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From the BBC programme, 5 October 2007.George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo and later embarked on a solo career. Michael has sold over 115 million records worldwide making him one of the. He achieved seven number one songs on the and eight number one songs on the US. He was widely known for his success in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wham!

Singles such as ' and ' and solo singles such as ' and '.Michael formed the duo Wham! With in 1981.

The band's first two albums, (1983) and (1984), reached number one on the and the US. Michael's first solo single 'Careless Whisper' reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US.

Michael's debut solo album was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart, and staying at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. Four singles from the album, 'Faith', ', ', and ' reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It won at the. Three years after the release of Faith, (1990) was released which included the Billboard Hot 100 number one '. ', a 1991 duet with, was also a transatlantic number one.Michael, who as in 1998, was an active campaigner and charity fundraiser. Michael's personal life and legal troubles made headlines during the late 1990s and 2000s, as he was arrested for public lewdness in 1998 and was arrested for multiple drug-related offenses after that time.

The 2005 documentary covered his career and personal life. Michael's first tour since 1991, the tour, spanned three tours over the course of three years; 2006, 2007, and 2008. Six years later, he performed his final concert at London's in 2012. In the early hours of 25 December 2016, Michael was found dead at his home in aged 53. A coroner's report attributed his death to.Michael including two, three, three, four and six. In 2004, the named Michael the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. In 2008, he was ranked 40th on 's list of the Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time.

The single sleeve for the US remix of the top 10 hit 'Michael formed the duo with in 1981. The band's first album reached No. 1 in the UK in 1983 and produced a series of top 10 singles including ', ' and '. Their second album, reached No. 1 on the charts in the US. Singles from that album included ' (No.

1 in the UK and US), ', ', and ' which reached No. 1 in nearly 25 countries, including the UK and US, and was Michael's first solo effort as a single. In 1985 Michael received the first of his three for Songwriter of the Year from the.Michael sang on the original recording of ' (which became the ) and donated the profits from ' and 'Everything She Wants' to charity. Michael sang 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' with at at Wembley Stadium in London on 13 July 1985.

He also contributed background vocals to 's 1985 hit 'The Last Kiss', as well as Elton John's 1985 successes ' and '. Michael cited Cassidy as a major career influence and interviewed Cassidy for David Litchfield's. Michael performed at Live Aid at the old ( exterior pictured) on 13 July 1985, and Wham! Played their last ever concert, The Final, at the same venue on 28 June 1986Wham!' S tour of China in April 1985, the first visit to China by a Western popular music act, generated worldwide media coverage, much of it centred on Michael.

Before Wham!' S appearance in China, many kinds of music in the country were forbidden. The band's manager, had spent 18 months trying to convince Chinese officials to let the duo play. The audience included members of the Chinese government, and Chinese television presenter, Kan Lijun, who was the on stage host, spoke of Wham!' S historic performance;'No-one had ever seen anything like that before. All the young people were amazed and everybody was tapping their feet.

Of course the police weren't happy and they were scared there would be riots.' Performed their hits with scantily clad dancers and strobing disco lights. According to Napier-Bell, Michael tried to get the crowd to clap along to 'Club Tropicana', but 'they hadn't a clue – they thought he wanted applause and politely gave it', before adding some Chinese did eventually 'get the hang of clapping on the beat.” A stated “there was some lively dancing but this was almost entirely confined to younger western members of the audience.” The tour was documented by film director and producer in their film.

With the success of Michael's solo singles, ' (1984) and ' (1986), rumours of an impending break up of Wham! The duo officially separated in 1986, after releasing a farewell single, ' and a singles compilation, plus a sell-out concert at that included the world premiere of the China film. Partnership ended officially with the commercially successful single 'The Edge of Heaven', which reached No. 1 on the UK chart in June 1986.

Solo career 1987–1989The beginning of his solo career, during early 1987, was a duet with. ' was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve an ambition by singing with one of his favourite artists. It scored number one on both the and the US upon its release. For Michael, it became his third consecutive solo number one in the UK from three releases, after 1984's 'Careless Whisper' (though the single was actually from the Wham! Album ) and 1986's '. The single was also the first Michael had recorded as a solo artist which he had not written himself. The co-writer, was unknown at the time; he later had success as a performer with the band in 1988.

