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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 To 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 10 Number-One Songs On The US Billboard Hot 100 And 13 Number-One Songs On The UK Singles Chart. 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 Billboard's 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 In 2023. Born In East Finchley Middlesex Michael Rose To Fame After Forming The Pop Duo Wham! With Andrew Ridgeley In 1981. Their First Two Albums "Fantastic" 1983 And "Make It Big" 1984 Reached Number One On The US Billboard 200 And UK Albums Chart. They Had Commercial Success With Singles "Wham Rap! Enjoy What You Do " "Young Guns Go For It " "Bad Boys" "Club Tropicana" "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Last Christmas" "Everything She Wants" “Freedom” And “I'm Your Man”. Their 1985 Tour In China Was The First By A Western Popular Music Act And Generated Worldwide Media Coverage. Michael Took Part In Band Aid's UK Number-One Single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" In 1984 And Performed At The Following Year's Live Aid Concert. Michael's First Solo Single "Careless Whisper" 1984 Reached Number One In Over 20 Countries Including The UK And US. The Second Solo Single "A Different Corner" Also Reached Number One In 1986. After Wham! Disbanded That Year Michael Released The Number-One Duet With Aretha Franklin "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me ". His Debut Solo Album "Faith" 1987 Stayed At Number One On The Billboard 200 For 12 Weeks And Topped The UK Albums Chart. It Is One Of The Best-Selling Albums Of All Time Having Sold Over 25 Million Copies Worldwide. The Singles "Faith" "Father Figure" "One More Try" And "Monkey" Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100. Michael Became The Best-Selling Music Artist Of 1988 And "Faith" Was Awarded Album Of The Year At The 1989 Grammy Awards. Michael's Second Solo Album "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" 1990 Was Also A Number One In The UK And Yielded The Billboard Hot 100 Number One "Praying For Time" And The Worldwide Hit "Freedom! '90". Michael Went On To Release A Series Of Multimillion-Selling Albums Including "Older" 1996 "Ladies & Gentlemen The Best Of George Michael" 1998 "Songs From The Last Century" 1999 "Patience" 2004 And "Twenty Five" 2006 . The Albums Earned Him Multiple Hits Such As "Jesus To A Child" "Fastlove" "Outside" "Amazing" And "An Easier Affair". Michael Came Out As Gay In 1998 And Was An Active LGBT Rights Campaigner And HIV/AIDS Charity Fundraiser. His Personal Life Drug Use And Legal Troubles Made Headlines Following An Arrest For Public Lewdness In 1998 And Multiple Drug-Related Offenses. The 2005 Documentary "A Different Story" Covered His Career And Personal Life. Michael's "25 Live" Tour Spanned Three Tours From 2006 To 2008. Michael Fell Into A Coma In 2011 During A Bout With Pneumonia But Later Recovered. He Performed His Final Concert At London's Earls Court In 2012. Michael Died Of Heart Disease On Christmas Day In 2016 At His Home In Goring-On-Thames Oxfordshire. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/George_Michael Solo Discography
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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 To 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 10 Number-One Songs On The US Billboard Hot 100 And 13 Number-One Songs On The UK Singles Chart. 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 Billboard's 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 In 2023. Born In East Finchley Middlesex Michael Rose To Fame After Forming The Pop Duo Wham! With Andrew Ridgeley In 1981. Their First Two Albums "Fantastic" 1983 And "Make It Big" 1984 Reached Number One On The US Billboard 200 And UK Albums Chart. They Had Commercial Success With Singles "Wham Rap! Enjoy What You Do " "Young Guns Go For It " "Bad Boys" "Club Tropicana" "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Last Christmas" "Everything She Wants" “Freedom” And “I'm Your Man”. Their 1985 Tour In China Was The First By A Western Popular Music Act And Generated Worldwide Media Coverage. Michael Took Part In Band Aid's UK Number-One Single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" In 1984 And Performed At The Following Year's Live Aid Concert. Michael's First Solo Single "Careless Whisper" 1984 Reached Number One In Over 20 Countries Including The UK And US. The Second Solo Single "A Different Corner" Also Reached Number One In 1986. After Wham! Disbanded That Year Michael Released The Number-One Duet With Aretha Franklin "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me ". His Debut Solo Album "Faith" 1987 Stayed At Number One On The Billboard 200 For 12 Weeks And Topped The UK Albums Chart. It Is One Of The Best-Selling Albums Of All Time Having Sold Over 25 Million Copies Worldwide. The Singles "Faith" "Father Figure" "One More Try" And "Monkey" Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100. Michael Became The Best-Selling Music Artist Of 1988 And "Faith" Was Awarded Album Of The Year At The 1989 Grammy Awards. Michael's Second Solo Album "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" 1990 Was Also A Number One In The UK And Yielded The Billboard Hot 100 Number One "Praying For Time" And The Worldwide Hit "Freedom! '90". Michael Went On To Release A Series Of Multimillion-Selling Albums Including "Older" 1996 "Ladies & Gentlemen The Best Of George Michael" 1998 "Songs From The Last Century" 1999 "Patience" 2004 And "Twenty Five" 2006 . The Albums Earned Him Multiple Hits Such As "Jesus To A Child" "Fastlove" "Outside" "Amazing" And "An Easier Affair". Michael Came Out As Gay In 1998 And Was An Active LGBT Rights Campaigner And HIV/AIDS Charity Fundraiser. His Personal Life Drug Use And Legal Troubles Made Headlines Following An Arrest For Public Lewdness In 1998 And Multiple Drug-Related Offenses. The 2005 Documentary "A Different Story" Covered His Career And Personal Life. Michael's "25 Live" Tour Spanned Three Tours From 2006 To 2008. Michael Fell Into A Coma In 2011 During A Bout With Pneumonia But Later Recovered. He Performed His Final Concert At London's Earls Court In 2012. Michael Died Of Heart Disease On Christmas Day In 2016 At His Home In Goring-On-Thames Oxfordshire. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/George_Michael Solo Discography
