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George Michael-The history". Twentyfive Live LLP. & Signatures Network. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008 . Retrieved 5 February 2010. Drug is a problem, Michael admits". BBC News. 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008 . Retrieved 27 April 2009. On 26 October 2011, Michael cancelled a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London due to a viral infection. On 21 November, Vienna General Hospital admitted Michael after he complained of chest pains while at a hotel two hours before his performance at a venue there for his Symphonica Tour. Michael appeared to be "in good spirits" and responded well to treatment following his admission, but on 25 November hospital officials said that his condition had "worsened overnight". This development led to cancellations and postponements of Michael's remaining 2011 performances, which had been scheduled mainly for the United Kingdom. [208] The singer was later confirmed to have suffered from pneumonia and, until 1 December, was in an intensive care unit; at one point, he was comatose. On 21 December, the hospital discharged him. Michael told the press that he had undergone a tracheotomy, [209] that the staff at the hospital had saved his life, and that he would perform a free concert for them. [210] After waking from the coma, Michael had a temporary West Country accent, and there was concern he had developed foreign accent syndrome. [211] George Michael's Oprah Winfrey Show Interview (2004)". GM Forever. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 . Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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In reality, the turning point of Wham! was nothing to do with Wham!,” the late singer shared in an unaired interview in the upcoming Netflix documentary “Wham!” Youngs, Ian (26 December 2016). "George Michael: Six songs that defined his life". BBC News . Retrieved 21 June 2020. Hooper, Ryan (26 December 2016). "How George Michael became one of the world's most important LGBT rights campaigners". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016 . Retrieved 26 December 2016.Michael's homosexuality became publicly known following his April 1998 arrest for public lewdness. [178] In 2007, Michael said "that hiding his sexuality made him feel 'fraudulent', and his eventual outing, when he was arrested [...] in 1998, was a subconsciously deliberate act." [179]

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Our Patrons". Elton John AIDS Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013 . Retrieved 25 July 2012. The true story of George Michael's complicated relationship with his mother". TODAY.com. 29 June 2022 . Retrieved 9 October 2023. George Michael: I woke up from coma with a West Country accent". The Daily Telegraph. London. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 17 December 2012. Michael stages concert for nurses". BBC News. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016 . Retrieved 27 December 2016. George Michael's 'Older' Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021 . Retrieved 14 October 2021.George Michael to 'marry' partner". BBC News. 29 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008 . Retrieved 27 April 2009. Litchfield, David (1985). "David Cassidy by George Michael". Ritz Newspaper No. 100. Bailey & Litchfield. pp.16–19. During early 1987, at the beginning of his solo career, Michael released " I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", a duet with Aretha Franklin. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve an ambition by singing with one of his favourite artists. It scored number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 upon its release. [48] [49] For Michael, it became his third consecutive solo number one in the UK from three releases, after 1984's "Careless Whisper" (though the single was actually from the Wham! album Make It Big) and 1986's " A Different Corner". The single was also the first Michael had recorded as a solo artist which he had not written himself. The co-writer, Simon Climie, was unknown at the time; he later had success as a performer with the band Climie Fisher in 1988. Michael and Aretha Franklin won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Performance – Duo or Group with Vocal for the song. [50] Butcher, Asa (20 November 2014). "30 years later... the original Band Aid performers". gbtimes.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016 . Retrieved 25 December 2016.

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Blake, Mark (22 March 2011). Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen. Hachette Books. p.364. ISBN 978-0-306-81973-5. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 . Retrieved 14 December 2014. Corinthios, Aurelie (26 December 2016). "George Michael Was Found Dead in Bed by His Boyfriend Fadi Fawaz: 'I Will Never Stop Missing You' ". People. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016 . Retrieved 27 December 2016. Michael performed with Queen at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert on 20 April 1992 at Wembley Stadium. [82] The concert was a tribute to the life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with the proceeds going to AIDS research. [83] Michael performed " '39", " These Are the Days of Our Lives" with Lisa Stansfield and " Somebody to Love". Michael's performance of "Somebody to Love" was hailed as "one of the best performances of the tribute concert". [84] [85] Michael later reflected, "It was probably the proudest moment for me of my career, because it was me living out a childhood fantasy, I suppose, to sing one of Freddie's songs in front of 80,000 people." [86] The Five Live EP [87] featured five live recordings (six in several countries) performed by Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield. "Somebody to Love" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives" were recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. " Killer", " Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", and " Calling You" were recorded during his Cover to Cover tour in 1991. [84] [85]Usmar, Jo (20 March 2012). "George Michael reschedules cancelled tour dates after beating pneumonia". Mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018 . Retrieved 13 February 2018. a b c d e Hatton, Celia (9 April 2015). "When China woke up to Wham!". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018 . Retrieved 10 April 2015. a b c "Troubled personal life of pop superstar George Michael". Sky News. 27 December 2016 . Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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Pop star George Michael secretly funded Highgate's Fair in the Square celebrations and village Christmas Tree". Ham & High. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021 . Retrieved 9 May 2021. a b Paine, Andre (6 July 2010). "George Michael Arrested After London Car Crash". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013 . Retrieved 12 August 2010. a b "George Michael Arrested". Sky Living HD. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011 . Retrieved 6 July 2010. George Michael: 20 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018 . Retrieved 7 January 2018. All proceeds from the sale of the EP benefited the Mercury Phoenix Trust. [88] Sales of the EP were strong through Europe, where it debuted at No. 1 in the UK and several European countries. [13] Chart success in the US was less spectacular, where it reached No. 40 on the Billboard 200 ("Somebody to Love" reached No. 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100). [14] The performance would later feature on Queen's compilation album Greatest Hits III. [89]An authorized biography, written with George Michael's co-operation and after interviews with him. It covers George Michael's career from the early days of "Wham!", and discusses aspects of his life, his views and his rise to fame. In his later years, the Grammy winner repeatedly fell for porn stars and developed a serious drug problem. George Michael: Freedom Uncut review – pop hero lets it all hang out". The Guardian. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022 . Retrieved 11 November 2022. George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer, who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham!. He was best known in the 1980s and 1990s with best-selling songs such as Last Christmas, Careless Whisper, I Want Your Sex, Faith and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Michael sold more than 100 million records worldwide and won numerous awards including three American Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations. Naughty Boy 'won't rule out' releasing his George Michael collaboration". BBC Newsbeat. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017 . Retrieved 28 February 2017.