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: 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: 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
Title: Make It Big
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Last Christmas - Single
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Alternative
Collections
Title: Top Of The Pops 1985 CD2
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1985 CD4
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1986 CD4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: The No. 1 80s Pop Album (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Christmas Songs Of All Time
Genre: Pop
Title: More Christmas 2012
Genre: Pop
Title: Fantastic 80s! - Disc 1
Title: Now That'S What I Call Christmas CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Festive Favourites (CD1)
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: So Fresh Songs For Christmas (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol 6
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: More Christmas 2011
Genre: Pop
Title: Now Christmas 2009
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Hits 2009 (CD3)
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Now That'S What I Call Christmas! Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Christmas Hits 2007 CD3
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Pop
Title: Super Christmas Hits 2006 CD1
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Pop
Title: Colombo Christmas Compilation
Genre: Pop, Pop Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Rock Christmas - Best Of (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Absolute Christmas 2008 (CD1)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Kuschelrock Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Sweetlist 05 Christmas Day
Genre: Blues, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: 350 Christmas Songs
Genre: New Age, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The No. 1 Christmas Album (CD2)
Genre: New Age, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Rock Christmas, The Very Best Of
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock & Roll, World Music, Pop
Title: 101 Number Ones (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: I Love 80'S CD1
Title: Christmas Hits 80 Festive Favourites CD3
Genre: Disco, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Now Christmas 2012
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: German Top 100 Winter 2013
Title: Heetste Homo Hits (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Box Anos 80 Intenacional - Som Livre (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Gold Disco Remix Hits 2013 (CD3)
Genre: DJ/Remixes, Disco
Title: Absolute 80s (CD1)
Title: Absolute 80s Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop
Title: Greatest Songs Of The 80s Top - 40
Genre: World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Greatest Hits Nice Time (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Top 50 Pop Hits (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: The Best Of 1980 - 1990 Volume 01 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Club/Dance, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, New Romantic
Title: The Best Of 1980 - 1990 Volume 02 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Club/Dance, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, New Romantic
Title: The Best Of 1980 - 1990 Volume 08 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Club/Dance, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, New Romantic
Title: Impresindibles M80 (CD4)
Title: Latin Dance Collection (CD2)
Title: Schmusesongs Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits From The Eightieth
Title: Pop & Wave (CD4)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Dance Rock, Pop Rock
Title: The Greatest Songs Of The 80s (CD1)
Genre: Country, Outlaw Country, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Fantastisk 80'Ere (CD5)
Genre: Hard Rock, World Music, Pop, Kids
Title: Alle 100 Fout! Deel 3
Title: Greatest Pop
Genre: Pop
Title: Veronica Album Top 1000 Allertijden 2013
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Das Beste Aus Dem Musik Laden
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Pop 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Race For Life The Official Soundtrack 2011 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Apres Ski Hits Top 50
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: '80s Pop Hits (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Now That'S What I Call Music! 30 Yeah (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: 100% - 80'S (CD4)
Title: 80s Around Like
Title: NOW That'S What I Call 30 Years (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance 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