Michael and Aretha Franklin won a in 1988 for Best R&B Performance – Duo or Group with Vocal for the song.In late 1987, Michael released his debut solo album,. The first single released from the album was ', in mid-1987. The song was banned by many radio stations in the UK and US, due to its sexually suggestive lyrics. MTV broadcast the video, featuring celebrity make-up artist Kathy Jeung in a and suspenders, only during the late night hours. Michael argued that the act was beautiful if the sex was monogamous, and he recorded a brief prologue for the video in which he said: 'This song is not about casual sex.' One of the racier scenes involved Michael writing the words 'explore monogamy' on his partner's back in lipstick. Some radio stations played a toned-down version of the song, 'I Want Your Love', with the word 'love' replacing 'sex'.

Waxwork of Michael in his 'Faith' look in, AmsterdamWhen 'I Want Your Sex' reached the US charts, host refused to say the song's title, referring to it only as 'the new single by George Michael.' In the US, the song was also sometimes listed as 'I Want Your Sex (from Beverly Hills Cop II)', since the song was featured on the soundtrack of. Despite censorship and radio play problems, 'I Want Your Sex' reached No.

2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. The second single, ', was released in October 1987, a few weeks before the album. 'Faith' became one of his most popular songs. The song was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks, becoming the in the US. It also reached No.

1 in Australia, and No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The video provided some definitive images of the 1980s music industry in the process—Michael in shades, leather jacket, cowboy boots, and jeans, playing a guitar near a classic-design jukebox.On 30 October, Faith was released in the UK and in several markets worldwide. Faith topped the, and in the US, the album had 51 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 of, including 12 weeks at No.

Faith had many successes, with four singles ('Faith', ', ', and ') reaching No. Faith was by the for sales of 10 million copies in the US. To date, global sales of Faith are more than 25 million units. The album was highly acclaimed by music critics, with journalist Steve Huey describing it as a 'superbly crafted mainstream pop/rock masterpiece' and 'one of the finest pop albums of the '80s'. In a review by magazine, journalist Mark Coleman commended most of the songs on the album, which he said 'displays Michael's intuitive understanding of pop music and his increasingly intelligent use of his power to communicate to an ever-growing audience.' In 1988, Michael embarked on a world tour. In Los Angeles, Michael was joined on stage by for 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'.

It was the second highest grossing event of 1988, earning $17.7 million. At the held at the on 8 February, Michael received the first of his two awards for. Later that month, Faith won the Grammy Award for at the. At the on 6 September in Los Angeles, Michael received the. According to Michael in his film, A Different Story, success did not make him happy and he started to think there was something wrong in being an idol for millions of teenage girls. The whole Faith process (promotion, videos, tour, awards) left him exhausted, lonely and frustrated, and far from his friends and family. In 1990, he told his record company Sony that, for his second album, he did not want to do promotions like the one for Faith.

1990swas released in September 1990. For this album, Michael tried to create a new reputation as a serious-minded artist; the title is an indication of his desire to be taken more seriously as a songwriter. Michael refused to do any promotion for this album, including no music videos for the singles released. The first single, ', with lyrics concerning social ills and injustice, was released in August 1990.

James Hunter of Rolling Stone magazine described the song as 'a distraught look at the world's astounding woundedness. Michael offers the healing passage of time as the only balm for physical and emotional hunger, poverty, hypocrisy and hatred.' The song was an instant success, reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. A video was released shortly thereafter, consisting of the lyrics on a dark background. Michael did not appear in this video or any subsequent videos for the album.The second single ' was an acoustic-heavy single, released as an immediate follow-up to 'Praying for Time'. It reached No.

23 in the UK and No. 27 in the US. In October 1990. The album was released in Europe on 3 September 1990, and one week later in the US. It reached No.

1 in the UK Albums Chart and peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200. It spent a total of 88 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was certified four-times Platinum by the BPI. The album produced five UK singles, which were released quickly, within an eight-month period: 'Praying for Time', 'Waiting for That Day', ', ', and ' (the latter being his only single not to chart in the UK top 40).' Freedom '90' was the second of only two of its singles to be supported by a music video (the other being the Michael-less 'Praying for Time'). The song alludes to his struggles with his artistic identity, and prophesied his efforts shortly thereafter to.

As if to prove the song's sentiment, Michael refused to appear in the video (directed by ), and instead recruited supermodels, and to appear in and in his stead. It also featured lyrics critical of his sex symbol status. It reached No. 8 success on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and No.

