George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, with his sales estimated at between 100 million and 125 million records worldwide. A prominent figure in popular music, Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He achieved 13 number-one songs on the UK Singles Chart and 10 number-one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. Michael won numerous music awards, including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. He was listed among Billboards the "Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time" and Rolling Stone′s the “200 Greatest Singers of All Time”. The Radio Academy named him the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. Michael was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music hall of fame.
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| Full name at birth | Georgios Kyriakos Panayiotou
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| Claim to fame | being one-half of the pop music duo Wham! along with Andrew Ridgeley, as well as for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas", and albums such as Faith (1987) and Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1963
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| Place of birth | East Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK
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| Date of death | 25 December 2016
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| Age | 53 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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| Cause of death | Dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver
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| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery West, London, England, UK
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| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Philanthropist
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| Height | 5' 11½" (182 cm)
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| Weight | 181 lbs (82 kg)
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| Pets | Dogs
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| Residence | Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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| Net worth | $200,000,000 USD
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| High school | Bushey Meads School
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![Wham! - Classic Pop Magazine Cover [United Kingdom] (July 2023)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/k/m/kmgy48lq5j04yjl.jpg?skj2io4l)
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- Winner of the 1997 Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist.
- Collaborated with Queen and Lisa Stansfield on the British chart-topping "Five Live" (EP) of 1993.
- He has contributed two songs to the "Warchild Hope" album (released 21 April 2003); one is a cover of Don McLean's "The Grave" and the other is his own classic "Faith" (a duet with Ms Dynamite).
- The first three singles of George Michael's solo career all went to the no. 1 position on the UK chart: "Careless Whisper" (1984), "A Different Corner" (1986) and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987). The latter was a duet with Aretha Franklin.
- In the Independent on Sunday 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - he came no. 25, down from 22.
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