George Michael was an English singer-songwriter and record producer, known as a pop culture icon and one of the best-selling recording artists of all time.
His debut solo album, "Faith," released in 1987, included the hit singles "I Want Your Sex" and "Careless Whisper," both of which topped charts worldwide.
Michael won numerous awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards and five Brit Awards, highlighting his impact on the music industry.
Biography
Early Life
George Michael, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25, 1963, in East Finchley, London, was the youngest child of a Greek Cypriot restaurateur and an English dancer. Growing up in a musical environment, he developed an interest in music after a childhood head injury. He attended Kingsbury High School and was influenced by his family's diverse cultural background, including a Jewish heritage from his maternal grandmother.
Career
Michael's career took off in the 1980s as a member of the pop duo Wham!, but he soon established himself as a solo artist. His debut album, "Faith," released in 1987, featured hits like "I Want Your Sex" and "Careless Whisper," solidifying his status as a pop icon. Over the years, he released several acclaimed albums, including "Listen Without Prejudice, Volume 1," "Older," and "Patience." Michael was known for his powerful voice and emotive songwriting, earning numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards and five Brit Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, a testament to his lasting impact on the music industry.
Personal Life
Michael's personal life was marked by his openness about his sexuality. Initially identifying as bisexual, he later embraced his identity as a gay man, stating that falling in love with a man helped him resolve his internal conflicts. Throughout his life, he was an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and used his platform to address issues of love and acceptance. Despite facing challenges, including public scrutiny and personal struggles, Michael remained a beloved figure in music until his passing in 2016.
Legacy
George Michael's legacy is defined by his contributions to pop music and his influence on future generations of artists. He was recognized as the most played artist on British radio from 1984 to 2004 and was celebrated for his philanthropic efforts. His music continues to resonate, and he is remembered as one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with a career that spanned over three decades.
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Discography
Live in Rio2023
- 1.キラー (live)5:35
- 2.パパ・ワズ・ア・ローリング・ストーン (live)5:28
- 3.ファーザー・フィギュア5:49
- 4.フェイム (live)3:55
- 5.恋はノンストップ (live)5:32
- 6.コーリング・ユー (live)6:20
- 7.バック・トゥ・ライフ (live)5:13
- 8.恋のかけひき (live)8:00
- 9.この愛をこめて (live)3:13
- 10.僕の瞳に小さな太陽 (live)5:29
- 11.エイント・ノーバディ (live)4:28
- 12.愛のおとずれ (live)4:12
- 13.ケアレス・ウィスパー (live)6:59
- 14.アイム・ユア・マン (live)5:57
- 15.フリーダム! ‘90 (live)7:31
Last Christmas: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack2019
- 1.Last Christmas4:25
- 2.Too Funky (single edit)3:46
- 3.Fantasy5:02
- 4.Praying for Time (remastered)4:41
- 5.Faith (remastered)3:17
- 6.Waiting for That Day (remastered)4:52
- 7.Heal the Pain (remastered)4:46
- 8.One More Try (remastered)5:50
- 9.Fastlove, Pt. 15:29
- 10.Everything She Wants (edit)5:29
- 11.Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go3:53
- 12.Move On4:48
- 13.Freedom! ’90 (remastered)6:30
- 14.Praying for Time (live)5:15
Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged2017
- 1.Praying for Time4:41
- 2.Freedom 906:31
- 3.They Won’t Go When I Go5:07
- 4.Something to Save3:18
- 5.Cowboys and Angels7:15
- 6.Waiting for That Day4:50
- 7.Mothers Pride3:59
- 8.Heal the Pain4:40
- 9.Soul Free5:31
- 10.Waiting (reprise)2:28
- 11.Freedom! ’906:02
- 12.Fastlove5:12
- 13.I Can’t Make You Love Me5:56
- 14.Father Figure6:19
- 15.You Have Been Loved5:55