28 on the UK Singles Chart.' Mother's Pride' gained significant radio play in the US during the first during 1991, often with radio stations mixing in callers' tributes to soldiers with the music. It reached No. 46 on Billboard Hot 100 with only airplay. In the end, Listen Without Prejudice Vol.

1 sold approximately 8 million copies.At the 1991, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 won the award for Best British Album. Later in 1991, Michael embarked on the in Japan, England, the US, and Brazil, where he performed at.

In the audience in Rio, he saw and later met Anselmo Feleppa, who later became his partner. The tour was not a proper promotion for Listen Without Prejudice Vol. Rather, it was more about Michael singing his favourite cover songs. Among his favourites was ', a 1974 song by; Michael and John had performed the song together at the concert in 1985, and again for Michael's concert at London's on 25 March 1991, where the duet was recorded. The single was released at the end of 1991 and reached No.

1 in both the UK and US. In 1991, Michael released an autobiography through titled Bare, co-written with.An expected follow-up album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 2, was scrapped due to Michael's with.

Michael complained that Sony had not completely supported the release of his second album, resulting in its poor performance in the US as compared to. Sony responded that Michael's refusal to appear in promotional videos had caused the bad response.

Michael ended the idea for Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 2 and donated three songs to the charity project, for the which raised money for AIDS awareness; a fourth track 'Crazyman Dance' was the B-side of 1992's '. Michael donated the royalties from 'Too Funky' to the same cause.' Too Funky' reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

It did not appear on any George Michael studio album, but was included on his solo collections in 1998 and in 2006. The video featured Michael (sporadically) as a director filming supermodels Linda Evangelista, and at a fashion show. 'George Michael was the best. There's a certain note in his voice when he did ' that was pure Freddie.' —Queen guitarist on Michael's performance at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.Michael performed at on 20 April 1992 at London's. The concert was a tribute to the life of the late frontman, with the proceeds going to AIDS research.

In his last ever radio interview Mercury had praised Michael, adding that he loved his track 'Faith'. Michael performed ', ' with and '. The performance of the latter was released on the EP.Five Live, released in 1993 for in the UK and in the US, features five live recordings (six in several countries) performed by Michael, Queen,. 'Somebody to Love' and 'These Are the Days of Our Lives' were recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.

', ', and ' were recorded during his Cover to Cover Tour from 1991. Michael's performance of 'Somebody to Love' was hailed as 'one of the best performances of the tribute concert'.

All proceeds from the sale of the EP benefited the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Sales of the EP were strong through Europe, where it debuted at No. 1 in the UK and several European countries. Chart success in the US was less spectacular, where it reached No. 40 on the Billboard 200 ('Somebody to Love' reached No.

30 on the US ).During November 1994, after a long period of seclusion, Michael appeared at the first show, where he gave a performance of a new song, '. The song was a melancholy tribute to his lover, Anselmo Feleppa, who had died in March 1993. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 7 on Billboard upon release in 1996. It was Michael's longest UK Top 40 single, at almost seven minutes long. The exact identity of the song's subject—and the nature of Michael's relationship with Feleppa—was shrouded in and speculation, as Michael had not confirmed he was homosexual and did not do so until 1998.

The video for 'Jesus to a Child' was a picture of images recalling loss, pain and suffering. Michael consistently dedicated the song to Feleppa before performing it live.The second single, released in April 1996, was ', an energetic tune about wanting gratification and fulfilment without commitment. The single version was nearly five minutes long. 'Fastlove' was supported by a futuristic virtual reality-related video. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top spot.

In the US, 'Fastlove' peaked at No. 8, his most recent single to reach the top 10 in the US. Following 'Fastlove', Michael released, his first studio album in six years and only the third in his ten-year solo career. The album's US and Canadian release was the first album released by David Geffen's (now-defunct).Older was particularly notable for the release of its six singles.

Each of them reached the UK top 3, a record for the most singles in the British top 3 released from a single album. At the time of release of the album's fifth single, ', chart specialist noted Michael's success on the singles charts, writing: 'George Michael nonetheless makes an impressive Top 3 entry with this single. The Older album has now proved itself to be far and away his most commercially successful recording ever. Five singles now lifted and every single one has been a Top 3 hit. Compare this with the two Top 3 hits produced by Faith and Listen Without Prejudice's scant total of one Top Tenner and one single which missed the Top 40 altogether. This sustained single success has been achieved with a little help from marketing tricks such as remixes – or in this case a new recording of the album track which gives it a much-needed transformation into a deserved commercial smash.'

