George Michael was an English singer, songwriter, record producer and philanthropist best known for playing half of the pop music duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley. As a solo artist, he had released albums such as Trust (1987) and Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990).

Born name

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou

nickname

Yog, Knobby, TLTI, George Michael

Alter

George was born on June 25, 1963.

Died

George was found dead at the age of 5325. December 2016 at his home in Goring-on-Thames, England. The cause of death was not established, but his supervisor later revealed that George had died of heart failure.

Sun sign

Krebs

Place of birth

East Finchley, London, England, United Kingdom

Residence

Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK

nationality

training

George attended Roe Green Junior School and Kingsbury High School . He later studied at Bushey Meads School .

occupation

Singer, songwriter, record producer

family

• Vater – Kyriacos Panayiotou (Restaurateur)
• Mother – Lesley Angold (Dancer)
• Siblings – Yioda (Older Sister), Melanie (Older Sister)
• Other – George James Harrison (maternal grandfather), Daisy Angold Young (maternal grandmother)

Manager

George was represented by Michael Lippman.

Genre

Pop, Post-Disco, R & B, Dance-Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul

instruments

Life

labels

• Innervision Records
• Columbia Records
• Epic Records
• Virgin Records
• Dream Works Records
• Sony
• Aegean Records

To build

Average

Height

5 feet 11 inches or 180.5 cm

weight

82 kg or 181 lbs

boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse

George had dated –

1. Pat Fernandez (1983-1984) – George was romantically engaged to a dancer named Pat Fernandez in 1983. They broke up in 1984 after a year of dating.
2. Kathy Jeung (1985-1989) – In 1985, George dated a Chinese makeup artist named Kathy Jeung. Their relationship lasted almost 4 years before finally breaking up in 1989.
3. Brooke Shields (1985) – In 1985, actress Brooke Shields and George are said to have been dating.
4. Anselmo Feleppa (1991-1993) – After George became gay, he was romantically involved with Brazilian fashion designer Anselmo Feleppa for two years before Feleppa’s death in 1993.
5. Kenneth Goss (1996-2009) – George’s longest-standing relationship was with a former flight attendant, cheerleading coach, and sportswear executive from Dallas, Kenneth Goss. They began dating in 1996 and on August 22, 2011, George announced they had split in 2009.
6. Fadi Fawaz (2012-2016) – Since 2012, George has been dating an Australian celebrity hairdresser and freelance photographer named Fadi Fawaz.

race/ethnicity

White

He had Greek Cypriot ancestry on his father’s side and was of English descent on his mother’s side.

hair colour

salt and pepper

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

George used to date women and considered himself straight at the time, but later realized he liked men too. He said his Wham! Partner Andrew Ridgeley that he was bisexual by the age of 19. Finally, in a 1999 interview, he revealed that he was indeed gay. According to him, it was after falling in love with a man that ended his bisexual conflict. He said –

distinguishing features

• Short hair
• Salt and Pepper Beard

brand promotion

George had appeared in a television commercial for Diet Coke in 1989.

Known for

• Being one half of the pop music duo “Wham!” along with Andrew Ridgeley
• His solo albums such as Trust (1987) and Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)

First album

George released his debut studio album Fantastic in July 1983 alongside Andrew Ridgeley as part of the English pop duo Wham!. The album peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

As a solo artist, his debut album was Confidence The album peaked at number one on the UK, Dutch and US Billboard charts.

First TV show

George made his first television appearance on Top of the Pops as himself in 1982.

George Michael favorite things

• Artist – David Cassidy
• TV Shows – This Morning

George Michael facts

1. George met Andrew Ridgeley at Bushey Mead’s school in 1981. As teenagers, they formed a pop duo called “Wham!” .
2. Before the formation of “Wham!” George formed a short-lived ska band called The Executive along with Andrew Ridgeley and his brother Paul, Andrew Leaver and David Mortimer.
3. 4 of his singles as part of “Wham!” Wake Me Before You Go , Freedom , I Am Your Man , and The Sky’s Edge were number 1 in the UK and Irish Music Charts.
4. In 1993 he collaborated with the band Queen and Lisa Stansfield for his first extended play entitled Five Lives . It reached number one in the UK Music Charts.
5. He had worked with famous artists such as Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Rory Bourke, Mary J. Blige and Whitney Houston.
6. He had 7 number 1 singles in the UK and 8 number 1 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100.
7. Despite being openly gay, George revealed that he was attracted to women from a young age. He also considered himself bisexual at one point.
8. Follow George on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.