佐治米高

佐治米高
George Michael
佐治米高; George Michael
	Michael onstage during the Faith World Tour in 1988
出世	Georgios Kyriacou Panayiotou; 1963年6月25號; East Finchley, England
死	2016年12月25號（53歲）; Goring-on-Thames, England
職業	歌手; 詞曲作家; 唱片監製; 慈善家;
活躍時期	1981–2016
網站	www.georgemichael.com
	演藝生涯
音樂類	Pop; post-disco; R&B; dance-pop; blue-eyed soul;
演奏樂器	民謠結他; 電結他; 低音結他; 爵士鼓; 敲擊樂器; 鋼琴; 法國號;
唱片公司	Innervision; Columbia; Epic; Virgin; DreamWorks; Polydor; Sony; Aegean;
相關團體	Wham!; Boogie Box High; Pepsi & Shirlie; Stevie Wonder; Elton John; Aretha Franklin; Queen; Whitney Houston; Mary J. Blige; Mutya Buena; Tony Bennett; Paul McCartney; Nile Rodgers;
	George Michael's voice from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 5 October 2007.

佐治米高（George Michael，1963年 6月25號—2016年 12月25號），原名喬治斯·基里亞科斯·帕納約托（Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou）；係英國創作歌手、樂隊Wham!成員，出名作品包括《Last Christmas》、《Careless Whisper》等。

1980年代初，同Andrew Ridgeley以Wham!出道，隨即紅遍英國同美國，1985年4月訪問中國，係首次有西方流行音樂樂隊歌手喺改革開放初期伴隨大批西方傳媒記者到訪中國。Wham!喺1986年解散。

1988年單飛嘅佐治米高以專輯《信念》（Faith）創下演藝生涯高峰，成為歐美最受歡迎的男歌手之一，佢嘅名曲包括〈Wake Me Up Before You Go Go〉（離去之前叫醒我）、〈Last Christmas〉（去年耶誕）、〈Careless Whisper〉（無心的呢喃）等，唱片銷售量超過1億張。

2016年12月25號，佐治米高喺佢英國牛津郡嘅屋企安詳過身，終年53歲。

音樂作品

At the time of his death, Michael had sold over 115 million records worldwide.^[2] As a solo artist, he sold over 80 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists.^[3] He sold a further 30 million records with Wham!.^[4] His debut solo album Faith sold more than 25 million copies.^[5]

Solo discography

Faith (1987)
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)
Older (1996)
Songs from the Last Century (1999)
Patience (2004)
Symphonica (2014)

Wham! discography

參考

↑ "George Michael". Desert Island Discs. 5 October 2007. BBC Radio 4. 喺18 January 2014搵到.
↑ "George Michael Dies at 53". Biilboard. 喺12 August 2018搵到.
↑ Elise, Abigail (25 December 2016). "'Freedom' singer and ex-Wham! member George Michael died from heart failure, says manager". WCVB-TV. 喺25 December 2017搵到.
↑ Qualen, J. (1985). The Music Industry: The End of Vinyl?. Comedia's Media and Communications Industry Profile Series.第5卷. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-906890-58-5.
↑ "George Michael: Why He Turned His Back on Fame, and the 'Faith'-like Songs He Recorded Before His Death". Billboard. 喺8 February 2018搵到.

出面網頁

[1] "George Michael". Desert Island Discs. 5 October 2007. BBC Radio 4. 喺18 January 2014搵到.

[2] "George Michael Dies at 53". Biilboard. 喺12 August 2018搵到.

[3] Elise, Abigail (25 December 2016). "'Freedom' singer and ex-Wham! member George Michael died from heart failure, says manager". WCVB-TV. 喺25 December 2017搵到.

[4] Qualen, J. (1985). The Music Industry: The End of Vinyl?. Comedia's Media and Communications Industry Profile Series.第5卷. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-906890-58-5.

[5] "George Michael: Why He Turned His Back on Fame, and the 'Faith'-like Songs He Recorded Before His Death". Billboard. 喺8 February 2018搵到.

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