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George Michael Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου) (born June 25, 1963) best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, English singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul-influenced, solo pop musician. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, encompassing 12 British #1 singles, 7 British #1 albums, 10 US #1 singles, and 2 US #1 albums. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith became one of the best selling al
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Birth name Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Born 25 June 1963 (1963-06-25) (age 45) London, England
Genre(s) Pop, R&B, dance-pop, pop rock, blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s) musician, producer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s) vocals, multiple instruments
Voice type(s) Tenor, Baritone
Years active 1981 "present
Label(s) Columbia, DreamWorks, Virgin, Epic, Sony
Associated acts Wham!
Website GeorgeMichael.com
Notable instrument(s)
  Piano John Lennon model "Z" Steinway
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Sexuality

Michael was initially private about his sexual orientation, with rumours of relationships with high-profile women such as Brooke Shields, Whoopi Goldberg, and Melissa Megginson making him common tabloid fodder during his Wham! career.

These persisted into his solo career, but Michael had already established a relationship with Anselmo Feleppa, whom he had met at the 1991 concert "Rock in Rio". Read more...

Drugs

On February 26, 2006, Michael was arrested for possession of Class C drugs, an incident that he described as "my own stupid fault, as usual." He was cautioned by the police and released.

On May 15, 2006, Michael was found slumped over the wheel of his Range Rover, photographed apparently snoozing at traffic lights in London. He awoke after a member of the public knocked on his window for five Read more...

Politics

During his years with Wham!, George Michael was very critical of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government and its cruise missile alliance with the United States. George said that he felt bad, since through his taxes he was paying for these weapons, yet was obliged to never dodge his tax obligations to his home country. Michael also wrote "Shoot the Dog", a critical song about the friendly relationship Read more...

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