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George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon , [ 2 ] he is one of the best-selling musicians of all time , with his sales estimated at between 100 million to 125 million records worldwide.
Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) [1] is an English musician, best known for his work in the 1980s in the musical duo Wham! consisting of Ridgeley and George Michael. Associated with the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US, [ 2 ] they were one of the most successful pop acts during the 1980s, selling more than 30 million ...
At the time of its release in March 1986, Michael was still a member of pop duo Wham! (the song is included on Wham!'s album Music from the Edge of Heaven, only released in Japan and North America, as well as their compilation album The Final, released worldwide), though he and partner Andrew Ridgeley had announced that they would split in the summer after a farewell single, album and concert.
The last time the two childhood friends met up, for a Scrabble game, was the September before the 53-year-old Michael’s shocking death from heart and liver disease on Christmas Day 2016.
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham! in new Netflix documentary (Netflix) Ridgeley attributed this to their age at the time, adding: “I mean, we were 10, 20 years old. Our perspective was ...
Related: Andrew Ridgeley on the Last Time He Saw Wham!Bandmate George Michael Before His Death (Exclusive) “While it was very difficult in the immediate months after his death, the passage of ...
Within six months of "I'm Your Man", Wham! had announced their split. They had a fourth and final number one and released a farewell album, prior to a concert at Wembley Stadium, at which "I'm Your Man" was the last song Michael performed with partner Andrew Ridgeley.
Andrew Ridgeley believes George Michael would have loved to see the lasting impression "Last Christmas" has left. In a recent interview with Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast, the musician — one half ...