Biography

George Michael, born as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (25 June 1963) is a two-time Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1980s, when he formed the pop duo Wham! along with his school friend Andrew Ridgeley. His first solo single, "Careless Whisper" was released when he was still in the duo and sold about six million copies worldwide. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide as of 2010, encompassing 7 British #1 singles, 7 British #1 albums, 8 US #1 singles, and 1 US #1 album. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. In 2004, Radio Academy named Michael as the most played artist on British radio between the period of 1984-2004. ("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Careless Whisper", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin), I Want your Sex, "Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", "Monkey", "Praying for Time", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John), "Jesus to a Child" , "Fastlove")