īorn in East Finchley, North London, Michael rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. The Radio Academy named him the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. In 2015, he was ranked 45th in Billboard 's list of the 'Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time'.
Michael won various music awards, including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. He achieved seven number-one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number-one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. Michael is known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation.
He is considered one of the most significant cultural figures of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter and record producer.
