George Michael has been named the most popular artist in a poll of radio listeners, while his song Careless Whisper has been crowned the best loved song.
The track, written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, topped Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500, an annual poll of the nation’s favourite songs.
Released in 1984, the song reached the number one spot in 25 countries and has topped the poll for the third year in a row as it has found a new audience through TikTok, featuring in more than 210,000 clips.
George Michael died in 2016 (Tony Marshall/PA)
Michael died on Christmas Day in 2016 at the age of 53.
George Michael s Careless Whisper tops radio poll of favourite songs
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The UK’s post-Brexit travel rules, which came into force at the beginning of the year, do not guarantee visa-free travel for musicians in the EU. Sir Elton described their meeting as “positive”. In a tweet, he added they “both agree that there is lots to be achieved by working together to find a solution to the problem, providing opportunities for the next generation of musicians to tour the EU without prohibitive red tape”. Mr Dowden said it had been “great” to speak to Sir Elton and his husband David Furnish about “growing the UK music sector”. He added on Twitter: “We had a v positive call where we discussed opportunities to help talented musicians tour both EU & rest of the world more easily.
Elton John and Culture Secretary discuss post-Brexit travel rules for musicians
Updated: 03/02/2021, 7:43 pm
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Sir Elton John has taken part in a discussion with the Culture Secretary about post-Brexit travel arrangements for touring musicians.
Last month the singer was among a group of more than 100 musicians who criticised the Government in a letter which said performers have been “shamefully failed” by new visa rules.
Sir Elton and Oliver Dowden discussed ideas for how musicians will be able to tour the EU and other parts of the world going forward, the PA news agency understands.
Great to speak with @eltonofficial & David Furnish on growing the UK music sector