Ο George Michael είναι διάσημος τραγουδιστής, στιχουργός, μουσικός και παραγωγός. Έκανε παγκόσμια επιτυχία τις δεκαετίες του 1980 και 1990 με ένα είδος μετα-disco και dance-pop και soul. Το πραγματικό όνομά του είναι Γιώργος -Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου και κατάγεται από την Κύπρο. Ο πατέρας του είναι Κύπριος μετανάστης ήδη από την δεκαετία του ΄50 και η μητέρα του Αγγλίδα. Γεννήθηκε στο Βόρειο Λονδίνο και συγκεκριμένα στο Αν. Φίνλεϊ στις 25 Ιουνίου 1963. Ο πατέρας του Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου ήταν εστιάτορας και η μητέρα του Lesley Angold ήταν χορεύτρια. Με τον Andrew Ridgeley μοιράζονταν κοινές φιλοδοξίες και κοινά όνειρα για να γίνουν μουσικοί. Ο George Michael πήγαινε στο μετρό και τραγουδούσε. Στην μουσική βιομηχανία ξεκίνησε σαν DJ σε clubs και σε γειτονικά σχολεία και μερικά συγκροτήματα. Η απόλυτη επιτυχία όμως ήρθε με τους WHAM! (Andrew Ridgeley & George Michael) όπου σαν ντούεττο από το 1981 μέχρι το 1986, τραγουδούν μερικές από τις μεγάλυτερςς επιτυχίες όπως το "Young Guns", "Wham Rap!" and "Club Tropicana", "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Freedom", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper"κ.α. Οι δρόμοι τους το 1986 χωρίζουν και ξεκινούν solo καριέρα με ακόμη μεγαλύτερη επιτυχία.
Ο George Michael είναι από τους πιο εμπορικούς καλλιτέχνες της γενιάς του καθώς έχει πωλήσει περισσότερα από 100 εκατομμύρια δίσκους παγκοσμίως. Το 1987 κάνει το προσωπικό του ντεμπούτο με τον δίσκο, Faith, ο οποίος ξεπέρασε τις 20 εκατομμύρια πωλήσεις. Στην 30χρονη καριέρα του έχει βραβευτεί με δεκάδες μουσικά βραβεία μεταξύ των οποίων τρία American Music Awards, και δύο Grammy Awards ενώ έχει προταθεί άλλες επτά φορές για το εν λόγω βραβείο. Το 2008, το Billboard magazine ανεβάζει τον Michael στην 40 θέση με τους πιο πετυχημένους καλλιτέχνες όλων των εποχών. Το documentary A Different Story ξετυλίγει την προσωπική του ζωή και την επαγγελματική του καριέρα.
O Τζωρτζ Μάικλ πέθανε στις 25 Δεκεμβρίου 2016 σε ηλικία 53 ετών,
Wham! -Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A
Written and produced by George Michael
I can't make you love me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEOKJe3QqoE
Written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin
Recorded by American recording artist Bonnie Rait at 1991
Georgios Panayiotou (born 25 June 1963), better known by his stage name George Michael, is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.[3] Michael rose to superstardom during the 1980s and 1990s with his style of post-disco dance-pop. He has also been characterised as a blue-eyed soul singer, although his material draws more from middle-of-the-road pop than soul music.
As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Michael has sold more than 100 million records worldwide as of 2010. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith, has on its own sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Michael has garnered seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Michael the 40th most successful artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists list.
Michael has won numerous music awards throughout his 30-year career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male twice, four MTV Video Music Awards, four Ivor Novello Awards, three American Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations.
In 2004, the Radio Academy named Michael as the most played artist on British radio between the period of 1984–2004. The documentary A Different Story was released in 2005; it covered his personal life and professional career. In 2006, George Michael announced his first tour in 15 years, the worldwide 25 Live tour, spanning three individual tours over the course of three years (2006, 2007 and 2008).
Wham! was an English musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band. George Michael has recently[when?] hinted that he would like to reunite with Andrew Ridgeley as Wham! for a one-off concert in 2015.
Discography Wham! discography
Fantastic (1983) Make It Big (1984) Music from the Edge of Heaven (1986)
Georgios Panayiotou (born 25 June 1963), better known by his stage name George Michael, is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.[3] Michael rose to superstardom during the 1980s and 1990s with his style of post-disco dance-pop. He has also been characterised as a blue-eyed soul singer, although his material draws more from middle-of-the-road pop than soul music.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήAs one of the world's best-selling music artists, Michael has sold more than 100 million records worldwide as of 2010. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith, has on its own sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Michael has garnered seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Michael the 40th most successful artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists list.
Michael has won numerous music awards throughout his 30-year career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male twice, four MTV Video Music Awards, four Ivor Novello Awards, three American Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations.
In 2004, the Radio Academy named Michael as the most played artist on British radio between the period of 1984–2004. The documentary A Different Story was released in 2005; it covered his personal life and professional career. In 2006, George Michael announced his first tour in 15 years, the worldwide 25 Live tour, spanning three individual tours over the course of three years (2006, 2007 and 2008).
Wham! was an English musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band. George Michael has recently[when?] hinted that he would like to reunite with Andrew Ridgeley as Wham! for a one-off concert in 2015.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήDiscography Wham! discography
Fantastic (1983)
Make It Big (1984)
Music from the Edge of Heaven (1986)