George Michael Biography

Fast Facts

• His track "Too Funky" was featured on an AIDS charity album called "Red Hot and Dance․"
• In 1996, he won the award for best British male at the BRIT Awards
• Sang a duet version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" with Elton John in 1991 for charity, donating the proceeds to London Lighthouse and the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
• Fantastic! the first album release by Wham! Reached No․ 4 on the charts in Britain
• He and Andrew Ridgeley landed a recording contract with Innervision records in 1982, at which point they started recording as Wham!
• Dropped out of high school to start a short-lived band called the Executive with childhood friend Andrew Ridgeley
• Quote: "I owe my mother who I am, and my father my drive․"
• A pop singer who was one of the leading performers of the 1980s, releasing such hits as "I Want Your Sex․"
• Was a member of the band Wham! whose first U․S․ hit was "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go․"
• Enjoys watching episodes of "Corrie" on Sunday morning
• Once worked as a laborer for one of his father's friends during a holiday from school, but he was fired after only a day
• Relaxes by spending time with friends, going to restaurants, listening to music, watching movies and walking his dogs