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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1648961" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[ATTACH=full]11646[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>pick of the day...............................</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11647[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>"" Careless Whisper .............................................""</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11648[/ATTACH]</p><h3>George Michael</h3><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p></p><p><strong>George Michael</strong> (born <strong>Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou</strong>; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance and visual presentation,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-Rubiner-2" target="_blank">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-6" target="_blank">[6]</a> he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-7" target="_blank">[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-8" target="_blank">[8]</a> and an icon of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture" target="_blank">popular culture</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-9" target="_blank">[9]</a></p><p></p><p>Michael rose to fame as a member of the music duo <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham!" target="_blank">Wham!</a> and later embarked on a solo career. Born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Finchley" target="_blank">East Finchley</a>, Michael formed the duo Wham! with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeley" target="_blank">Andrew Ridgeley</a> in 1981. The band's first two albums, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_(Wham!_album)" target="_blank">Fantastic</a></em> (1983) and <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_It_Big" target="_blank">Make It Big</a></em> (1984), reached number one on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" target="_blank">UK Albums Chart</a> and the US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> 200</a>. Their hit singles included "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go-Go" target="_blank">Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Christmas" target="_blank">Last Christmas</a>". Certifying themselves as a global act, Wham!'s tour of China in April 1985 was the first visit to China by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world" target="_blank">Western</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" target="_blank">popular music</a> act, and generated worldwide media coverage.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-China-10" target="_blank">[10]</a></p><p></p><p>Michael's first solo single, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless_Whisper" target="_blank">Careless Whisper</a>", reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-UKCharts2-11" target="_blank">[11]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-USCharts2-12" target="_blank">[12]</a> Before embarking on the production of his first solo album, Michael went on to release two more number-one singles, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Corner" target="_blank">A Different Corner</a>” and “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)" target="_blank">I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)</a>”. Michael’s debut solo album, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_album)" target="_blank">Faith</a></em>, was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart and staying at number one on the <em>Billboard</em> 200 for 12 weeks. The album sold 25 million copies worldwide and remains <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums" target="_blank">one of the best selling albums of all time</a>. Four singles from the album—"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_song)" target="_blank">Faith</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Figure_(George_Michael_song)" target="_blank">Father Figure</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_More_Try_(George_Michael_song)" target="_blank">One More Try</a>", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_(song)" target="_blank">Monkey</a>"—reached number one on the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100. Michael became the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_200_number-one_albums_of_1988" target="_blank">best-selling music artist of 1988</a> and <em>Faith</em> was awarded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" target="_blank">Album of the Year</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_Grammy_Awards" target="_blank">1989 Grammy Awards</a>. Michael released his second solo album <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listen_Without_Prejudice_Vol._1" target="_blank">Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1</a></em> in 1990. The album was a UK number-one and included the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 number-one single "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_for_Time" target="_blank">Praying for Time</a>", and the worldwide hit "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom!_%2790" target="_blank">Freedom! '90</a>".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-13" target="_blank">[13]</a> A duet with singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John" target="_blank">Elton John</a> in 1991, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Let_the_Sun_Go_Down_on_Me" target="_blank">Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me</a>", was also a transatlantic number one. Michael went on to release two multimillion-selling albums, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Older_(album)" target="_blank">Older</a></em> (1996) and <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_(George_Michael_album)" target="_blank">Patience</a></em> (2004).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11649[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]11650[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>I never have been the type of music lover to let an artist's personal life dissuade me from acknowledging their musical ability and i won't start with George Michael..................His personal life has been documented and recorded....For me, his voice is one of the top 5 in my history of listening to male singers and their genius.....His range is beyond compare.....If you need any proof then just listen to this album.....The dynamics of the songs , along with the background singers only aid to the beauty of this man's skills......The numerous times I have listened to this album only reinforce's the thought that he was one of the greatest male singers of all time....Do away with the judicial rendering of his personal life and let his merits as a singer stand on it's own and I think you will agree with me that he deserves to be held in high esteem on his vocal ability......