which singer once belonged to a group called wham
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (/ËhjÉrhjoÊs/ /ËkÉªrjÉËkoÊs/ /ËpÉËnÉËjoÊtuË/; 25 June 1963 â 25 December 2016), known professionally as George Michael, was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham!
Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. The band's first album Fantastic reached No. 1 in the UK in 1983 and produced a series of top 10 singles including Young Guns, Wham Rap! and Club Tropicana. Their second album, Make It Big, reached No. 1 on the charts in the US.