George Kyriacos Panayiotou was born in Finchley, north London, in the United Kingdom. He first discovered fame as a musician when he and school friend, Andrew Ridgeley, formed the pop group Wham!. Success came fast and furious with their first album, 'Fantastic' (1983) hitting the UK number one spot...See full bio »
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George Michael: I'm Your Man
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(writer: "Fastlove", "John And Elvis Are Dead", "Shoot The Dog", "Flawless", "My Mother Had A Brother", "Freeek!", "I'm Your Man", "Careless Whisper", "Faith", "Outside", "Freedom 90" / performer: "Fastlove", "John And Elvis Are Dead", "Shoot The Dog", "Idol", "Flawless", "My Mother Had A Brother", "Freeek!", "Knocks Me Off My Feet", "Careless Whisper", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Faith", "Outside", "Freedom 90")
"The trajectory of my particular soap opera with the press launched from that statement Elton made about eighteen months ago when Elton hadn't seen me for years. Elton said he thought I was really miserable for some reason. From that point on I've been trying to prove that I'm not. Unfortunately it made me incredibly vulnerable to the press." (April 2006)
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Trivia:
Was arrested in early 1998 at a public restroom in Beverly Hills for commiting a lewd act in front of an undercover police officer. He has since made a music video mocking the whole incident. The arresting police officer has since filed a civil suit againt George for defamation of character. It was dismissed.
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