</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11651[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>""When I'm down and out , I listen to George Michael on Spotify and all my cares float away...He rock's my world, he really really does and still does....still does..still does..still does..............................</em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1648961, member: 3916"] [ATTACH type="full"]11646[/ATTACH] pick of the day............................... [ATTACH type="full"]11647[/ATTACH] [B][I]"" Careless Whisper .............................................""[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full"]11648[/ATTACH] [HEADING=2]George Michael[/HEADING] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [B]George Michael[/B] (born [B]Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou[/B]; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance and visual presentation,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-Rubiner-2'][2][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-3'][3][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-5'][5][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-6'][6][/URL] he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-7'][7][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-8'][8][/URL] and an icon of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture']popular culture[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-9'][9][/URL] Michael rose to fame as a member of the music duo [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham!']Wham![/URL] and later embarked on a solo career. Born in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Finchley']East Finchley[/URL], Michael formed the duo Wham! with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeley']Andrew Ridgeley[/URL] in 1981. The band's first two albums, [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_(Wham!_album)']Fantastic[/URL][/I] (1983) and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_It_Big']Make It Big[/URL][/I] (1984), reached number one on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart']UK Albums Chart[/URL] and the US [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200'][I]Billboard[/I] 200[/URL]. Their hit singles included "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go-Go']Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go[/URL]" and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Christmas']Last Christmas[/URL]". Certifying themselves as a global act, Wham!'s tour of China in April 1985 was the first visit to China by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world']Western[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music']popular music[/URL] act, and generated worldwide media coverage.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-China-10'][10][/URL] Michael's first solo single, "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless_Whisper']Careless Whisper[/URL]", reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-UKCharts2-11'][11][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-USCharts2-12'][12][/URL] Before embarking on the production of his first solo album, Michael went on to release two more number-one singles, “[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Corner']A Different Corner[/URL]” and “[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)']I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)[/URL]”. Michael’s debut solo album, [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_album)']Faith[/URL][/I], was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart and staying at number one on the [I]Billboard[/I] 200 for 12 weeks. The album sold 25 million copies worldwide and remains [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums']one of the best selling albums of all time[/URL]. Four singles from the album—"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_song)']Faith[/URL]", "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Figure_(George_Michael_song)']Father Figure[/URL]", "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_More_Try_(George_Michael_song)']One More Try[/URL]", and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_(song)']Monkey[/URL]"—reached number one on the [I]Billboard[/I] Hot 100. Michael became the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_200_number-one_albums_of_1988']best-selling music artist of 1988[/URL] and [I]Faith[/I] was awarded [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year']Album of the Year[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_Grammy_Awards']1989 Grammy Awards[/URL]. Michael released his second solo album [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listen_Without_Prejudice_Vol._1']Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1[/URL][/I] in 1990. The album was a UK number-one and included the [I]Billboard[/I] Hot 100 number-one single "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_for_Time']Praying for Time[/URL]", and the worldwide hit "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom!_%2790']Freedom! '90[/URL]".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael#cite_note-13'][13][/URL] A duet with singer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John']Elton John[/URL] in 1991, "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Let_the_Sun_Go_Down_on_Me']Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me[/URL]", was also a transatlantic number one. Michael went on to release two multimillion-selling albums, [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Older_(album)']Older[/URL][/I] (1996) and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_(George_Michael_album)']Patience[/URL][/I] (2004). [ATTACH type="full"]11649[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]11650[/ATTACH] [B][I]I never have been the type of music lover to let an artist's personal life dissuade me from acknowledging their musical ability and i won't start with George Michael..................His personal life has been documented and recorded....For me, his voice is one of the top 5 in my history of listening to male singers and their genius.....His range is beyond compare.....If you need any proof then just listen to this album.....The dynamics of the songs , along with the background singers only aid to the beauty of this man's skills......The numerous times I have listened to this album only reinforce's the thought that he was one of the greatest male singers of all time....Do away with the judicial rendering of his personal life and let his merits as a singer stand on it's own and I think you will agree with me that he deserves to be held in high esteem on his vocal ability......[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full"]11651[/ATTACH] [B][I][B][I][B][I]""When I'm down and out , I listen to George Michael on Spotify and all my cares float away...He rock's my world, he really really does and still does....still does..still does..still does..............................[/I][/B][/I][/B][/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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