The former Wham! George Michael had a string of solo hit singles during the 1980’s, specially from his 1987 debut solo album “Faith” that is only comparable to Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston
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How did George Michael felt about his debut solo single “Careless Whisper”, one of the 1980’s absolute Pop classics, that peaked to No.1 on August 18, 1984
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“I think it should be the most amicable split in pop history.” said George Michael announcing the break up of Pop duo Wham!. On the same day of their farewell concert at Wembley Stadium, their final single “The Edge Of Heaven” also peaked to No.1 on the UK singles charts
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The Pop icon and legend George Michael would had turned 61 today. To celebrate his life, we’ve put together six articles previously published including album reviews, a quiz, a photo gallery and an intimate look
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During four decades George Michael influenced not just music but also fashion and style, Pop Expresso put together some of George’s best and most iconic photographs to celebrate his life and contribution to Pop Culture
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How well do you know George Michael? Do the quiz and find out if your are a fantastic fan!
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The second George Michael’s solo album “Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1”, released on September 3rd 1990, didn’t achieved the same success as it’s predecessor “Faith” from 1987, but it’s among one of his finest albums
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George Michael’s solo debut “Faith”, released on October 30th, 1987, it’s the album that established him as an acclaimed solo entity and separated him drastically from the Wham! bubblegum 80’s pop
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“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” it’s one of the most popular and recognizable songs of all time, it provided Wham! with their first No.1 in 1984
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Released in April 1986, “A Different Corner” denounces the already musical maturity of George Michael as a composer and distances itself from Wham! Pop smash hits. The song, served as a catalyst for his solo career
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“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” by George Michael and Aretha Franklin, it’s one of the 1980’s most memorable songs and duets
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Shirlie Holliman became famous as part of the Pepsi & Shirlie duo, the backing vocalists for Wham! Today, the singer turns 62
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On March 1985, while touring to promote their second album “Make It Big”, Wham”! made music history when they included China on the tour dates. They played the first concert of their 10 day visit there on April 7, 1985
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On February 7, 1987, the song gave Aretha Franklin her first and only U.K No.1 and was the 3rd for George Michael after “Careless Whisper” and A Different Corner”
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On January 29th, 1996, “Jesus To A Child” became his first solo single to enter the UK chart at number one. Read the story behind one of George Michael’s most beautiful songs
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Wham! released their debut album at age 19 and scored some of the 1980’s most memorable hits such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Last Christmas”
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One of the biggest music stars and icons of the last four decades, George Michael left us on Christmas day seven years ago. We look back at his life and career and remember his strong legacy as an artist and human being.
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The song “Faith” gave George Michael his third No.1 single in the U.S Hot 100 as a solo artist and reinforced the former Wham! reputation as one of the greatest contemporary Pop and Rock songwriters. The song peaked to No.1 on the Hot 100 on this day in 1987
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During the 1980’s Christmas songs made by modern Pop music artists reached a new level when on December 3rd the single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid was released featuring some of the biggest Pop stars at the time such as Bono, George Michael, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Boy George among many others
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In 1985 Wham! were one of the biggest pop bands (or duo) in the world and after a discreet debut with their first album “Fantastic” released in 1982, they went on to release their best selling and worldwide success “Make It Big” that included some of the 1980’s most memorable Pop music
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Despite the intentional lack of promotion or marketing, “Praying For Time” turned out to be one of the George Michael’s greatest hits, on this day in 1990 it reached No.1 on the U.S Hot 100
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The talented American bass player was often considered as the third member of Wham! and also collaborated with Tina Turner, Elton John, Frank Zappa, George Clinton and Annie Lennox among many others
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