Pop star George Michael dead at 53
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George Michael performed at a Concert of Hope to mark World AIDS Day at London’s Wembley Arena on Dec. 2, 1993. According to a publicist on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, the singer has died at the age of 53.
LONDON >> George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with Wham! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.
Michael enjoyed immense popularity early in his career as a teenybopper idol, delivering a series of hits such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Young Guns (Go For It)” and “Freedom.”
As a solo artist, he developed into a more serious singer and songwriter, lauded by critics for his tremendous vocal range.
Michael, with startling good looks and an easy stage manner, formed the boy band Wham! with his school friend Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. Helped by MTV, the cheerful duo easily crossed the Atlantic to become popular in the United States.
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R.I.P. one of ’80s legends, gone too soon.
Speed and cocaine destroy the heart muscle…..too bad, so sad!
Not admirable. Subhuman lifestyle leads to early death.
Wow, happy holidays to you, too.
“celebrated solo career lined with controversies”
That was an insult to him and the entire LBGTQ community. Being gay is no longer a controversy, even for a politically conservative heterosexual like myself.
He was a fabulous artist.
Rest in peace George Michael
Amen – RiP George
You actually think being gay was the controversy? I seem to recall him having sex in a public bathroom, oh, and a drug problem too. You are way way too sensitive.
What did he die of or from? Great reporting SA.
Probably need to wait for an autopsy. He was too young. I hope he went peacefully.
corn whole to many times. or reading SA
Like that’s your business or concern?
Not to defend SA, but it is an AP article. Can’t report information that isn’t yet verified.
It is expected that people will try to connect an early death to risky lifestyle choices.
solobiker, keep your corn to yourself.
Heart failure, I read earlier (elsewhere?)
@nalogirl –
Really? I didn’t know that. My fault for incorrect assumption.
**foot inserted into mouth**
nalogirl, thanks for making sense.
latenightroach, no prob. 🙂
OMG! I hope they didn’t find him in a public restroom.
A great musician dies and a jerk finds a need to make a joke out of it. Never fails! Guess Santa failed to leave a brain for you for Christmas.
Hey oxtail01, we all make our own choices just like you still believing in Santa. DS.
David Bowie, Prince, Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen, Glenn Frey…and now George Michael! We lost too much talents this year!
Subhuman lifestyle killed them. No pity!
This is one of the uglier comments I’ve seen this year. I sure am glad this year is almost over….