George Michael
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Culture of England...to the globe. Some of England's leading contemporary artists include Elton John, George Michael, Blur , The Spice Girls, Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, Robbie Williams, Oasis , Radiohead, David Bowie, Coldplay and Muse . English... In this article: England, Church of England, Saint George, Roman Catholic Church, William Hogarth, William Shakespeare, United Kingdom, Crumpet, Sausage, and Potato |
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BBC News | September 25, 2009
Squeeze file-sharers, stars say
...should have their bandwidths "squeezed". Artists including Allen, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason signed the statement. Warning letters The meeting in London on...
In this article: Lily Allen, Ed O'Brien, Nick Mason, File sharing, United front, David Arnold, Open Rights Group, Tim Rice-Oxley, and Guy Chambers
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | September 28, 2009
Cinemastyle classifications for broadband to stop illegal filesharing
...proposals for tougher action. The Featured Artists Coalition - whose signatories include George Michael, Annie Lennox and Radiohead - voted last week to support a "three-strike sanction on those who persistently download illegal...
In this article: Charles Dunstone, TalkTalk, Peer-to-peer, Pirate Bay, BitTorrent, Carphone Warehouse, and Financial Times
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The Hollywood Reporter - Music | September 24, 2009
Artists back Lily Allen on file-sharing
...on technical measures against individuals. Following the meeting, a statement was signed by dozens of artists including George Michael, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley, Billy Bragg, Sandie Shaw, Blur drummer David Rowntree,...
In this article: Lily Allen, Ed O'Brien, London, BBC News, Twitter, Fran Healy, U.K., and Tim Rice-Oxley
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New Kerala | September 26, 2009
Lilly Allen cheered as artists gather to fight illegal downloading
...on how to tackle the problem ensued. A statement was signed after three hours by stars including Allen, Lennox, George Michael and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, urging officials to give illegal downloaders two warnings before their...
In this article: Lily Allen, Ed O'Brien, Annie Lennox, Elton John, Radiohead, London, and U.K.
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Wikipedia | October 09, 2009
Nicholas Wayman-Harris
Wayman-Harris has worked on music videos with some of the biggest artists in the music world, including Radiohead, U2, Puff Daddy, The Spice Girls, Bjork, Blur , Depeche Mode, George Michael, The Verve, Oasis , Kylie Minogue and OK Go. His...
In this article: Nicholas Wayman-Harris, Oscar, Kristian Levring, The King Is Alive, Olympia Dukakis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, A Little Worm, Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, Audi, and 2002 Cannes Film Festival
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Wired: Epicenter | September 24, 2009
British Music Industry Split on Whether to Constrain or Terminate File Sharers' Bandwidth
...legislation if Britain deems it a success. The Featured Artists Coalition, including Lilly Allen, George Michael, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead, Billy Bragg, Badly Drawn Boy, Kate Nash, Robbie Williams, Mick Jones, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd...
In this article: Lily Allen, File sharing, Ed O'Brien, Nick Mason, Radiohead, Revenue, United front, and Wired.com
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stereogum | December 01, 2008
New George Michael - December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)
...- "15 Step" The Killers Visit Kimmel, Tour With M83 More Videos This isn't another "Last Christmas," but it is another downcast George Michael sung Christmas song. It's his first since the 1984 Wham! tune. NME reports that it'll be...
In this article: Christmas song, Stereogum, Last Christmas, Slumdog Millionaire, Lily Allen, Wham!, The Boy Least Likely To, and Coldplay
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Trip hop
...Beth Orton, The Lonely Island and Deftones. Also pop stars have used traces of trip-hop sound, such as Madonna , Rihanna, Dido, Nelly Furtado, George Michael, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Sia. In Bristol itself, the live action feel of...
In this article: Portishead, Bristol, Tricky, Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, London, Unkle, Mo' Wax, and Blue Lines
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Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (born 25 June 1963), best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, English singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul-influenced, solo popular music musician. According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the fortieth most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart.
He has sold over 100 million records worldwide as of 2008, encompassing 12 British #1 singles, 7 British #1 albums, 10 US #1 singles, and 1 US #1 album. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith has sold over 20Â million copies worldwide.
All four of his solo studio albums have scored #1 on the UK charts and have become great international successes.
- Name At Birth:
- Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
- Birth Date:
- June 25, 1963
- Birthplace:
- London, England
- Occupation:
- musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist
- Instrument Played:
- vocals, multiple instruments
- Piano
- John Lennon model "Z" Steinway
- Record Label:
- Columbia, DreamWorks, Virgin, Epic, Sony, Polydor
- Years Active:
- 1980–present
- Associated With:
- Wham!, Band Aid
- Influenced By:
- Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, Paul Young, The Temptations, Queen, Marvin Gaye
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