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The First Single From The Album "Praying For Time" Written By Michael Reached Number One In The U.S. Billboard Charts And The Top Ten In The UK In The Summer Of 1990. It Remained In The Billboard Top 40 For Ten Weeks And Was The Last Number One Solo Single From Michael In The U.S. Charts. The Second Single "Waiting For That Day" Was Released A Month After The Album's Release. Due To A Borrowed Lyric From The Rolling Stones' Hit "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Co-Writer Credits Were Given To Mick Jagger And Keith Richards. It Reached The Top 40 In The British And American Charts. The Single's B-Side "Mother's Pride" Was An American Airplay Success When It Peaked At Number 46 On Airplay-Only Chart In March 1991. The Third Album Single "Freedom! '90" Written By Michael Became One Of Michael's Signature Songs. "Freedom! '90" Was Directed By David Fincher And Featured Supermodels Naomi Campbell Linda Evangelista Christy Turlington Tatjana Patitz And Cindy Crawford Lip Syncing. It Was A Great Success In The U.S. Charts Reaching The Top Ten And Selling More Than 500 000 Copies While Earning A Gold Certification From The RIAA. It Was The Last Song From The Album To Reach The Charts In The United States. However It Was Less Popular In Michael's Homeland When It Reached The Top 40 In 1991. The Next Single "Heal The Pain" Also Written By Michael Was A Contemplative Acoustic Guitar-Based Love Song. It Was The Fourth Of Five Singles From The Album. It Entered The U.K. Chart In February 1991 And Peaked At Number 31 But It Did Not Chart In The U.S. The Fifth And Last Single From The Album "Cowboys And Angels" Became The Only Single Released By Michael In His Career That Did Not Reach The Top 40 Of The UK Singles Chart. It Peaked At Number 45. The Song's Low Sales Figures Were Not A Surprise As It Was The Last Single To Be Released From The Album. Each Single Had Finished Lower Than Its Predecessor And Cowboys And Angels Continued The Descent.
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Is The Second Solo Album From British Pop Star George Michael On This Album It Is Spelled As George Michæl Released In September 1990. Following The Massive Worldwide Commercial Success Of His First Album Faith This Release Found Michael Awash In An Identity Crisis With A Sudden Bid To Quickly Create A New Image For Himself As A Serious-Minded Artist While Still Generating Sales. Seemingly Torn At First Between His Previous Role As The Camera-Friendly Media Darling And His New Role As Abhorrer Of All Things Visual The Album's Title Indicated His Desire To Be Taken More Seriously Although Cameras Were Sometimes Allowed Into The Recording Studio The Results Ending Up On An MTV Rockumentary Soon Afterward . The Album Was Deemed By Many As A Reverse-Psychological Tactic To Generate Renewed Interest From An Ever Larger And More Adult Fan Base But Ended Up A Commercial Disappointment Compared To Michael's Time In Wham! And Debut Album Faith. The Album Was Michael's Final Album Of All-New Material On Columbia Records Until 2004's Patience. It Was The Album's Disappointing Sales In The U.S. That Led To Michael's Legal Battles Against Sony Music In Which He Accused The Corporation Of Not Fully Supporting Him As An Artist.The First Single From The Album "Praying For Time" Written By Michael Reached Number One In The U.S. Billboard Charts And The Top Ten In The UK In The Summer Of 1990. It Remained In The Billboard Top 40 For Ten Weeks And Was The Last Number One Solo Single From Michael In The U.S. Charts. The Second Single "Waiting For That Day" Was Released A Month After The Album's Release. Due To A Borrowed Lyric From The Rolling Stones' Hit "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Co-Writer Credits Were Given To Mick Jagger And Keith Richards. It Reached The Top 40 In The British And American Charts. The Single's B-Side "Mother's Pride" Was An American Airplay Success When It Peaked At Number 46 On Airplay-Only Chart In March 1991. The Third Album Single "Freedom! '90" Written By Michael Became One Of Michael's Signature Songs. "Freedom! '90" Was Directed By David Fincher And Featured Supermodels Naomi Campbell Linda Evangelista Christy Turlington Tatjana Patitz And Cindy Crawford Lip Syncing. It Was A Great Success In The U.S. Charts Reaching The Top Ten And Selling More Than 500 000 Copies While Earning A Gold Certification From The RIAA. It Was The Last Song From The Album To Reach The Charts In The United States. However It Was Less Popular In Michael's Homeland When It Reached The Top 40 In 1991. The Next Single "Heal The Pain" Also Written By Michael Was A Contemplative Acoustic Guitar-Based Love Song. It Was The Fourth Of Five Singles From The Album. It Entered The U.K. Chart In February 1991 And Peaked At Number 31 But It Did Not Chart In The U.S. The Fifth And Last Single From The Album "Cowboys And Angels" Became The Only Single Released By Michael In His Career That Did Not Reach The Top 40 Of The UK Singles Chart. It Peaked At Number 45. The Song's Low Sales Figures Were Not A Surprise As It Was The Last Single To Be Released From The Album. Each Single Had Finished Lower Than Its Predecessor And Cowboys And Angels Continued The Descent.