In 1996, Michael was voted Best British Male, at the and the; and at the British Academy's, he was awarded the title of Songwriter of the Year for the third time. Michael performed a concert at Three Mills Studios, London, for. It was his first long performance in years, and in the audience was Michael's mother, who died of cancer the following year.Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael was Michael's first solo greatest hits collection released in 1998. The collection of 28 songs (29 songs are included on the European and Australian release) are separated into two halves, with each containing a particular theme and mood. The first CD, titled 'For the Heart', predominantly contains ballads; the second CD, 'For the Feet', consists mainly of dance tunes. It was released through Sony Music Entertainment as a condition of severing contractual ties with the label.Ladies & Gentlemen was a success, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for eight weeks.

It spent over 200 weeks in the UK chart, and is the 38th best-selling album of all time in the UK. It is certified seven-times platinum in the UK and multi-platinum in the US, and is Michael's most commercially successful album in his homeland, having sold more than 2.8 million copies. To date, the album has reached worldwide sales of approximately 15 million copies. The first single of the album, ' was a humorous song making a reference to his arrest for soliciting a policeman in a public toilet. ', his duet with, was released as the second single in many territories around the world.

Both singles reached the top 5 in the.Released in 1999, Songs from the Last Century is a studio album of cover tracks. The album was Michael's penultimate album released through. To date, the album has achieved the lowest peak of his solo efforts. The album debuted at No. 157 on the American Billboard 200 albums chart, which was also the album's peak position. It was also his lowest-charting album in the UK, becoming his only solo effort not to reach No.

It peaked at No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart. Each of the 11 tracks was co-produced by and Michael.

2000sIn 2000, Michael worked on the hit single ' with, a song which was meant to feature, initially. Michael co-produced on the single along with American producer. Michael began working on what became his fifth studio album, spending two years in the recording studio. His first single ', taken from the new album, was successful in Europe going to No. 1 in Italy, Portugal, Spain and Denmark in 2002 and reaching the top 10 in the UK and the top 5 in Australia. It made 22 charts around the world. However, his next single ' proved to be controversial when released in July 2002.

It was acutely critical of US President and UK Prime Minister in the lead-up to the. It reached No.

1 in Denmark and made the top 5 in most European charts. However, it peaked at only No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.In February 2003, Michael unexpectedly recorded another song in protest against the looming Iraq war, 's 'The Grave'. The original was written by McLean in 1971 and was a protest against the. Michael performed the song on numerous TV shows including. His performance of the song on Top of the Pops on 7 March 2003 was his first studio appearance on the programme since 1986.

He ran into conflict with the show's producers for an anti-war, anti Blair T-shirt worn by some members of his band. In response, Don McLean issued a statement, through his website, praising Michael's recording: 'I am proud of George Michael for standing up for life and sanity. I am delighted that he chose a song of mine to express these feelings. We must remember that the Wizard is really a cowardly old man hiding behind a curtain with a loud microphone.

It takes courage and a song to pull the curtain open and expose him. Good Luck George.' On 17 November 2003, Michael re-signed with, the company he had left in 1995 after a. When Michael's fifth studio album, Patience, was released in 2004, it was critically acclaimed and went to No. 1 on the, and became one of the fastest selling albums in the UK, selling over 200,000 copies in the first week alone. In Australia it reached No. 2 on 22 March.

It reached the Top 5 on most European charts, and peaked at No. 12 in the US, selling over 500,000 copies to earn a from the.' ', the third single from the album, became a No.

1 hit in Europe. When Michael appeared on on 26 May 2004, to promote the album, he performed 'Amazing', along with his classic songs ' and '. On the show Michael spoke of his arrest, revealing his homosexuality, and his resumption of public performances. He allowed Oprah's crew inside his home outside London. The fourth single taken off the album was ', which used the sample of ' original dance hit 'Flawless'. It was a dance hit in Europe as well as North America, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard and became Michael's last No.

1 single on the US Dance chart.In November 2004, Sony released the fifth single – '. It was the least successful single taken from Patience when it stalled the UK charts at No. In 2005, ' was released as the sixth and final single from the album; it was released as a and was therefore unable to chart in the UK. Michael told on 10 March 2004 that future music that he puts out would be available for download, with fans encouraged to make a donation to charity. Michael performing in Antwerp, Belgium, 2006Twenty Five is Michael's second greatest hits album, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his music career. Released in November 2006 by, it debuted at no.1 in the UK. The album contains songs chiefly from Michael's solo career but also from his earlier days in It comes in two formats: two CDs or a limited edition three-CD set.

