George Michael

George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 de Junio de 1963 – 25 de Diciembre de 2016), lo que es en English singer, songwriter, record producer and philanthropist oms rose to fame as a member of the music dúo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. Michael has vendió más de 80 millones de records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He achieved seven number one canción on the UK Singles Chart and eight number one canción on the US Billboard Hot 100. He was widely known for his success in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wham! los solteros, such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" y "Last Christmas" y solo los solteros, such as "Careless Whisper" y "la Fe". Michael won various music awards, including two Premios Grammy, tres premios Brit Awards, tres American Music Awards, cuatro MTV Video Music Awards, and six Ivor Novello Awards. En 2004 the Radio Academy named Michael the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984-2004. En el 2008, lo he clasificado 40th on Billboard's list of the Hot 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Michael, who came as gay en 1998, lo active LGBT rights campaigner y VIH/SIDA recaudador de fondos de caridad. En the early hours of 25 de Diciembre de 2016, he was found dead at his home en Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Inglaterra, aged 53. A admiral's report attributed his death to natural causes.