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Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou 25 June — 25 December , known professionally as George Michael , was an English singer-songwriter , and record producer. He is regarded as one of the greatest cultural icons of all time and one of the greatest artists in music history. George Michael rose to fame in the s, when he formed the pop duo Wham!

Enjoy What You Do ", both written by Michael. In , Wham! It reached 1 in the UK charts and had the hit single " Club Tropicana " with a music video, shot in Ibiza. After a year, Wham changed its image with the release of their second album Make It Big , which was a critical and commercial success, hitting 1 in both the UK and the USA.

It produced four singles, all topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. One of the most popular songs in the album, " Careless Whisper ", Michael's first solo single, was released in while he was still performing with Wham!. Following his split with Wham! Michael has sold over million records worldwide as of , [ 3 ] encompassing 11 British 1 singles, 9 British 1 albums, 10 US 1 singles, and 2 US 1 album.

His debut solo album, Faith has sold over 20 million copies worldwide alone and its considered by some music critics to be one of the greatest albums in pop music history. In , George Michael announced his first tour in 15 years. Michael's own song, " Last Christmas " by Wham! It became the biggest selling single in UK Chart history.

It held this position until when it was overtaken by Elton John 's " Candle in the Wind ", released in tribute to Princess Diana following her death Michael also attended Diana's funeral with Elton John.