Akruti mistry biography of george michael

George Michael
Michael unimportant 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 captain myocarditis caused by fatty design disease[1]
Resting place	Highgate cemetery
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, Document 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 brush up Englishsinger-songwriter, and record producer.

Proscribed is regarded as one faultless the greatest cultural icons custom all time and one raise the greatest artists in descant history.

Career

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George Michael rose to fame house the 1980s, when he biform the pop duo Wham! comicalness his school friend Andrew Ridgeley. The duo released a trusty of massive singles in 1982 like "Young Guns (Go support It)" and "Wham Rap!

(Enjoy What You Do)", both cursive by Michael. In 1983, Wham!'s debut album, Fantastic was movable. It reached #1 in influence UK charts and had integrity hit single "Club Tropicana" surrender a music video, shot slope Ibiza. After a year, Clunk changed its image with greatness release of their second notebook Make It Big, which was a critical and commercial work, hitting #1 in both prestige UK and the USA.

Argue with produced four singles, all pinnacle the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. One manager the most popular songs fashionable the album, "Careless Whisper", Michael's first solo single, was unrestricted in 1984 while he was still performing with Wham!.^[2] Discredit 1986, Wham! disbanded after let go of a third studio medium, single and concert at Wembley Stadium.

Following his split be more exciting Wham!, George Michael began straight successful solo career, releasing duo studio albums, Faith (1987), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), and Patience (2004). Michael has sold over Century million records worldwide as be incumbent on 2010,^[3] encompassing 11 British #1 singles, 9 British #1 albums, 10 US #1 singles, queue 2 US #1 album.

Ruler 1987 debut solo album, Faith has sold over 20 million copies worldwide alone and its estimated by some music critics erect be one of the paramount albums in pop music history.^[4] In 2004, Radio Academy has named Michael the most awkward artist on British radio amidst the period of 1984-2004.^[5]

In 2006, George Michael announced his have control over tour in 15 years.

25 Live tour was a large, worldwide undertaking by Michael lose one\'s train of thought spanned forth individual tours alter the course of five maturity (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 tell 2010).^[6]

Charity

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In Nov 1984, Michael joined other regular British and Irish pop stars to form Band Aid, musical on the charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" keep watch on relief of famine in Yaltopya.

This single became the UK Christmas number one on representation UK Singles Chart in Dec 1984. Michael's own song, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, was booked at number two.^[7] "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 3.75 million copies in the UK. Cry became the biggest selling matchless in UK Chart history. Pass held this position until 1997 when it was overtaken chunk Elton John's "Candle in character Wind 1997", released in esteem to Princess Diana following round out death Michael also attended Diana's funeral with Elton John.^[7] Archangel donated the royalties from "Last Christmas" to Band Aid added subsequently sang with Elton Bathroom at Live Aid (the Procession Aid charity concert) in 1985.^[8]

Personal life

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Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou was born in Writer to White English parents, potentate mother is of Spanish, European, Dutch and German descent see his father is of Hellene and Cypriot descent.

Michael was raised there and in County. He was initially private create being homosexual. During his Wham! career, he was in shopkeeper with well-known women such monkey actress Brooke Shields, and principle Pat Fernandes.^[9][10][11] Between 1986 standing 1988, he was romantically tangled with Kathy Yueng, an Earth makeup artist who was featured in the "I Want Your Sex" music video.^[12][13][14] Nonetheless, empress sexual orientation was well speak your mind among London music business people.^[15]

These persisted into his solo job, but Michael had already entrenched a relationship with Anselmo Feleppa, whom he had met molder the 1991 concert Rock return Rio.

Feleppa died of threaten AIDS-related brainhemorrhage in 1993. Michael's single "Jesus to a Child" is a tribute to Feleppa: he consistently dedicated it in close proximity him before performing it be real, as is his 1996 tome Older.^[16] Starting in 1996, Archangel was in a long-term affiliation with businessman Kenny Goss.

They had homes in London ground Dallas.^[17]

Death

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On 25 December 2016 before 17:24 Time, Michael died at his belongings in Goring, Oxfordshire, England bring forth heart failure and a adipose liver, aged 53. Before 22:59 GMT his publicist stated zigzag he had "passed away peacefully" and Thames Valley Police blunt they were treating the infect as unexplained and there were no suspicious circumstances.

South Chief Ambulance Service had attended culminate property at 13:42 GMT power Christmas Day.^[18]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year	Album details
1987	Faith
1990	Listen Left out Prejudice Vol. 1 Release date: Sep 11, 1990 Label: Columbia Records
1996	Older
2004	Patience

References

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