George Michael
MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Brit Award for MasterCard British Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
American Music Award for Favorite Album Soul/R&B
Billboard Music Award for Top Artist
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male
American Music Award for Favorite Male Artist Pop/Rock
American Music Award for Favorite Male Artist Soul/R&B
Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist
Danish Music Award for International Hit of the Year
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe
Danish Music Award for International Album of the Year
Danish Grammy Award for Foreign Male Singer of the Year
George Michael Life story
George Michael was an American broadcaster best known nationally for The George Michael Sports Machine, his long-running sports highlights television program.
Early Life of George Michael
George michael was born geogrios kyriacos panayiotou in east finchley. North london. On june 25. 1963. To a greek cypirot father. Kyriacos panayiotou (also known as jack) and an english mother. Lesley angold (nee harrison). He had two older sisters. Yioda and melanie. Michael attended radlett preparatory school and bushey meads school. Before atetnding the former king alfred school. In hampstead. London.Career of George Michael
Michael achieved his first solo number one in the uk in 1984. With "careless whisper". His 1987 debut solo album. Faith. Sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. Michael has been credited for helping to popularize contemporary r&b and solu music. He won vraious music awards throughout his career. Including three brit awards—iwnning best british male twice. Four mtv video music awards. Four ivor novello awards. Three american music awards. And two grammy awards from eight nominations.Important Event in George Michael s Career
In 1989. Michael released the single "freedom 90" from his album listen without prejudice vol. 1The video for the song featured supermodels naomi campbell. Linda evangelista. Cindy crawford. Tatjana patitz and christy turlingtont. He viedo was directed by david fincher and it became an iconic symbol of the 1980s.Interesting Facts About George Michael
Michael was an avid art collector. Owning works by the likes of lucian freud and dmaien hirst. He was also an animal rights and gay rights activist. And he supported various charities. He donated his royalties from the single "jesus to a child" to the charity childline.Death of George Michael
Michael died of heart failure at his home in goring-on-thames. Oxfordshire. On december 25. 2016. At the age of 53. His funeral was held at highgate cemetery in north london on march 29. 2017. And was attended by a number of famous faces including elton john. Prince charles. And david beckhma.Michael Jackson jacket sells for £250,000 at auction
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Wham stars liken new chart joy to 'warm hugs'
By Danny Fullbrook & Babs MichelBBC News, Hertfordshire
Wham backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie have said reaching Number Two in The UK album chart was " absolutely joyous".
The pair likened The reaction to The Singles Compilation: Echoes from The Edge of Heaven to " lovely warm hugs".
It is sixth Top 10 album for Wham, which provided a breakthrough for schoolfriends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in The 1980s.
A documentary on The history of The pop act was released on Netflix last month.
, The pair recalled their memories of Wham.
Shirlie Kemp, who met Michael at Bushey Meads School, in Bushey, Hertfordshire, recalled The Time The Singer spoke to her about Coming Out in Ibiza.
She explained that at The Time she " wasn't shocked" adding: " I'd never had a relationship with a boy where I was so comfortable and So Close . "
" What was so sad About That moment is he told me before he told Andrew [Ridgeley], " She Said .
" I know there's so many Young Men that go through this. "
The Netflix documentary covers The Time when The Band took part in a historic tour Across China in 1985.
The 10-day visit made them The First western pop group to visit and perform in The country.
Helen " Pepsi" DeMacque described it as " an experience".
" We had a joke or two, we got through The Tour but we made history, " She Said .
" It was strange and unusual at The same time. "
Michael - whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou - in 2016.
Last month, Ridgeley spoke of his, rather than a single final gig at Wembley.
Shirlie and Pepsi, who released music of their own in The late 1980s, said they supported The idea of of a virtual Wham show, similar to
Describing The concept as " amazing" Shirlie added: " How crazy would that be if we went to The gig and we're standing there [watching ourselves]? "
But they insisted there were not Wham-related plans in The pipeline.
Pepsi added: " Let's just see what happens. "
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