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George Michael

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Born 25 June 1963.

George Michael is a performance name for the person Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

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Biography

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (born 25 June 1963), best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul-influenced, solo pop musician. According to britishhitsongwriters.com, he is the fortieth most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart.

He has sold over 100 million records worldwide as of 2008, encompassing 12 British #1 singles, 7 British #1 albums, 10 US #1 singles, and 1 US #1 album. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

All four of his solo studio albums have scored #1 on the UK charts and have become international successes.

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Albums releases

Release title Release date
Patience 2004
Songs From the Last Century 1999
Older 1996
Listen Without Prejudice, Volume 1 1990
Faith 1987
 

Played By

Since December 2008

  1. 1. Steve Wright in the Afternoon

    Steve Wright in the Afternoon BBC Radio 2

  2. 2. Ken Bruce

    Ken Bruce BBC Radio 2

  3. 3. Alex Lester

    Alex Lester BBC Radio 2

  4. 4. Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs

    Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs BBC Radio 2

  5. 5. Wake Up to Wogan

    Wake Up to Wogan BBC Radio 2

  6. 6. Sarah Kennedy

    Sarah Kennedy BBC Radio 2

  7. 7. Jeremy Vine

    Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2

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Since December 2008

  1. BBC Radio 2 100%

  2. BBC Radio 1 2%

  3. BBC 6 Music 2%

  4. BBC Radio Scotland 2%

  5. BBC Radio Ulster 2%

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