“We could have been so good together We could have lived this dance forever” #OnThisDay in 1985 George performed ‘Careless Whisper’ on ‘Champs-Élysées’ – a French TV show 🎤 #GeorgeMichael #CarelessWhisper #80sMusic
Here’s some of George performing ‘One More Try’ at the Concert of Hope in 1993 to bless your ears ✨ #GeorgeMichael #OneMoreTry #ConcertofHope #90sMusic
Today we are celebrating 25 years of ‘As’ – the duet from George and Mary J. Blige 🤩 Do you remember the first time you heard this song? #GeorgeMichael #MaryJBlige #StevieWonder #As
“Star people 🌟 Counting your money until your soul turns green 💵” George performing ‘Star People ‘97’ at the 1996 EMAs 🎤 #GeorgeMichael #MTVEMA #LiveMusic #90sMusic
1, 2, 3, go! Dancing into the weekend 💃🕺 #GeorgeMichael #Fastlove #90sMusic #LiveMusic
#OnThisDay in 1986 George released one of his most honest songs, ‘A Different Corner’ 🎶 “It was the farthest I’d ever fallen, and in a very short period of time. I had to get rid of it somehow, I had to write about it. That’s a really perverse side that I’m sure a lot of writers have -‘I feel like sh*t, but maybe I’ll get a good song out of it.’” – George talking about writing and recording ‘A Different Corner’. #GeorgeMichael #80sMusic
George’s speech at the 1986 #BRITs when WHAM! and Elton John won the ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award 🏆 #GeorgeMichael #WHAM #BRITs
It’s impossible to not get up and dance to this 🕺 George released the blended remix of ‘Killer/Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’ #OnThisDay in 1993
“’Cause teacher, there are things that I don’t want to learn” 🥹 36 years ago today George released one of his most vulnerable songs ‘One More Try’. Many iconic artists have covered this track, including Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Most recently, Carrie Underwood did a beautiful rendition at George’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ✨
📸: George photographed at the @brits in 1985
“Whose knickers are those?!” 😂 #ThrowbackThurdsay to that time when Sinéad O’Connor threw her knickers on stage at George at the Royal Albert Hall for the Linda McCartney benefit on April 10th, 1999. #GeorgeMichael #SineadOConnor
“Did you know that if you put my four album titles together… you get 𝙁𝙇𝙊𝙋!” – George being iconic as always 😂 𝗙aith 𝗟isten without Prejudice 𝗢lder 𝗣atience #GeorgeMichael #Humour
“Somebody told me “Boy, everything she wants is everything she sees” 🎶 Here’s 22 seconds of George’s flawless vocals from ‘Everything She Wants’ on the 25 Live Tour in 2008. #GeorgeMichael #WHAM #EverythingSheWants #80sMusic
George is nominated in the ‘Global Legend’ category at the @global Awards 2024 🎉 Find out if George wins on-air, online and on @globalplayer on 22nd March 2024 🏆 #TheGlobalAwards @smoothradio
George is nominated in the ‘Global Legend’ category at the @global Awards 2024 🎉 Find out if George wins on-air, online and on @globalplayer on 22nd March 2024 🏆 #TheGlobalAwards @smoothradio
#OnThisDay in 1987 George performed at the Stand By Me AIDS Day Benefit Concert at Wembley Arena in London 🎤 He performed three songs: ‘1-2-3’ with Deon Estus, a cover of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Love’s in Need of Love Today’ and ‘Everything She Wants’ with Andrew Ridgeley 🎶 #GeorgeMichael #80sMusic #StevieWonder
🏆 In April 1989 George won two Ivor Novello Awards – Songwriter of The Year and “Faith” was awarded International Hit of The Year. George remains the only individual songwriter to have ever won the prestigious Songwriter Of The Year Award three times.
Monday mood 💤
George reflects on WHAM!’s first ever Top of The Pops performance and how long it took for someone to finally recognise him in the street 😅 #GeorgeMichael #WHAM #TopOfThePops
Take a look behind the scenes at how The Royal Mint created the George Michael colour printed UK £5 coin! It takes more than a little ‘Patience’ to produce… #georgemichael #howitsmade #music #legend #theroyalmint #coins #howitsmade
20 years ago today George released his fifth and final studio album – ‘Patience’ 🎶 “The most 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 fans in pop history as far as I am concerned, who had to wait eight years since my last collection of songs. No fan should have to wait that long.” – George talking about choosing the album title for ‘Patience’. #GeorgeMichael #Patience #2000sMusic
One of the bestselling musicians of all time, appears on a UK coin for the first time and joins our Music Legends collection! 🎵 With solo releases such as ‘Faith’ and ‘Careless Whisper’, what’s your favourite song? 🤔 To add this coin to your collection, follow the link in our story or head to The Royal Mint website. #georgemichael #wham #music #legends #collecting #coins
📸: George and Annie Lennox, Capital FM awards on February 18, 1996 in London #Twosday #GeorgeMichael #AnnieLennox
Get ready to groove like it’s the 80s! The ‘Fantastic’ and ‘Make It Big’ albums are now available on vinyl for the first time in over 30 years! Dive back into the timeless tunes, rediscover the magic and order your Limited Edition copy via the link in stories.
