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: Wham 12" Mixes - EP
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Club Tropicana (Wonderland Redux - The Remix) (Single)
Artist: Wham!, Tropicana Club, Drummar
Title: Twelve Inch Mixes
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
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: Last Christmas - Single
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, 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: Boxing Day Bangers
Artist: Robbie Williams, Andy Williams, Shakira, Wham!, Doja Cat
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Easy Listening
Title: The Best of Wham! - If You Were There
Artist: Wham!
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: Ultimate... Movies Soundtrack, Box Set (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: 100 Hits: 80s Dance
Title: The Ultimate Collection: Eighties
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Nr. 1 Hits, Volume 2
Title: 100 Hits: 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: So80s 7 Ibiza
Title: Het Beste Uit 10 Jaar Het Foute Uur (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Reggae Fusion, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Dmc Back To Summer 80s
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: I Like The 80's (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Massive Hits! (Summer) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Kult Praesentiert (Formel Eins) (The Long Versions) (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Kult Praesentiert (Pop & Wave) (The Long Versions) (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Pop
Title: The Emotion Collection (Christmas) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Emotion Collection (The Power Within) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Emotion Collection (Hearts In Motion) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW That’s What I Call Christmas 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Die Neuen Weihnachtshits Das Beste Zum Feste
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: 538 Hitzone Christmas 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Traditional Pop Music, Classical
Title: Formel Eins - The Long Versions (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Now That's What I Call The 80's (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Pop
Title: MNM Christmas Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Select Mix - Christmas Special Issue
Genre: Pop
Title: Select Mix - 80s Essentials Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Of The 80's (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Christmas: 4CDs Of Great Christmas Music (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Disco, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Magische Kerst 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Top 100 Navidad (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Country, Teen Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Folk
Title: KuschelRock Christmas 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Pop Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (14.12.2015) (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Days Of Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Gospel, Vocal Jazz, Country
Title: Radio 538: Hitzone - Christmas 2015
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 30 Stars 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Christmas Of Great Christmas Music (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Ultimate... Christmas (CD1)
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (21.12.2015) (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Electronic 80s Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (28.12.2015) (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (04.01.2016) (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: NOW Thats What I Call Christmas 2016 (CD1)
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Top 4000 Radio 10 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave, Pop, Alternative, Funk
Title: 30 Stars Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (11.01.2016) (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Party Classics Top 100 (CD5)
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: The Nations Favourite Running Songs (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: I Love 80s - Sony Music (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Winter Chart Vol. 2 2016 (CD1)
Genre: 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
