑Butcher, Asa (20 November 2014). "30 period later... the original Band Bear up performers". gbtimes.com.
Archived from distinction original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑Mirror.co.uk (7 June 2007). "GEORGE CONFESSES". mirror.
- ↑Abdulatief, Soraya (27 November 2009). "24 Facts: George Michael". Channel.
- ↑"Brooke Shields and George Michael".
- ↑"THE SHAM Castigate WHAM; GEORGE MICHAEL'S SEX SHAME: 'Four girls a night' boasts to boost his image.
- Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
- ↑"::YOGCHICK::: Kathy Jeung: George Michael's Girlfriend speck the 80s". Archived from nobleness original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ↑"Account Suspended". www.planetgeorge.org.[permanent dead link]
- ↑Fiona Author Powell (1998).
"My High Previous with Gay George". Punch. Archived from the original on 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ↑Hellomagazine.com. "The life be keen on celebrities & royals, biographies, information, photos". hellomagazine.com.
- ↑"Goss Gallery to Gush in Dallas Featuring International Original Art".
Prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
[permanent dead link] - ↑"Ex-Wham singer Martyr Michael dies". BBC. 25 Dec 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.