George Michael

:This article is about the musician. George Michael is also the name of a former radio DJ and current sports presenter. See The George Michael Sports Machine.

Solo career

Some of his biggest hit singles as a solo artist include the single "Faith" (taken from his debut album Faith that not only became No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic but also resulted in stunning 6 No.1 singles in America) and many more.

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Atlantic - America

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"Careless Whisper" (written when he was 17) became one of the most played songs of the decade and voted Londoner's Favourite record of all time in January 1995 in a competition run jointly by the capital's leading evening newspaper and radio station. He was then also voted Best Male Singer by the same radio station and by the readers of a national newspaper. Some of his other hits include "Father Figure", "One More Try", "Freedom 90", "Fastlove", "Jesus To A Child", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (a duet with Elton John), 2002's "Freeek!" and "Shoot The Dog".

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Freedom 90 - Elton John - 2002

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His work covers a variety of pop styles, from ballads to funky dance tracks. In a career spanning more than 20 years, George Michael has been responsible for more than 45 million album sales.

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Having decided to release his new material through a number of labels on a single-by-single basis, George found a home at Sony for his new, highly anticipated album Patience. It was released in March 2004 after two unstellar singles came out on Polydor and it debuted at number one on the UK album charts and number 2 in Australia.

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Patience - 2004

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During the 2005 event Live 8, George Michael joined Paul McCartney on stage, harmonising on "Drive My Car". He couldn't perform a separate set himself because of a head cold. At the event, George told BBC Radio1 that he's writing and recording music at home and hinted that he may in fact tour next year. He also stated that he's recording a new version of "Heal The Pain" with Paul McCartney.

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"We?re doing some recording later this week actually. We?re gonna do another version of one of my old songs called "Heal the Pain" ? which I wrote as a tribute to him and so I?m incredibly honoured that he?s gonna sing it for me," George said.

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