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George Michael

movie Singer, songwriter Producer cake 25 June 1963
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Net Worth

$175 million

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Height

in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 0”

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Age

53

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Nation

British

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 25 June 1963
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: British
Hometown: Goring, Oxfordshire, England, United Knigdom

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Unmarried
Children: Son- N/A Daughter- N/A

Education

Schools: Kingsbury High School, Kingsbury, London Bushey Meads School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Colleges: N/A
Education: High School

Lifestyle

Religion: Christian

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Some Lesser Known Facts About George Michael

  • Did George Michael smoke?: Yes
  • Did George Michael drink alcohol?: Yes
  • George was born to a Greek father and a Jewish mother.
  • Very few people know that his first band was ‘The Executive’ (1979-80), which was formed in the summer of 1979, who played their first show on 5 November 1979, at a misty Bonfire night, in a Methodist church hall in Bushey, England. 
  • After his schooling, he formed the band Wham!, with his friend Andrew Ridgeley and gave their 1st U.S. hit with “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.”

  • In 1986, the band split up after which he went solo and gave a hit “I Want Your Sex” with 7 million copies sold.
  • In 1988, he won a Grammy Award for the song “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me),” a duet with Aretha Franklin, and his album ‘Faith’ won the Grammy for album of the year.

  • In 1998, he announced that he was gay after he was arrested for lewd conduct in a public bathroom in Beverly Hills, California.
  • In 2000, he bought John Lennon’s Steinway Model Z upright piano for £1.67m, but returned it to Liverpool’s Beatles Story museum. 
  • In 2008, he released his song “December Song” as a free download with a hope that people would donate money to charity.
  • He was partially colour-blind and used to wear contact lenses.
  • He had 11 UK #1 and sold more than 100 million albums throughout his career span.
  • His last album, Symphonica, was released in 2014.
  • He died on Christmas 2016, 32 years after he wrote the song ‘Last Christmas’.

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