Wham!
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Biography
[Edit]Wham! sparked something of a pop revival in the mid-'80s and could arguably be held responsible for sparking off the boy band trend of the '90s. They were unashamedly pop, to the point of padding the front of their trousers for television appearances. At the heart, however, was a string of catchy singalong singles written by George Michael (born Georgios Kyrriacos Panayiotou in London to a Greek restauranting family).
George met Wham!'s other half, Andrew Ridgeley, at school in the London suburb of Bushey, and in 1979 they started performing together as part of the ska-based band the Executive. When that group dissolved, they wrote songs, made demos, and rushed into a recording contract with the equally eager independent label Innervision, scoring an instant hit with "Wham Rap!" (they thought that "wham" was the sound they made when Michael and Ridgeley performed together). In order to move to a recording contract with Sony label Epic, Wham! was forced to walk away from most of the royalties from their debut album, Fantastic. None of that mattered when their 1984 single, "Wake Me up Before You Go Go," became a worldwide hit, accompanied by a video of the pair cavorting in their sportswear. Almost immediately, George Michael started thinking of a solo career, and released "Careless Whisper," issued in the U.S. under George Michael of Wham!
Wham!'s end came suddenly two years later, in 1985, reputedly when the group's manager, Simon Napier-Bell (later to manage Take That), decided to sell a share of his management to a South African entertainment conglomerate. Supposedly, as part of a stand against South African politics, George Michael immediately announced Wham!'s breakup. They gave their farewell performance before a sold-out audience of 72,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium.
George Michael comfortably stepped straight into his own highly successful solo performing and recording career. Andrew Ridgeley's post Wham! album, Son of Albert, sold poorly and produced just one minor hit, "Shake."
Title: The Best of Wham! - If You Were There
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Twelve Inch Mixes
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Wham 12" Mixes - EP
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Last Christmas - Single
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Alternative
Title: Fantastic
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Disco, Disco House, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Make It Big
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Music from the Edge of Heaven
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Club Tropicana (Wonderland Redux - The Remix) (Single)
Artist: Wham!, Tropicana Club, Drummar
Collections
Title: Now That's What I Call the 80s
Genre: Rock
Title: 80's Pop Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: 21 Totally 80s Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: 21 Classic Christmas Favorites, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: 21 Christmas Hits
Genre:
Title: Horse Meat Disco III
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas
Genre:
Title: A Very Special Christmas - Essential
Genre:
Title: Romantic Guitars
Genre: Pop
Title: VOX CHRISTMAS CLASSICS
Genre:
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1984
Title: The Golden Hits CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Magic Moments (New Edition) CD 4
Genre:
Title: The 80'S Collection CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The 80'S Collection CD 6
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The 80'S Collection CD 10
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Essential Tracks 80'S CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Forever Friends - A Song For You CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Now Decades CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The Very Best Of 80s CD 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The Four Decades Of Dance CD 10
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Now! That'S What I Call Music 1983 Anniversary Series
Genre: Ambient, Breakbeat , New Age, Electronica, House, Deep House, Progressive Trance, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Glam Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave, Progressive Rock, Rock & Roll, Drum & Bass, Reggae, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: Christmas Hits: 50 Festive Favourites (Disc 1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Masterpiece Collection CD3
Title: Party Animal
Genre: Punk, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Time Trip - Hits From The Eightieth
Genre: Pop
Title: Maxi Singles 70 - 80 And 90 Vol. 4 CD1
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: DMC Commercial Collection 348 (CD 2)
Genre: Dance Pop
Title: Oe3 Greatest Christmas Hits
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 100 Hits: 80s (Disc 2)
Genre: Soul, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave, Country, Rockabilly, Synth Pop, Ska
Title: 100 Hits: 80s Dance (Disc 1)
Genre: Synth Pop
Title: Carnaval Top 100 2011 CD4
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Floorfillers CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Barbecue Songs CD2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: More Christmas CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Issue 299 (CD 1)
Genre: Eurodance, Rock & Roll, Dance Pop, Retro
Title: Made In The 80s
Title: Mastermix - Issue 300 (CD 1)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop, Retro
Title: One Shot Presents 80!
Title: One Shot '80, Volume 12 (Movies)
Genre: Pop
Title: One Shot Presents 80!!
Genre: Electronica, Alternative Dance, Rock, Pop
Title: Golden Love Songs 17 - Secret Lovers
Genre: Pop, New Romantic
Title: Floorfillers The Ultimate Collection CD1
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Mastermix - Issue 306 (CD 1)
Genre: Eurodance, House, Rock & Roll, Disco, Dance Pop, Retro
Title: 101 Running Songs (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Mastermix - Issue 307 (CD 1)
Genre: Eurodance, Hip Hop/R&B, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: X - Mix Club Classics 18
Title: La Otra Musica Disco CD1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Romanticos. Vol 5 CD2
Genre: Rock, Glam Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Exitos Internacionales CD01
Genre: Pop
Title: Exitos Internacionales CD08
Title: Feel Good 80'S CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Top 100 Hits Of The 80s
Genre: Rock
Title: Kiss FM 10 Anyos (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Reggaeton, Salsa, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Sky Radio Zomer Hits Top 101
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: Absolute Summer Hits 2012 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Tone Diary 013
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Tone Diary 100
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Top 100 Pop Love Songs CD 1
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Disco, Pop
Title: Top 100 Pop Love Songs
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Dance Volumen 1 CD 2
Genre: Electronica, Italo Disco
Title: Now! The Christmas Album 2007 (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1985 CD1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Horse Meat Disco III
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco
Title: Twenty Five
Artist: George Michael
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Club Epic - A Collection of Classic Dance Mixes, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: This Is Not Real Love
Artist: George Michael, Mutya Buena
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Garage, House, Rock
Title: The Best Christmas Album Ever (CD1)
Artist: Diverse Artiesten
Genre: New Age, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Sounds Good: The Electric 80s
Artist: Sounds Good
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Sausage Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sausage Party (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Christopher Lennertz, Alan Menken
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Grand 12-Inches 15
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: EGB. La música de una generación / EGB. La musica de una generacion
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
