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My Take
George Michael is, for my money, one of the most underrated pure voices pop ever produced. The Wham! confetti made it easy to dismiss him, but listen to Careless Whisper or his live covers and you hear a singer of genuinely operatic control. What moves me most is the gap between the tabloid caricature and the man: the quiet, enormous charity, the long fight to own his art and identity. That the writer of Last Christmas died on Christmas Day still feels like pop's cruelest piece of poetry. His Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2023 was overdue recognition.
Overview
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- George Michael
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョージ・マイケル
- Reading
- じょーじ・まいける
- Born
- June 25, 1963 – December 25, 2016
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- East Finchley, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist / record producer / singer / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Kingsbury High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1985 BRIT Awards
- 1988 BRIT Awards
- 1988 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
- 1988 Grammy Awards
- 1989 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- 1989 Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- 1989 Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
- 1991 BRIT Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | — | |
| Notable work | Faith | — | |
| Notable work | Careless Whisper | — | |
| Notable work | Last Christmas | — | |
| Notable work | I Want Your Sex | — | |
| Notable work | Father Figure | — |
6. Links
Singer-songwriter — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.