It spent a total of 88 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was certified four-times Platinum by the BPI. I was aware of some of this backstory when Older came out, and when I saw the indifference with which it was greeted and, in some cases, the disdain — because it was so unlike the album that people wanted from George, which was a dancey pop album — this was the album that drew me in and told me that there was a dark backstory to George Michael’s story of triumph. He was genuinely touched by and wistful about the fact that these young artists were living in a world that was so much freer than the one he came up in.

Their first two albums, Fantastic (1983) and Make It Big (1984), reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. As if to prove the song's sentiment, Michael refused to appear in the video (directed by David Fincher), and instead recruited supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, and Cindy Crawford to appear in and lip sync in his stead. I will always be grooving to his dance hits or get sen Michael stated that his cruising for anonymous sex was not an issue in his relationship with partner Kenny Goss. In 1998, not long after he was outed for his sexuality, Michael said on Parkinson that he became confident he was gay when he fell in love with a man.

And at least I was able to experience this arena-filling, Frank Sinatra-like charisma of George’s that riveted you before he had even sung a note. Pop star George Michael secretly funded Highgate's Fair in the Square celebrations and village Christmas Tree".

On 2 November 2016, Michael's management team announced that a second documentary on his life, entitled Freedom, was set to be released in March 2017. Some radio stations played a toned-down version of the song, "I Want Your Love", with the word "love" replacing "sex". MTV broadcast the video, featuring celebrity make-up artist Kathy Jeung in a basque and suspenders, only during the late night hours.The final concert of the tour—which was also the final concert of Michael's life–was performed at London's Earls Court on 17 October 2012. His debut solo album, Faith (1987), stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks and topped the UK Albums Chart. Inside Story: Sony faces a test of faith: George Michael, who has cast off the leather look for a suit and horn-rimmed glasses, went to court last week for a divorce from his Japanese bosses, Norio Ohga, below left, and Akio Morita.

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. On 16 May 2013, Michael sustained a head injury when he fell from his moving car on the M1 motorway, near St Albans in Hertfordshire, and was airlifted to hospital.Michael cited Cassidy as a major career influence and interviewed Cassidy for David Litchfield's Ritz Newspaper. a b George Michael: I Want Your Sex – Banned Songs – Music Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Virgin Media, 27 January 2010. Later in 1991, Michael embarked on the Cover to Cover tour in Japan, England, the US, and Brazil, where he performed at Rock in Rio.

By sensationalising and speculating about the details that he has no more insight into than anyone else, he shows himself to be no better than the media and paparazzi who pursued him throughout his life.His Greek Orthodox family sensed George's persuasions, but it was mostly swept under the table because it was a great taboo- especially with his father Jack. A neighbour, who was involved with the charity, asked him if he would be interested, and he immediately agreed. on the Billboard Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks, becoming the best-selling single of 1988 in the US. This development led to cancellations and postponements of Michael's remaining 2011 performances, which had been scheduled mainly for the United Kingdom. He said he believed that the formation of his sexuality was "a nurture thing, via the absence of my father who was always busy working.