The 2-CD set contained 26 tracks, including four recorded with Wham! And three new songs: '; ' (a duet with Mutya Buena, formerly of, which peaked at No.15 in the UK Charts); and a new version of ' recorded with. The limited edition three-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one from Wham! And one new song, 'Understand'.Twenty Five was released in North America on 1 April 2008 as a 29-song, two-CD set featuring several new songs (including duets with Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige and a song from the short-lived TV series ) in addition to many of Michael's successful songs from both his solo and Wham!

To commemorate the Twenty Five album, Michael toured North America for the first time in 17 years, playing large venues in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, St. Paul/Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Pete, Chicago and Dallas. The DVD version of Twenty Five contains 40 videos on two discs, including seven with Wham!

Michael onstage in Munich, 2006During the 2005 concert at, London, Michael joined on stage, harmonising on classic '. In 2006, Michael embarked on his first tour in 15 years,. The tour began in, Spain, on 23 September and finished in December at in England. According to his website, the 80-show tour was seen by 1.3 million fans.

On 12 May 2007 in, Portugal, he began the European '25 Live Stadium Tour 2007', including London and Athens, and ending on 4 August 2007 in, Northern Ireland. There were 29 tour dates across Europe. On 9 June 2007 Michael became the first artist to perform live at the newly renovated in London, where he was later fined £130,000 for over-running the programme for 13 minutes.On 25 March 2008, a third part of the 25 Live Tour was announced for North America. This part included 21 dates in the United States and Canada. This was Michael's first tour of North America in 17 years. Following news of Michael's North American tour, was released in North America on 1 April 2008 as a 29-song, 2-CD set featuring several new songs (including duets with and and a song from the short-lived TV series, ) in addition to many of Michael's successful songs from both his solo and Wham!

Career.Michael made his American acting debut by playing a guardian angel to 's character on, a US TV series. In addition to performing on the show as himself and as 'visions', each episode of the show's first season was named after a song of his. Michael appeared on the 2008 finale show of on 21 May singing 'Praying for Time'. When asked what he thought would say of his performance, he replied 'I think he'll probably tell me I shouldn't have done a George Michael song. He's told plenty of people that in the past, so I think that'd be quite funny.' On 1 December, Michael performed in in the, as part of the 37th celebrations.On 25 December 2008, Michael released a new track ' on his website for free. It was hoped that fans who downloaded the song would donate money to charity.

Though the song is not available any more on his website, it remains available on file sharing networks and a remastered version of 'December Song' went on sale on 13 December. The popularity of the single was boosted by a promotional appearance that Michael made on.2010s. Michael performing during his Symphonica tour in, France, in September 2011In early 2010, Michael performed his first concerts in Australia since 1988. On 20 February 2010, Michael performed his first show in at the to an audience of 15,000. On 2 March 2011, Michael announced the release of his cover version of 's 1987 hit ' in aid of the UK charity telethon. Michael appeared on Comic Relief itself, featuring in the first sketch of, with the pair singing songs while Corden drove around London.

On 15 April 2011, Michael released a cover of Stevie Wonder's 1972 song, ', as an MP3 gift to and on the occasion of. Although the MP3 was released for free download, Michael appealed to those who downloaded the track to make a contribution to 'The Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund'.The began at the on 22 August 2011. In October 2011, Michael was announced as one of the final nominees for the. In November, he had to cancel the remainder of the tour as he became ill with in Vienna, Austria, ultimately slipping into a coma. To call us Wham!

was so simplistic, basically saying that if you've got a deep enough tan and made a bit of money then you've got to be a Thatcherite.—Michael, a Labour voter throughout the 1980s, distanced himself from Thatcher's Conservative Party.During the time of as the throughout the 1980s, Michael voted. In 2000, Michael joined, the, and, to perform in Washington, D.C. As part of Equality Rocks, a concert to benefit the, an American LGBT rights group. His 2002 single ' was critical of the friendly relationship between the UK and US governments, in particular the relationship between and, with their involvement in the. Michael voiced his concern about the lack of public consultation in the UK regarding the: 'On an issue as enormous as the possible bombing of Iraq, how can you represent us when you haven't asked us what we think?'