- 16.Everything She Wants5:14
- 17.The Strangest Thing6:00
- 18.Older5:48
- 19.Star People6:16
- 20.Praying for Time5:30
- 21.Fantasy4:02
Symphonica2014
- 1.Through5:10
- 2.My Baby Just Cares for Me1:57
- 3.A Different Corner4:14
- 4.Praying for Time4:58
- 5.Let Her Down Easy3:51
- 6.The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face5:24
- 7.Feeling Good3:16
- 8.John and Elvis Are Dead4:31
- 9.One More Try5:15
- 10.Cowboys and Angels7:24
- 11.Idol4:30
- 12.Brother Can You Spare a Dime4:51
- 13.Wild Is the Wind4:15
- 14.You’ve Changed4:45
Live in London2009
- 1.Waiting (reprise)2:48
- 2.Fastlove5:38
- 3.I’m Your Man6:06
- 4.Flawless (Go to the City)5:12
- 5.Father Figure6:12
- 6.You Have Been Loved5:37
- 7.An Easier Affair4:57
- 8.Everything She Wants6:52
- 9.One More Try5:10
- 10.A Different Corner4:07
- 11.Too Funky4:26
- 12.Shoot the Dog3:06
- 13.John and Elvis Are Dead4:17
- 14.Faith3:22
- 15.Spinning the Wheel10:12
- 16.Feeling Good4:01
- 17.Roxanne4:36
- 18.My Mother Had a Brother7:05
- 19.Amazing6:14
- 20.Fantasy5:24
- 21.Outside5:53
- 22.Careless Whisper7:38
- 23.Freedom ’908:44
- 24."I’d Know Him a Mile Off!"4:02
- 25.Precious Box6:58
- 26.Jesus to a Child6:48
- 27.First Time Ever5:13
Greatest Hits2008
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Acoustic Show: Three Day Before MTV Unplugged2008
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Twenty Five2006
- 1.Everything She Wants (Remastered)6:32
- 2.Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Remastered)3:51
- 3.Feeling Good2:54
- 4.Faith (Remastered 2006)3:15
- 5.Too Funky (Remastered 2006)3:45
- 6.Fastlove, Pt. 15:27
- 7.Freedom! '90 (Remastered)6:28
- 8.Spinning the Wheel6:08
- 9.Outside (Remastered 2006)4:43
- 10.As (Remastered 2006)4:42
- 11.Freeek! (Remastered 2006)4:32
- 12.Shoot the Dog (Remastered 2006)5:08
- 13.Amazing (Remastered 2006)4:24
- 14.Flawless (Go to the City) (Remastered 2006)4:50
- 15.An Easier Affair (Remastered 2006)4:36
- 16.Careless Whisper (Remastered)5:03
- 17.Last Christmas (Remastered)4:27
- 18.A Different Corner (Remastered 2006)4:01
- 19.Father Figure (Remastered)5:40
- 20.One More Try (Remastered 2006)5:53
- 21.Praying for Time (Remastered 2006)4:41
- 22.Heal the Pain (with Paul McCartney)4:41
- 23.Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Live) (Remastered)5:47
- 24.Jesus to a Child6:49
- 25.Older5:32
- 26.The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face5:18
- 27.You Have Been Loved5:27
- 28.John and Elvis Are Dead (Remastered 2006)4:23
- 29.This Is Not Real Love (feat. Mutya) (Remastered)4:54
- 30.Understand (Remastered)5:54
- 31.Precious Box (Remastered 2006)7:36
- 32.Roxanne4:09
- 33.Fantasy (Remastered 2006)5:01
- 34.Cars and Trains (Remastered 2006)5:51
- 35.Patience (Remastered 2006)2:53
- 36.You Know That I Want To4:32
- 37.My Mother Had a Brother (Remastered 2006)6:17
- 38.If You Were There (Remastered 2006)3:43
- 39.Safe4:25
- 40.American Angel (Remastered 2006)4:07
- 41.My Baby Just Cares for Me1:43
- 42.Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (Remastered 2006)4:27
- 43.Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) (Remastered 2006)5:25
- 44.Through (Remastered 2006)4:52
Patience2004
- 1.Patience2:54
- 2.Amazing4:26
- 3.John and Elvis Are Dead4:24
- 4.Cars and Trains5:51
- 5.Round Here5:56
- 6.Shoot the Dog5:08
- 7.My Mother Had a Brother6:18
- 8.Flawless (Go to the City)6:51
- 9.American Angel4:07
- 10.Precious Box7:40
- 11.Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo’s Song)5:26
- 12.Freeek! ’044:28
- 13.Through5:23
- 14.Patience, Pt II1:31
Panpipes Play George Michael2002
- 1.Outside4:31
- 2.Everything She Wants4:45
- 3.Careless Whisper4:37
- 4.Faith2:36
- 5.Father Figure4:43
- 6.Edge of Heaven4:53
- 7.I'm Your Man3:58
- 8.Too Funky3:59
- 9.Praying for Time4:30
- 10.One More Try4:51
- 11.Freedom4:35
- 12.Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me4:44
