George Michael was an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. Michael is known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He achieved seven number-one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number-one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. Michael won various music awards, including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. In 2015, he was ranked 45th in Billboard's list of the "Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time". The Radio Academy named him the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. Born in East Finchley, North London, Michael rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career.
Pop musician best known for songs such as "Careless Whisper" and "Bad Boys", as well as being the lead singer of the band Wham! He also went solo, releasing the breakthrough album Faith in 1989, which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
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