Nawarratt biography of george michael

Who is George Michael?

George Michael, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25, 1963, in East Finchley, London, was a renowned British singer, songwriter, and philanthropist.

In 1998, his first solo greatest hits collection, "Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael", became a massive success, spending eight weeks at No. 1 in the UK. The album included the humorous single "Outside" and a duet with Mary J. Blige called "As." In 1999, he released the cover album Songs from the "Last Century", which reached No.

2 in the UK.

In 2000, George collaborated with Whitney Houston on the hit single "If I Told You That." His solo single "Freeek!" reached the UK Top 10, followed by "Shoot the Dog," a politically charged song released in 2002 criticizing the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The album produced the hit singles "Amazing" and "Flawless." In 2006, he embarked on his first tour in 15 years, called "25 Live." Michael also made appearances on TV shows, including performing on The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Idol.

The tour resumed in 2012, but sadly, the final concert of his life took place in October of that year. The song also alludes to the struggles of being a closeted homosexual man, and acted as a catalyst to his effort to end his publishing contract with Sony Music.

As if to prove the song's sentiment, Michael refused to appear in the video, directed by David Fincher, and instead recruited supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, and Cindy Crawford to lip-sync.

He left after the group's 1986 recording, Music from the Edge of Heaven. In 1984, Michael also performed with the charity Band Aid on the holiday single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to benefit Ethiopian famine relief. The concert was a tribute to the life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with all proceeds going to AIDS research.

In the audience in Rio, he saw and later met Anselmo Feleppa, the man who would become his partner.

The tour was not a proper promotion for Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. His solo career took off with the release of his chart-topping single "Careless Whisper" in 1984, followed by the success of "A Different Corner" and the duet with Aretha Franklin, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)." His debut solo album, "Faith" (1987), solidified his status as a global superstar.

He also released a collection of his songs, entitled Twenty Five, in the United Kingdom. According to his website, the 80-show tour was seen by 1.3 million fans.

On May 12, 2007 in Coimbra, Portugal, he began the European "25 Live Stadium Tour 2007", including London and Athens, and ending on 4 August 2007 in Belfast, UK.

There were 29 tour dates (as of 21 April 2007) across Europe.

On June 9, 2007 Michael became the first artist to perform live at the newly renovated Wembley Stadium in London, where he was later fined £130,000 for overrunning the programme for 13 minutes.

On March 25, 2008 a third part of the 25 Live Tour was announced for North America.

- Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist (Won)

Billboard Music Awards:

• 1987: Himself - Top Hot 100 Artist - Male (Won)
• 1988: Himself - Top Artist (Won)
• 1988: Himself - Top Male Artist (Won)
• 1988: Himself - Top Billboard 200 Artist (Won)
• 1988: Himself - Top Billboard 200 Artist - Male (Won)
• 1988: Himself - Top Hot 100 Artist (Won)
• 1988: Himself - Top Hot 100 Artist - Male (Won)
• 1988: Himself - Top Crossover Artist (Won)
• 1988: Faith - Top Hot 100 Song (Won)
• 1988: Faith - Top Billboard 200 Album (Won)
• 1988: Faith - Top Compact Disk (Won)
• 1989: Faith - Top Billboard 200 Album (Won)

Brit Awards:

• 1985: Wham!

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