George Michael

George Michael
George Michael
	Michael performing on stage on theFaith World Tourin 1988.
Kabatiran
Pangalan noong ipinanganak	Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Kapanganakan	25 Hunyo 1963; East Finchley, London,England
Kamatayan	25 Disyembre 2016(edad 53); Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire,England
Genre	Pop; post-disco; dance-pop; blue-eyed soul;
Trabaho	Singer; songwriter; record producer;
Instrumento	Vocals
Taong aktibo	1981–2016
Label	Columbia; Sony;
Website	Opisyal na website
	George Michael's voice from the BBC programmeDesert Island Discs,5 October 2007.

SiGeorgios Kyriacos Panayiotou(25 Hunyo 1963 – 25 Disyembre 2016), na mas kilala bilangGeorge Michael,ay isang Ingles na mang-aawit, manunulat ng awit, at record producer na naging tanyag bilang miyembro ng duo naWham!Mas nakilala siya sa kanyang mga obra noong dekada 1980 at 1990, kabilang ang hit singles tulad ng "Last Christmas"at"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go",at mga album tulad ngFaith(1987) atListen Without Prejudice Vol. 1(1990).

Nakabeta si Michael ng mahigit 100 milyong record sa buong mundo. Ang kanyang pasinayang solo album,Faith(1987), na nakabenta ng mahigit 20 milyong kopya sa buong mundo. Si Michael ay nakatamo ng pitongnumber onesingle sa UK at walongnumber one hitssaBillboardHot 100sa US, kabilang ang "Careless Whisper"at"Freedom! '90".Isa siya sabest-selling British acts of all time,na niranggo magasingBillboardbilang pang-40 pinaka-matagumpay na artist kailanman. Si Michaelnanalo ng iba' t-ibang mga parangal pangmusikasa kanyang 30-taong karera, kabilang ang tatlongBrit Awards—nanalo siya ng Best British Male nang dalawang beses, apat naMTV Video Music Awards,apat naIvor Novello Awards,tatlongAmerican Music Awardsat dalawangGrammy Awardsmula sa walong nominasyon. Si Michael, na isanghomoseksuwal,ay isang aktibong tagakampyan ngkarapatang LGBTatHIV/AIDScharity fundraiser.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Noong 2004, pinangalanan ngRadio Academysi Michael na artist na may pinakamaraming pagpapatugtog sa radyo sa United Kingdom sa panahong 1984-2004. Tinalakay ng dokumentaryongA Different Story(inilabas noong 2005) ang kanyang karera at personal na buhay. Ang unang tour ni Michael15 taon, ang panaigdigang25 Livetour, ay umabot ng tatlong taon (2006, 2007 at 2008). Noong madaling araw ng 25 Disyembre 2016, si Michael, sa edad na 53, ay natagpuang patay sa kanyang kama sa kanyang tahanan sa Oxfordshire tahanan.

Discography

Faith(1987)
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1(1990)
Older(1996)
Songs from the Last Century(1999)
Patience(2004)
Symphonica(2014)

Tours

Mga sanggunian

↑"George Michael".Desert Island Discs.5 Oktubre 2007.BBC Radio 4.Nakuha noong18 Enero2014.{{cite episode}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
↑Jones, Owen(26 Disyembre 2016)."George Michael was a defiant gay icon. His memory must not be sanitised".The Guardian.Nakuha noong26 Disyembre2016.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
↑Royes, Luke (26 Disyembre 2016)."George Michael remembered as gay trailblazer who pushed pop boundaries".ABC.Nakuha noong26 Disyembre2016.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
↑Hooper, Ryan (26 Disyembre 2016)."How George Michael became one of the world's most important LGBT rights campaigners".The Independent.Nakuha noong26 Disyembre2016.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)

[1] "George Michael".Desert Island Discs.5 Oktubre 2007.BBC Radio 4.Nakuha noong18 Enero2014.{{cite episode}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)

[2] Jones, Owen(26 Disyembre 2016)."George Michael was a defiant gay icon. His memory must not be sanitised".The Guardian.Nakuha noong26 Disyembre2016.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)

[3] Royes, Luke (26 Disyembre 2016)."George Michael remembered as gay trailblazer who pushed pop boundaries".ABC.Nakuha noong26 Disyembre2016.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)

[4] Hooper, Ryan (26 Disyembre 2016)."How George Michael became one of the world's most important LGBT rights campaigners".The Independent.Nakuha noong26 Disyembre2016.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)

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