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George Michael facts: Singer's age, songs, family, partner and death explained
6 March 2023, 16:32 | Updated: 17 March 2023, 12:27
George Michael will forever be one of the world's most popular and successful artists of his generation.
After bursting onto the music scene in the early 1980s as part of Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley, George Michael soon became one of the biggest popstars of all time.
Here are all the important facts every George fan should know:
What was George Michael's real name?
George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London.
His father, Kyriacos Panayiotou (nicknamed 'Jack'), was a Greek Cypriot restaurateur, who moved to England in the 1950s.
His mother, Lesley Angold (née Harrison), was an English dancer.
His older sisters were Yioda and Melanie.
His sister Melanie tragically died on Christmas Day 2019, exactly three years after her brother's passing.
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