- 13.Fast Love4:06
- 14.Jesus to a Child3:44
- 15.Wake Me Up Before You Go Go3:49
- 16.Where Did Your Heart Go4:22
- 17.Last Christmas4:36
Songs From the Last Century1999
- 1.Brother Can You Spare a Dime4:23
- 2.Roxanne4:23
- 3.You’ve Changed4:11
- 4.My Baby Just Cares for Me4:11
- 5.The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face4:25
- 6.Miss Sarajevo4:25
- 7.I Remember You1:46
- 8.Secret Love1:46
- 9.Wild Is the Wind5:19
- 10.Where or When / It’s All Right With Me (instrumental)5:19
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael1998
- 1.Jesus to a Child6:52
- 2.Father Figure5:41
- 3.Careless Whisper5:00
- 4.Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me5:49
- 5.You Have Been Loved5:30
- 6.Kissing a Fool4:35
- 7.I Can’t Make You Love Me5:22
- 8.Heal the Pain4:47
- 9.A Moment With You5:43
- 10.Desafinado3:21
- 11.Cowboys and Angels7:15
- 12.Praying for Time4:44
- 13.One More Try5:54
- 14.A Different Corner4:01
- 15.Outside4:45
- 16.As4:47
- 17.Fastlove5:31
- 18.Too Funky3:45
- 19.Freedom 906:29
- 20.Star People 975:38
- 21.Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone4:16
- 22.I Want Your Sex, Part II4:38
- 23.The Strangest Thing 974:41
- 24.Fantasy5:02
- 25.Spinning the Wheel6:09
- 26.Waiting for That Day4:50
- 27.I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)3:59
- 28.Faith4:13
- 29.Somebody to Love (live)5:26
Older1996
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The Very Best1996
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The Very Best1995
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Listen Without Prejudice, Volume 11990
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Faith1987
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I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)1987
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I Want Your Sex1987
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A Different Corner1986
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Careless Whisper1984
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December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)2009
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The Older EP1996
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The Spinning the Wheel E.P.1996
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Five Live1993
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- Record label
- Epic Records
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- Virgin Records
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- DreamWorks Records
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- Columbia Records
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- Sony Music
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- Polydor
- Record label
- Innervision Records
Achievements
- Award
- BRIT Awards
- Award
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
- Award
- Grammy Awards
- Award
- American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- Award
- Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- Award
- Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
- Award
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Groups
- Boogie Box Highcurrent
- Infamycurrent
- Wham!current
Played together with
Andrew RidgeleyWham!- Danny CummingsWham! · additional
- Deon EstusWham! · additional
- Hugh BurnsWham! · additional
- Mark FisherWham! · additional
- Pepsi DeMacqueWham! · additional
- Shirlie HollimanWham! · additional
- Trevor MurrellWham! · additional
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: G.K. Panayiotou, Georg Michael, George Micheal, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, Michael George, Michael, George
George Michael was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. The Radio Academy named him the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004.
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