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Added: Jan 19, 2009
"Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by Wham!, released by Epic Records in the UK, Japan and other countries; and by Columbia Records in North America. The song features a saxophone riff, and has been covered by a number of artists since its first release. It was released as a single and became a huge commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached number one in nearly twenty-five countries, selling about six million copies worldwide. It was Michael's first number one single as solo artist and ranks as one of the most successful songs of the 1980s. The song was first released as a solo George Michael single while he was part of the pop group Wham!..... Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου) (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 pop musician. He has sold over 110 million records worldwide, encompassing 12 British #1 singles, 7 British #1 albums, 10 US #1 singles, and 2 US #1 albums. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith became one of the best selling albums of all time, as well as the first album to produce six top 5 singles in the United States. It has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. All four of his solo studio albums have all reached #1 on the U.K. charts and have gone on to become huge international successes. This success has made George Michael the most played artist on British radio over the past two decades...... Charity; Michael has often taken a socially conscious stance. In 1984, he sang as part of Band Aid on the charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for famine relief in Ethiopia. This single held the #1 position in the UK music charts over Christmas 1984, holding Michael's own song, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, at #2. Michael donated the royalties from "Last Christmas" to Band Aid and subsequently sang with Elton John at Live Aid (the Band Aid charity concert) in 1985. The proceeds from the single Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me were divided among 10 different charities for children, AIDS and education. George is supporting a campaign to help raise US$32 million (GBP15 million) for terminally ill children. Residences; George Michael ranks as Britain's 10th richest musician with an amassed personal fortune said to be £70 to £100 million in assets, real estate, and currency. George owns several homes all over the world, including one in Highgate, London, one in Dallas, Texas, and one in Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire..... [Wikipedia]
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