Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The music world has been paying tribute to George Michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. The singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. He rose to fame with the pop duo wham, Enjoying Global Success in the eighties, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. But he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. His bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend. 0ur arts editor Will Gompertz looks back at his life. Wham bam, i am a man. Wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, George Michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, whami. Back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early 80s glam. The reality was a little different. So they stuck us in this hotel that couldnt have been more than 80p a night. I was sleeping the night before my first Top Of The Pops in Polystyren
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The music world has been paying tribute to George Michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. The singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. He rose to fame with the pop duo wham, Enjoying Global Success in the eighties, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. But he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. His bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend. 0ur arts editor Will Gompertz looks back at his life. Wham bam, i am a man. Wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, George Michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, whami. Back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early 80s glam. The reality was a little different. So they stuck us in this hotel that couldnt have been more than 80p a night. I was sleeping the night before my first Top Of The Pops in Polystyren
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The music world has been paying tribute to George Michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. The singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. He rose to fame with the pop duo wham, Enjoying Global Success in the eighties, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. But he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. His bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend. 0ur arts editor Will Gompertz looks back at his life. Wham bam, i am a man. Wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, George Michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, whami. Back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early 80s glam. The reality was a little different. So they stuck us in this hotel that couldnt have been more than 80p a night. I was sleeping the night before my first Top Of The Pops in Polystyren
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The music world has been paying tribute to George Michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. The singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. He rose to fame with the pop duo wham, Enjoying Global Success in the eighties, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. But he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. His bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend. 0ur arts editor Will Gompertz looks back at his life. Wham bam, i am a man. Wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, George Michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, whami. Back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early 80s glam. The reality was a little different. So they stuck us in this hotel that couldnt have been more than 80p a night. I was sleeping the night before my first Top Of The Pops in Polystyren
pronounce him dead in his home. his manager said he died from heart failure. there will be an autopsy in the coming days, but for now widespread shock at the death of george michael. he had a magic touch for a sound that became emblematic of the 80s. michael rocking into fame with catchy hits, good looks and charismatic present. first with pop duo wham alongside schoolmate andrew ridgely, before striking out and achieving his own success as a solo artist and heartthrob. his career spanned four decades, selling more than 20 million albums in the u.s. gotta faith hmm i gotta have faith half those sales due to