George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver, a British coroner said Tuesday.
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David Bowie honors, George Michael tribute top Brit Awards
In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 file photo, Beyonce performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles. Britain’s music industry will salute chart-topping talent and departed icons at the Brit Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 where nominees include Drake, Beyonce and David Bowie.
George Michael’s ex-lover claims sex drug Liquid G played part in singer’s death
Paul Stag believes the Wham! star would have taken the drug because he was hooked on it throughout their relationship. The 48-year-old alleges the star used the codeword ‘champagne’ for when the Wham! heartthrob wanted a delivery of the drug.
George Michael a left three unreleased albums in his vaultsa
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley says releasing a previously unreleased track in the late singer’s honour would not be appropriate. It is well known that Michael never completed a sequel to his 1990 album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 , though several tracks intended for Vol 2 later appeared on the HIV/AIDS charity album Red Hot + Dance .
“Careless Whisper” Was George Michael’s Miami Moment
It’s one of the most iconic saxophone melodies in pop music history. To some, the first four notes alone instantly summon sex, evoking the kind of smoldering passion you’d find in a romance novel or a Hollywood love scene.
George Michael was a puzzleda by popularity one of his most iconic songs
George Michael was “puzzled” by the enduring popularity of ‘Careless Whisper’, according to a rediscovered interview with the late pop icon. Michael’s death was announced on Christmas Day by his publicist, who said the 53-year-old artist had “passed away peacefully at home”.
George Michael mourned by boyfriend, ex-boyfriend in London
People mourn outside the home of British musician George Michael in London, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday.
‘Faith’ proved George Michael was a superstar. ‘Patience’ proved he was a great.
George Michael was given only 53 years in this world, but he made them count. He was still a teenager in 1982 when he began triggering worldwide endorphin-rushes as a member of Wham! Five years and a few hairstyles later, he went solo, wiggled the backside of his Levi’s on MTV and became a global sex symbol.
‘Faith’ proved George Michael was a superstar. ‘Patience’ proved he was a great.
George Michael was given only 53 years in this world, but he made them count. He was still a teenager in 1982 when he began triggering worldwide endorphin-rushes as a member of Wham! Five years and a few hairstyles later, he went solo, wiggled the backside of his Levi’s on MTV and became a global sex symbol.
George Michael (and His Neon T-Shirts) Was a Pop Music Pioneer
I hated Wham! and everything they seemed to stand for, although there was no denying the talent Michael possessed. He was highly annoying , from the frosted tips of his perfectly coiffed hair to the silly Reebok shoes he cavorted around in, but man – could he sing and dance.
Tony Norman: Death didn’t take a holiday in 2016
William Shakespeare got it exactly right four centuries ago when he had newly widowed Gertrude speak these words to her son, the grieving prince of Denmark in “Hamlet”: “Thou know’st ’tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.” Act I, scene 2, line 72. These are words of wisdom, but not necessarily consolation, in an era when the deaths of people most of us have never met take on disproportionate meaning.
George Michael achieved pop music success, but freedom eluded him
A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England. Singer George Michael died on Christmas day in his country home in Oxfordshire at the age of 53 on December 25. A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England.
George Michael achieved pop music success, but freedom eluded him
A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England. Singer George Michael died on Christmas day in his country home in Oxfordshire at the age of 53 on December 25. A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England.
Celebrities, fans mourn singer George Michael
George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with social commentary, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael died at his home in Goring, England.
The stakes were high for George Michaela s solo career. Then a Faitha changed everything.
… 1987, he released “I Want Your Sex,” which started as a single on the “Beverly Hills Cop II” soundtrack. Some entertainment executives had a collective panic attack, to put it mildly, fearing the “explicit” lyrics glorified casual sex in a time of …
Sarah Michelle Gellar mixes up her Georges – pens online tribute for Boy George, not George Michael
From Wham! to the arrest for lewd behavior in Beverly Hills, George Michael will be remembered as one of the most successful recording artists to ever live. “Do you really want to hurt me? I guess you do 2016,” the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star tweeted, adding the hashtag #ripboygeorge.
Bowie, Prince, George Michael: We’ve lost a triumvirate of icons who dared to do manhood differently
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Remembering George Michael, the Pop Superstar With an Artist’s Soul
Even with less than a week left in 2016, the wave of mortality that has already taken Prince, David Bowie, and many other prominent musicians this year has claimed another one.
George Michael Put Our Faith in Pop
… singer-songwriter’s premature death at age 53 seemed terribly at odds with his splashy introduction to the entertainment world: the preternaturally bouncy Wham! hit ” Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go ,” whose upbeat eye-confection video turned “Choose …
Pop superstar George Michael dies of heart failure at 53
… of Justice in London. Michael was petitioning the court to release him from his contract with Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with …
George Michael starred in James Corden’s first Carpool Karaoke
When Corden appeared on Stephen Colbert in June 2016 he revealed that he came up with the concept after recording a similar comedy sketch with the singer for Comic Relief back in 2011. “And then we realised maybe we’ll lose the prison aspect.
Publicist: British singer George Michael dead at age 53
In this April 7, 1985 file photo, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of the British group WHAM! perform during a concert in Peking, China. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016.
Singer George Michael dead at age 53
George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael died at his home in Goring, England.
Wham! star George Michael has died
The musician, who shot to fame with the 1980s duo Wham!, was 53 years old. He went on to have a successful career.
1George Michael dies at 53; the singer passed away a peacefully at home,a rep says
George Michael, the British singer who rocketed to fame in the 1980s duo Wham! before embarking on a solo career, died at 53, his publicist confirmed. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period,” the publicist said in a statement.
George Michael dead: Singer dies peacefully at home aged just 53 on Christmas Day
His publicist broke the news in a statement issued at 11pm, saying he died at home over the Christmas period The singer rose to fame as part of the 1980s pop group Wham!, whose hits include Last Christmas, Young Guns, Wake Me Up.. Before You Go Go, and Club Tropicana.
George Michael: Through the years
The pop duo Wham! performs in Peking before a capacity audience of Chinese and foreign fans, April 7, 1985. Singers George Michael, left, and Andrew Ridgeley, had youthful fans on their feet despite police warnings to sit down.