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George Michael - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Yorgos (or Georgios) Kyriakos Panayiotou - this is how the British singer was called from birth, who later took a pseudonym consisting of two male names. He got such a surname from his father - a native of the island of Cyprus. But our hero can safely consider himself an Englishman, since he was born in London, and his mother was the indigenous representative of Foggy Albion. Since childhood, Georgios dreamed of becoming a pop star, although he had absolutely no idea how to do it.
Although the boy sometimes expressed desires to become, for example, a pilot, his cherished dream was different. At the age of sixteen, together with his school friend Andrew Ridgley, he created a band, which, albeit not on the first try, but won its audience, surviving in history as the duo Wham! And since 1986, George Michael has already performed solo. His first album Faith was a wild success and broke sales records in the States. At the same time, the Grammy received the Album of the Year. In general, George Michael ascended the musical Olympus.
His second compilation Listen Without Prejudice, Vol 1, although it produced several hits, was generally unsuccessful. George blamed the failure ... Sony's record label, they say, was not actively promoting it enough. The case went to court, which ended not in favor of the singer. In response, Michael announced a boycott and did not release a single album until his contract with Sony expired.
George Michael did not use the six-year hiatus between album releases to accumulate "inspirational material", and the 1996 Older had a relative success only in Europe. In America, the singer's popularity was already declining. However, Michael's name did not disappear from the pages of the tabloids, only it began to appear in the rubrics related to scandals of a sexual and criminal nature. Another album did not contribute to the return of its former glory, and George suffered completely. How many years George Michael has spent in a midlife crisis he probably cannot count.
No, he did not go down, continuing to tour around the world. Once he even broke the record of royalties, earning three million dollars for a concert at the villa of Vladimir Potanin. But the former popularity has not returned. In 2011, George embarked on a world tour, but soon caught pneumonia, was between life and death, and could permanently lose his voice. Fortunately, everything worked out, the tour continued, and the singer perked up. In 2014, a new, sixth album Symphonica was released. His fans, frankly, were tired of waiting. And they were not disappointed.
Interestingly, Michael tried himself in films, more often in cameo roles, but sometimes playing other characters. For example, a film with the participation of George Michael Extras, released in 2010.
George Michael has brown eyes, naturally dark hair, dark skin and full lips. The shape of the face is round, the forehead is high, the hair is curly thick. George Michael does not change his hair color, giving preference to natural. The singer has a large straight nose and an oval chin. George Michael wears glasses, has a mustache and beard. The singer's height is 183 cm, there are tattoos.
