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: 100 Hits 80s Dance (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: Boogie Traxx (CD2)
Title: 80s Maxi Hit Collection - The Rare 12-Inches (CD01)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80s 100 Remixes (CD1)
Title: Pure... Dance Party (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Pure... 80s Remixes
Title: This Is... 80s
Title: Kuschelrock 2 (CD2)
Title: Orgullo Divino (Divinity) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: MAREK SIEROCKI PRZEDSTAWIA - I LOVE 80's (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Fantastic 80s! - The Complete Collection (CD01)
Genre: Electronica, House, Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Maxi Hit Sensation Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of Dance '85
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Es Momento De Recordar
Title: Super Exitos De Los 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: Magic 80's (CD7)
Genre: Pop
Title: Orgullo Divino (Divinity) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Melodia FM - Siente La Buena Musica (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Do The Funk Vol 7
Genre: Funk
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 187
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Smash Hits 80's Annual (CD1)
Title: Heart Rock Vol. 5 (CD2)
Title: Promotion Years Sunlights (Promo) (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Alternative, Indie
Title: Disco Remix Hits Vol. 1
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: More Christmas 2014 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Christmas
Genre: Pop
Title: Absolute More Christmas
Genre: Pop
Title: Feliz Navidad Party 2015 (CD1 FELIZ NAVIDAD PARTY 2015)
Genre: Pop
Title: No1 Christmas The Best Christmas Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: The Time Of My Life (CD3)
Genre: Industrial, Electro, Club/Dance, EBM
Title: More Christmas 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Sound Of Christmas (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 1000 Klassiekers De Absolute Top Vol. 6 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: DMC - Classic Mixes I Love Pop Volume 01
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: 80s Remixes (CD1)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Hard NRG, Soul, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Die Hit-Giganten - Best Of Maxi Hits (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Formel 80 - 80 Perlen Der 80er (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Of The 80s Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: DJ Selecta Presents Bootyland Vol. 03
Genre: House, Club/Dance, Progressive
Title: Dance Classics - Pop Edition Vol. 7 (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Classics - Pop Edition Vol. 10 (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Classics - Pop Edition Vol. 11 (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Top 40 80's Essentials (CD2)
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1986
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1982
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1984
Title: Ultimate 80s (CD2)
Title: Ultimate 90's Party (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Nostalgie Best Of 80's (100 Hits) (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Ultimate 80's - 1985 (CD2)
Genre: Industrial, Electro, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, EBM
Title: Rhythm Of The Night: 80's Dance (CD2)
Genre: Eurodance, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: RTL - I Like The 80s (CD1)
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