George Michael: The biography

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In 1996, he met Texan designer Kenny Goss at a spa. The pair would remain together for 13 years but had an open relationship. Halloween, Hollywood style! Hailey Bieber, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and Christina Aguilera get into a spooky mood Kaley Cuoco dishes out a treat as she dresses daughter Matilda in FIVE adorable outfits for her first Halloween Though Michael was born in Middlesex, his parents moved the family to Radlett when he was in his early teens. The singer attended Bushey Meads school just outside of Radlett's bounds. It was there that Michael met Andrew Ridgeley, then a 12-year-old that volunteered to show the new student around his school. The two would go on to form Wham!, the pop duo that would launch Michael's career into the stratosphere.

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Michael met the other half of Wham!, Andrew Ridgeley, in middle school. In a deeply anti-gay era, Michael and Ridgeley, who was straight, became best friends and bonded over being “ soul boys,” a subculture of white kids into soul music. They channeled their love of new wave, ska, and hip-hop into a band, The Executive, and then, spearheaded by Michael, wrote demos that got them a record contract for Wham! and their first big break on Top of the Pops.Multiple sources describe how George was ‘terrified’ to come out to his father because, in traditional Greek-Cypriot culture, homosexuality was viewed as a sin. In November 1984, Michael joined other popular British and Irish pop stars to form Band Aid, singing on the charity song " Do They Know It's Christmas?" for relief of famine in Ethiopia. This single became the UK Christmas number one on the UK Singles Chart in December 1984. Michael's own song, " Last Christmas" by Wham!, was held at number two. [7] "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 3.75million copies in the UK. It became the biggest selling single in UK Chart history. It held this position until 1997 when it was overtaken by Elton John's " Candle in the Wind 1997", released in tribute to Princess Diana following her death Michael also attended Diana's funeral with Elton John. [7] Michael donated the royalties from "Last Christmas" to Band Aid and subsequently sang with Elton John at Live Aid (the Band Aid charity concert) in 1985. [8] Personal life [ change | change source ] Even when Wham! split and he achieved global success as a solo singer, he was tormented by living a lie.

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