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Line 7: \| caption = George Michael in concert in Belgium, on 14 November 2006 \| background = solo_singer \| birth_name = Georgios Kyriacos ~~Panayiotou~~Panagiòtou \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1963\|06\|25\|df=y}} \| birth_place= [[East Finchley]], [[North London]], England, UK Line 20: }} '''George Michael''' (born '''Georgios Kyriacos ~~Panayiotou~~Panagiòtou'''; ({{lang-el\|Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου}}); 25 June 1963) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, [[multi-instrumentalist]] and record producer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid17437.asp \|title=George Michael: Is it time the English were more afraid of God? \|publisher=Advocate.com \|date=21 June 2005 \|accessdate=27 April 2009 \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090222002814/http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid17437.asp \|archivedate=22 February 2009}}</ref> Michael rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo [[Wham!]] with his school friend, [[Andrew Ridgeley]]. His first solo single, "[[Careless Whisper]]", was released when he was still in the duo and sold about six million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3051 \|title=Careless Whisper by Wham! \|publisher=Songfacts \|accessdate=12 September 2011}}</ref> As one of the [[List of best-selling music artists\|world's best-selling music artists]], Michael has sold more than 100 million records worldwide as of 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7449964.stm \|title=Michael seeking 'a quieter life'\|publisher=BBC News \|date= 12 June 2008\|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> His 1987 debut solo album, ''[[Faith (George Michael album)\|Faith]]'', has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and made several records and achievements in the United States.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11302224 \| publisher=BBC News \| title=George Michael: A colourful life \| date=14 September 2010}}</ref> Michael has garnered seven [[List of number-one singles (UK)\|number one]] singles in the UK and eight [[List of number-one hits (United States)\|number one hits]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the US. In 2008, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked Michael the 40th most successful artist on the [[Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists\|''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists]] list.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-40.shtml The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists (40–21)] ''Billboard''. Retrieved 18 February 2011</ref>

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