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He was an active LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser.

Michael went on to release two more multimillion-selling albums, Older (1996) and Patience (2004). A 1991 duet with Elton John, " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", was also a transatlantic number one. It included the Billboard Hot 100 number-one " Praying for Time" and the worldwide hit " Freedom! '90". 1 (1990), sold approximately eight million copies and was a UK number-one. His second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol.

Michael became the best-selling music artist of 1988, and Faith was awarded Album of the Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards. Globally it sold 25 million copies, and four singles from the album-" Faith", " Father Figure", " One More Try", and " Monkey"-reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael's debut solo album, Faith, was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart and staying at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. Before embarking on the production of his first solo album, Michael went on to release two more number-one singles, " A Different Corner" and " I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". Michael's first solo single, " Careless Whisper", reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. Establishing themselves as a global act, Wham! toured China in April 1985 the tour was the first visit to China by a Western popular music act, and it generated worldwide media coverage. Their hit singles included " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and " Last Christmas". The band's first two albums, Fantastic (1983) and Make It Big (1984), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Born in East Finchley, Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. Michael rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. Known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance and visual presentation, he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the MTV era and an icon of popular culture. George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was a British singer, songwriter and record producer. From the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 5 October 2007.