In 2006, Michael performed a free concert for nurses in London to thank the nurses who had cared for his late mother. He told the audience: 'Thank you for everything you do — some people appreciate it. Now if we can only get the government to do the same thing.' In 2007, Michael sent the £1,450,000 piano that used to write ' around the United States on a 'peace tour', displaying at places where notable acts of violence had taken place, such as ', where US President had been. He devoted his 2007 concert in, from his 'Twenty Five Tour' to the Bulgarian nurses prosecuted in the.

On 17 June 2008, Michael said he was thrilled by, calling the move 'way overdue'. PhilanthropyIn November 1984, Michael joined other British and Irish pop stars of the era to form, singing on the charity song ' for. This single became the in December 1984, holding Michael's own song, ' by Wham!, at No. 2; Michael also donated the royalties for 'Last Christmas' to Ethiopia. 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

Sold 3.75 million copies in the UK and became the biggest selling single in UK chart history, a title it held until 1997 when it was overtaken by 's ', released in tribute to following (Michael attended Diana's funeral with Elton John). Michael donated the royalties from 'Last Christmas' to Band Aid and subsequently sang with Elton John at (the Band Aid charity concert) in 1985.In 1986, Michael took part in charity concert held at, performing ' alongside. In 1988, Michael participated in the 70th Birthday Tribute at in London together with many other singers (such as and ), performing 'Sexual Healing'.A campaigner and charity fundraiser, the proceeds from the 1991 single ' were divided among 10 different charities for children, AIDS and education.

He was also a patron of the. Michael wore a at the at Wembley Stadium in 1992.In 2003, he paired up with on and won £32,000, after having their original £64,000 winnings halved by missing the £125,000 question. The same year, Michael joined other celebrities to support a campaign to help raise £20 million for children run by the of which he was a patron. He said: 'Loss is such an incredibly difficult thing. I bow down to people who actually have to deal with the loss of a child.'

Following his death, many charities revealed that Michael had privately been a supporter of them for many years. Dame, the founder and president of, said he had given them 'millions' over the years and said that he had given the royalties from his 1996 number one single 'Jesus to a Child' to the charity. He had supported the 'for many years' as well as. Michael also donated to individuals: he reportedly called the production team of the quiz show after a contestant had revealed that she needed £15,000 to fund treatment, and anonymously paid for the treatment personally; and once tipped a student nurse working as a barmaid £5,000 ($6,121) because she was in debt.

On 3 January 2017, another woman came forward and (with the permission of Michael's family) revealed he had anonymously paid for her IVF treatment after seeing her talk about her problems conceiving on an episode of in 2010. The woman gave birth to a girl in 2012. Michael's home in, north London, is a building.Between 2006 and 2008, according to reports, Michael earned £48.5 million ($97 million) from the 25 Live tour alone. In July 2014, he was reported to have been a celebrity investor in a scheme called Liberty. According to the of the wealthiest British musicians, Michael was worth £105 million.A collector of works by the, including those of and, in March 2019 Michael's art collection was auctioned in England for £11.3 million. The proceeds were donated to various philanthropical organisations Michael gave to while he was alive.

Unofficial memorial garden outside Michael's home in, 29 July 2017In March 2017, a senior coroner in Oxfordshire attributed Michael's death to with and a.Due to the delay in determining the cause of death, Michael's funeral was delayed until 29 March 2017. In a private ceremony, he was buried at in north London, near his mother's grave. That summer an informal memorial garden was created outside his former home in. The site, in a private square that Michael had owned, is tended by fans. Tributeswas among those who paid tribute to Michael, emotionally addressing the audience in Las Vegas on 28 December, “What a singer, what a songwriter. But more than anything as a human being he was one of the kindest, sweetest, most generous people I’ve ever met.”At the on 12 February 2017, performed a slowed-down version of ' in tribute to Michael. On 22 February, lead singer performed “” at the.

Awards and achievements. Main article:Michael throughout his 30-year career, including three —winning Best British Male twice, four, four, three (including two in the traditionally-black Soul/R&B category ), and two from eight nominations. Discography and record salesAt the time of his death, Michael had sold over 115 million records worldwide. As a solo artist, he sold over 80 million records, making him one of the. He sold a further 30 million records with Wham! His debut solo album Faith sold more than 25 million copies.

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