Wham Superstar George Michael dead on Christmas
George Michael has died on Christmas Day |
The BBC news
is reporting that iconic singer George Michael former singer of the band Wham
passed away over Christmas.
Michael was working on a new album and his publicist said
that he passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas break from recording.
Michael rocketed to fame as the singer for the pop group
Wham and then was an iconic pop star through the eighties. He was known for his
stand on gay rights.
Micheal’s real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou and he was English
and has sold in excess of 100 million records in his career. He was given the
honor of the most played British artist on radio from the period of 1984
through 2004.
His debut CD “Faith” sold more than 20 million copies and he
had seven number one singles in the UK and 8 in the US. Billboard lists him as
the 40th most successful artist in the top 100.
Wham had an album titled, "Last Christmas" |
Michael has issues with pneumonia which caused him to cancel
dates in a recent tour which included him needing a tracheotomy in order to
breath. The BBC
Twitter feed is quickly filling with Tweets of condolences for the singer
and his fans.
The UK feed from the Mirror
also confirms the death saying that he passed away peacefully at the young age
of 53.
This is certainly going to be a huge blow to his fans,
especially in a year that has brought so many deaths in the entertainment world
and so many shocks in the world in general. The world is in turmoil politically
and news like this only makes t eh year sadder.
Even people who may not be huge fans of the man or his music
can likely feel the sense of loss if someone that had a huge hand in shaping
modern post disco pop music.
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