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George Michael
Name: George Michael
DOB: 25 June 1963
Birth Place: East Finchley, London
Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter, 50% of Wham!, bad driver...
Star Facts
- George was once in a ska band called The Executive
- He is the proud owner of four Ivor Novello awards, three Brit Awards, and two Grammy's
- George's school, Bushey Meads in London, was used to film episodes of Grange Hill
- He has been ranked as the 40th most successful artist of all time by Billboard Magazine
Biography
One of the biggest-selling singers in the world, one-time Wham! man George was born in East Finchley, London. He grew up in North London with his dad, a Greek Cypriot restaurant owner, and his mum, a dancer. While he was studying at Bushey Meads School he befriended one Andrew Ridgeley. The two shared a passion for music and would later go on to change the face of pop.
George started his musical career as a DJ, working the clubs around North London. After a brief stint in a ska band, he formed Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. Their debut album went straight to number one, and a new pop phenomenon was born.
George released his first solo effort, the chart-topping Careless Whisper, at the height of Wham! fame in 1984. He's since gone on to sell more than 100 million records worldwide with hits like Faith, Jesus as a Child and Amazing.
In 1998, George was arrested for "engaging in a lewd act" in an LA public toilet. He famously sent-up the incident with his tongue-in-cheek video for hit single Outside. More recently, he's been caught cruising for anonymous sex on Hampstead Heath, been arrested on Class A and C drugs charges, admitted to a serious cannabis problem, crashed his car into a branch of Snappy Snaps in 2010, and served four weeks in prison.
In May 2011, he announced his next comeback, with a forthcoming European tour beginning in August 2011.