Artist

George Michael

Wins

Nominations

About George Michael

"I still believe that music is one of the greatest gifts that God gave to man."

Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25, 1963, in London, England. Died Dec. 25, 2016
George Michael first broke through with the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley. Their 1984 album, Make It Big, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned three No. 1 singles: "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," "Careless Whisper" and "Everything She Wants." As a solo artist, Michael scored his first No. 1 hit with "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)," a duet with Aretha Franklin. His debut solo album, 1987's Faith, hit No. 1.
The singer/songwriter won his first career GRAMMY for 1987 for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" with Franklin.

Did you know? Michael earned 10 No. 1 hits throughout his career, including four — "Faith," "Father Figure," "One More Try," and "Monkey" — from Faith.

Adele performed "Fastlove" in tribute to Michael on the 59th GRAMMY Awards in 2017.

Michael supported a variety of charities throughout his career, including the AIDS charity Sidaction, Red Hot Organization and Childline.

Year	Category	Artists	Title	All Nominees
2005	Best Music Video	George Michael	Flawless	All Nominees
2001	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	George Michael	Songs From The Last Century (Album)	All Nominees
1993	Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals	George Michael, Elton John	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single)	All Nominees
1992	Male Pop Vocal Performance	George Michael	Freedom 90 (Single)	All Nominees
1989	Album Of The Year	George Michael	Faith	All Nominees
1989	Male Pop Vocal Performance	George Michael	Father Figure (Single)	All Nominees
1988	R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals	Aretha Franklin, George Michael	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)	All Nominees
1986	Best Music Film	Wham	Wham! The Video (Video)	All Nominees
1985	Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals	Wham	Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Single)	All Nominees