{"id":76450,"date":"2025-12-29T00:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T03:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/on-this-day-in-2016-music-legend-george-michael-passes-away\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T00:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T03:13:14","slug":"on-this-day-in-2016-music-legend-george-michael-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/on-this-day-in-2016-music-legend-george-michael-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"On this day in 2016, music legend George Michael passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"G\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (\u0393\u03b5\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5)\u00a0was born on the 25th of June 1963 and sadly passed away on <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2024\/12\/25\/what-are-the-12-days-of-christmas-2-2\/\">Christmas Day<\/a> in 2016 at the age of 53.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-od-added-loading=\"\" data-od-replaced-sizes=\"(max-width: 2002px) 100vw, 2002px\" src=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@id='wrapper']\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::ARTICLE]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2002px) 100vw, 2002px\" class=\"wp-image-89667\" alt=\"On this day in 2016, music lengend George Michael passes away\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o-1350x1350.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/118467606_10158882707481095_5108723473790955727_o.jpg 2002w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The popular and talented artist known professionally as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCR1LVH-teuA3-Kfy576TYSw\">George Michael<\/a>, was a singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo\u00a0Wham!<\/p>\n<p>Up to the time of his death, Michael sold more than 115 million records worldwide, making him one of the\u00a0best selling music artists of all time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8gmARGvPlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His breakthrough duo Wham! sold 28 million records between 1982 and 1986, and his debut solo album\u00a0<em>Faith<\/em>\u00a0sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>He was best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit singles such as \u201cWake me Up Before you Go Go\u201d and \u201cLast Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@id='wrapper']\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::ARTICLE]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[8][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1994px) 100vw, 1994px\" class=\"wp-image-89668\" alt=\"On this day in 2016, music lengend George Michael passes away\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-450x305.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-225x152.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-900x609.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-1350x914.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o-20x15.jpg 20w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/69006980_10157637516356095_5264688564028833792_o.jpg 1994w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He achieved seven number one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number one songs on the US\u00a0<i>Billboard<\/i>\u00a0Hot 100. He was widely known for his success in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wham! singles such as \u201cWake Me Up Before You Go-Go\u201d and \u201cLast Christmas\u201d and solo singles such as \u201cCareless Whisper\u201d and \u201cFaith\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. The band\u2019s first two albums,\u00a0<i>Fantastic<\/i>\u00a0(1983) and\u00a0<i>Make It Big<\/i>\u00a0(1984), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US\u00a0<i>Billboard<\/i>\u00a0200. Michael\u2019s first solo single \u201cCareless Whisper\u201d reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US.<\/p>\n<p>Michael\u2019s debut solo album\u00a0<i>Faith<\/i>\u00a0was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart, and staying at number one on the\u00a0<i>Billboard<\/i>\u00a0200 for 12 weeks. Four singles from the album, \u201cFaith\u201d, \u201cFather Figure\u201d, \u201cOne More Try\u201d, and \u201cMonkey\u201d reached number one on the\u00a0<i>Billboard<\/i>Hot 100. It won Album of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards. Three years after the release of\u00a0<i>Faith,<\/i>\u00a0<i>Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1<\/i>\u00a0(1990) was released which included the\u00a0<i>Billboard<\/i>\u00a0Hot 100 number one \u201cPraying for Time\u201d.<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\/>\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t Let the Sun Go Down on Me\u201d, a 1991 duet with Elton John, was also a transatlantic number one.<\/p>\n<p>He also ranks among the\u00a0best selling British acts of all time.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">George Michael Will<\/h4>\n<p>He left the vast majority of his fortune to his Greek Cypriot family, it was revealed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>His sisters Melanie and Yioda will receive an equal share of all the star\u2019s major assets, including his two London homes.<\/p>\n<p>His father Kyriacos inherited a stud farm for racehorses, where he has lived for a number of years, while The Mill Charitable Trust \u2013 which George himself set up in 2009 \u2013 has been given artwork and antiques including a piano which once belonged to John Lennon.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of Michael\u2019s \u00a398 million ($124 million) estate will be shared between a host of the Faith singer\u2019s closest friends \u2013 former Wham! backing singer Shirlie Kemp, record producer David Austin, and family friend Sonia Bird. His publicist Connie Filippello, his cousin Alex Georgiou, model Kay Beckenham, and the star\u2019s former PA Michelle May were also remembered in his will.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2016\/12\/27\/george-michael-a-man-with-philotimo\/\">George Michael died at the age of 53<\/a>\u00a0of natural causes resulting from heart and liver problems.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h5>\n<aside class=\"ad_after_content cf\"\/>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/christmas-day\/\" title=\"\">Christmas Day<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/george-michael\/\" title=\"\">George Michael<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/georgios-kyriacos-panayiotou\/\" title=\"\">Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/goss-v-organ\/\" title=\"\">Goss v Organ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/greek-cypriot\/\" title=\"\">Greek Cypriot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/greek-news-today\/\" title=\"\">greek news today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/kenny-goss\/\" title=\"\">Kenny Goss<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/last-christmas\/\" title=\"\">Last Christmas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/wake-me-up-before-you-go-go\/\" title=\"\">Wake Me Up Before you Go Go<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/wham\/\" title=\"\">Wham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/tag\/will\/\" title=\"\">will<\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img data-od-added-sizes=\"\" src=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@id='wrapper']\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::ARTICLE]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[24][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::SECTION]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" sizes=\"auto\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/488a5f066fe5c047a67005aaf696382fcf4a48c076ff43821b952beeab92438d?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/authors\/gctteam\/\">GCT Team<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>This article was researched and written by a GCT team member.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greekcitytimes\" class=\"boxed-icon fill twitter\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Greekcitytimes\" class=\"boxed-icon fill facebook\" v=\"\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/greekcitytimes\" class=\"boxed-icon fill instagram\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2025\/12\/25\/2016-george-michael-passes-away-otd\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (\u0393\u03b5\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5)\u00a0was born on the 25th of June 1963 and sadly passed away on Christmas Day in 2016 at the age of 53. 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